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Selina Walters For Agri-View
Sep 16, 2023
Sep 16, 2023

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Selina Walters carries a pack with 75 brook trout. The trout are raised in hatcheries and will only produce male offspring when they spawn; it’s a new way to try to combat non-native species.

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Shock Booker and Ailey Mitchell, two coworkers and good friends of Selina Walters, explore Sedona, Arizona. Walters says the diversity of landscapes in Arizona is one of her favorite things about the state.

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A crew is electrofishing to remove non-native fish; it’s what most days looked like for Selina Walters this past summer.

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Selina Walters For Agri-View

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Selina Walters is the daughter of Mark Walters, who lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.