Lisa Gerber

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Breaking Trail

An exploration of outdoor adventure as a metaphor for life. Every other week, we talk to players in the outdoor and nonprofit world; in land conservation, recreation, and education to uncover stories that make the world a better place.

Rather than prescription, these stories serve as lessons and inspiration. Past guests have won Olympic Gold (Kikkan Randall), are empowering survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault through therapy and mountain biking (Jeannine Anders), and make adaptive sports accessible to the backcountry (Vasu Sojitra).

This show is for those who prefer to define your own idea of success and break trail to get there.

Interested in being a guest? Learn more here.

Alexis Biddle: Housing Policy and Climate Change

May 9, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Alexis Biddle is the Great Communities Program Director for 1000 Friends of Oregon who’s mission is to work with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas.

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Josh Lasky: Every Step is a Gift

April 25, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Today, I have a beautiful story for you about fatherhood, endurance, and sustainability. 

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Jeremy Grimm: Loving Our Open Spaces to Death

April 11, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I asked Jeremy Grimm to join the conversation about conservation because he has a great deal of experience from the public and private side, leading planning and development initiatives in small towns across the Intermountain West

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Their Story is Our Story – Liz Jevtic-Somlai

March 28, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Today’s story comes from Elizabeta Jevtic-Somlai. Originally from Serbia, now living in Phoenix, Arizona. Liz knows what it’s like to flee a country she loved and to find new roots, a new way in a strange and unwelcoming country.

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Scot Chisholm on Saving Farmland

March 14, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I invited Scot to be a guest when I saw he was working to save farmland in Whitefish, Montana. In fact, he founded a nonprofit of that name.

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Pam Bond: Fixing the Trail

February 28, 2022 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Today I have a lovely conversation with Pam Bond whose story I just love. (Actually, stories are kind of like cheese. There are very few stories I don’t like. Just the stinky ones

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The Power of the Third Choice with Sarah Panus

October 25, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I am happy to introduce you to Sarah Panus because I feel like in a way we are kindred spirits which is coincidental because her business is named Kindred Speak, LLC.

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Letting Go with Celeste Mergens

October 11, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

This is a story about not letting our circumstances define who we are. If today’s guest can do that, we can do it. She is not paying it forward. She came from a place of extreme poverty to start this global nonprofit Days for Girls International. Celeste Mergens is the founder and CEO of Days […]

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Leigh Bercaw: Living Life as if it Were Short

June 14, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

What happens when you think you have eight years left to live and then you find out it’s actually probably going to be ok? I learned so much from Leigh Bercaw of Blue Fingers Farm for the season finale of Breaking Trail podcast. First of all, Leigh was super career-focused when a health prognosis meant […]

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Ryan Egan: Keeping Up with the Youngsters with Joint Mobility

May 31, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Ryan Egan started Movement Gym, well, if we’re being honest, as a Plan B. His original plan was to be a pro snowboarder but that didn’t go well for him in many ways. And now, after years of beating and battering his body, he helps you, me and everyone, keep your body in shape so […]

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