﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 03 May 2026 20:21:10 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Jack Polentes</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/jack-polentes</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/issues/details/rss/author/3308/jack-polentes" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Polentes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The U.S. Forest Service Reorganization - We Have Some Questions]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/the-us-forest-service-reorganization-we-have-some-questions</link><description><![CDATA[  Prelude   

  The United States Forest Service (USFS) manages roughly 193 million acres of public land across the country, including 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. These lands ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/the-us-forest-service-reorganization-we-have-some-questions</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6974]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Polentes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[March 2026 Federal Policy Roundup]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/march-2026-federal-policy-roundup</link><description><![CDATA[ General  

 Throughout March, Congress was divided on several major issues, including the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the SAVE America Act, and ongoing efforts to fund the Department of ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/march-2026-federal-policy-roundup</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6967]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Polentes]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[February 2026 Federal Policy Roundup]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/february-2026-federal-policy-roundup</link><description><![CDATA[ Boundary Waters Congressional Review Act 

 Debate over the future of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the surrounding Rainy River watershed remained a top federal policy issue for ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/issues/details/february-2026-federal-policy-roundup</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6940]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>