River Stewardship & Outdoor Leadership with Angie BraleyEpisode 28 | Go Wildly Podcast⚠ This episode contains a discussion of a river fatality. Please listen with care.About This EpisodeSome people find rivers. Angie is found by rivers.In this episode of Go Wildly, we sit down with Angie Braley — anthropologist, river guide, conservation professional, and founder of the Applegate Paddling Club — for a wide-ranging conversation about rivers, community, and what it means to truly care for the places that connect us.Angie's path took her from meeting a river for the first time to guiding on Wild and Scenic Rivers, working on conservation projects across the U.S. and Latin America, and earning a 2024 Forest Service Award for Outstanding Support to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program.This conversation goes deep — from lifelong friendships forged on the water and the practice of saying yes to opportunities, to navigating a river fatality, overcoming barriers to entry, and the quiet power of dropping your ego on the water.In This Episode

• Meeting a river and becoming a guide
• Lifelong friendships and the communities rivers build
• Taking opportunities as they come
• Knowing who you really are and what you really need
• Mycophobia (yes, really)
• Recreation planning and public lands management
• Overcoming barriers to entry in outdoor recreation
• Navigating a river fatality — with honesty and care
• The Applegate Paddling Club and connecting river users locally
• Dropping ego on the water

Links & MentionsApplegate Paddling Club: https://www.applegatepaddlingclub.org/Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals: https://www.recpro.org/Planning the Wild Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5E5Kwzv…River Management Society: https://www.river-management.org/Diversify Whitewater: https://diversifywhitewater.org/Responder Alliance: https://www.responderalliance.com/Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council: https://www.applegatepartnership.org/FunLovin Fleecewear: https://www.funluvinfleecewear.comJacksaphine Count(r)y Fair: https://applegateconnect.org/jacksaphine-country-fair-week/💰 Go Wildly Listener Offer — ROW AdventuresUse code GOWILDLY for $100 off any multi-day river trip in 2026 or 2027.New reservations only. Not combinable with other offers. Subject to availability. No cash value.www.rowadventures.com/multi-day-rafting-tripsFollow Go WildlyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gowildlypodcastSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotifygowildlypodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gowildlypodcastWebsite: https://www.gowildlypodcast.comAbout Angie BraleyAngie Braley is a conservation professional based in Ruch, Oregon. She works as a Training Specialist with the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals and runs Detour Consulting, helping organizations build outdoor programs, steward rivers, and collaborate on conservation projects. Her river work spans Wild and Scenic Rivers across the U.S. and Latin America. She founded the Applegate Paddling Club and received the 2024 Forest Service Award for Outstanding Support to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. Contact via: https://www.applegatepaddlingclub.org/ or https://www.recpro.org/Production CreditsHosted, Edited & Produced by Go Wildly PodcastTheme Music: ”Rainmaker” by Jared Masters — used with permissionSupport the ShowIf this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs it. You can also:

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