Happy Earth Day 2026! Scott Young is Bracebridge Mayor Rick Maloney's guest on this, the Earth Day episode of Abridged: A Podcast with Mayor Maloney.

From the arcane to the sublime, Scott and Rick covered a lot of (protected) ground:

• What is Muskoka Conservancy?
• What kind of land gets protected?
• What is the benefit of protecting land?
• Who donates land to Muskoka Conservancy and why?
• What do these agreements look like?
• How do they come together?
• Where can 70% of life on earth be found? (bonus points for this one!)
• What is a conservation easement?
• Which properties can you hike on?
• How do we strike a balance between the need to develop land for the population and the economy and the need to protect land?
• How can you support Muskoka Conservancy?

Season 2, Episode 7, 34 minutes. Watch it on www.bracebridge.ca/abridged.  Also streaming on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.

Thank you so much, Mayor Maloney, for having Scott as your guest on Abridged. May the bromance continue!