News Chapter News Stewardship News Maine BHA Assists MDIFW in Opening New Land to Hunting and Trapping 9/10/2025 Volunteers with Maine BHA joined Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife staff to remove POSTED signs, install WMA boundary markers, and clean roadside trash. Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New England Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media News Chapter News Stewardship News Improved Habitat Connectivity on 22,000 Acres of Public Land 9/3/2025 Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media News Chapter News Stewardship News Rally for the Rio Grande del Norte: Music, Stewardship and Public Lands 9/3/2025 Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Stewardship News Press Releases Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration 7/18/2025 For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 For Information Contact: Valerie DiMarzio, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, vdimarzio@cbf.org Alena Billingsley, Armed Forces... Tags: media, Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Public Lands & Waters
Media News Chapter News Stewardship News Big Gumbo Fence Removal - Part 2 7/14/2025 June 21st, 2025 - Volunteers from the Montana and North Dakota chapters gathered in the "Big Gumbo" area just south of Marmarth, ND for part 2 of an ongoing stewardship effort in North... Tags: North Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Stewardship News BHA Habitat Stewards Rendezvous in Missoula for Fencing Project and Seminar 7/9/2025 Stewardship in Action: Fence Removal, Field Education, and Sweat Equity. On the Thursday leading into Rende 2025, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the Missoula BLM field office kicked off the... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP 7/8/2025 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP This weekend, BHA members teamed up with the Mountains to Sound Greenway crew to give some love back to the Cheese Rock Trail near Cle Elum. Together,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News Stewardship News EVENT RECAP: USFS And BHA Volunteers Brush Trail in Montana's Flathead Valley 7/8/2025 June 28, 2025 - 8 BHA members based out of the Whitefish/Kalispell area of the Flathead Valley, MT, volunteered their Saturday to hike, sweat and build up "conservation Karma" for the... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News Jackson Fence Pull Event Recap 6/30/2025 On a ridgeline at 8,000 feet in the west Pioneer mountains outside of Jackson, Montana, 13 volunteers from Montana BHA spent their summer solstice rolling up barbed wire and hauling it out of the... Tags: Montana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Utah BHA Volunteers Show Their Grit in Paunsaugunt Fence Pull 6/23/2025 If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive north to south following the geological shift from the alpine zones of the Panguitch area down along Highway 89 to the red rock desert of Kanab, Utah,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap 6/5/2025 Alaska BHA Kenai Refuge Canoe Route Clearing Recap By Neal Koeneman, Jeff Knisley, & Mary Glaves Clearing the Canoe Portages on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with Paddling-ton Bear &... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Stinking Springs Fence Pull and Wildlife Friendly Re-build 5/16/2025 On May 9-10, BHA volunteers teamed up with the BLM biology department of the Upper Snake Field office to improve fencing around riparian areas in Stinking Springs Canyon Idaho. The removal of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Public Land Stewards on the Taos Plateau 5/12/2025 The Taos plateau is a high elevation basalt filled valley in north New Mexico. It is bordered by the Tusas mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo in the east. It sits at 7,000'... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: Phil's World Fence Pull and Clean Up 4/8/2025 I recently walked into the local BLM field office and asked what BHA could do to help them with habitat improvement projects and they were ecstatic. We immediately got this project on the... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News BLM & BHA Tackle Water Site Inspections to Prioritize Repair 3/18/2025 The Carlsbad Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over two million acres in southeast New Mexico, providing unmatched public recreation opportunities. Everyone can find... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Backcountry Stewardship in the Bootheel of New Mexico 1/29/2025 The Bootheel region of New Mexico is normally viewed from inside a car speeding down I-10. From the interstate it appears desolate and dry. Large wide expanses of creosote bush and mesquite... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues California BHA 2024 Recap 12/13/2024 With 2024 coming to an end, we would like to take the opportunity to reflect on California BHA's engagement and accomplishments that were made possible by the support of our dedicated members and... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Mentorship
Media Chapter News Beers, Bands, and Bitterbrush Stands - Public Land Stewardship with the California & Nevada BHA Chapters 12/13/2024 Our second Annual Beer, Bands, & Bitterbrush Stands event gathered BHA community members from Santa Barbara to Elko and everywhere in between to restore habitat for mule deer, pronghorn, upland... Tags: media, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Summer Recap - Fence Pull with RMEF at Pumphouse 12/10/2024 Here comes Jerry and yes, he has sandwiches. The midday heat does little to dampen the appetite we have worked up after a morning of unburdening the local hillside of outdated fencing. There... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues US Marines Provide Helicopter Support for Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement 11/15/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Devin O'Dea 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org | Scott Gibson 909-210-0548, scottygibson@gmail.com Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the... Tags: media, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Battle at Bellyache Ridge 10/28/2024 Battle At Bellyache Ridge Fence Removal By Briant Wiles It was the end of May 2024, and the BHA stewardship team was riding high after victories at Meeker, Rabbit Mountain, Perins Peak, and... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Event Recap: Wick's Wildlife Area Fence Removal 10/10/2024 Nineteen Iowa BHA members, college students, and family members gathered on September 15th, 2024 at Wick's Wildlife Area outside of Story City, IA for a fence removal project. The goal of the... Tags: Iowa Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: USACE Waterfowl Work Day Brings Immediate Results For Minnesota BHA Members 10/2/2024 Public Lands Month is not only a chance for BHA members to celebrate our wild places and be thankful for the opportunities they have given us, but it is also our chance to give back to... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Minnesota Chapter
Media Chapter News Villa Grove STL Fence Removal 9/30/2024 Villa Grove State Trust Lands Fence Removal By Briant Wiles Looking up from the fence our eyes are drawn to a solid wall of mountains that sweep south lining the bathtub of sediment that is... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News RECAP: Salisbury Salt Marsh Pack Out Sponsored by onX 9/24/2024 September is Public Lands Month and it was a perfect time to come out to Salisbury Beach State Reservation and help clean up the beach. Salisbury Beach is a unique area where the Merrimack River... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News San Isabel National Forest Fence Removal 9/24/2024 San Isabel National Forest Fence Removal By Briant Wiles “The fence just disappeared” was the overheard remark of one of the participants at the recent Salida fence pull event. 16 motivated... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media News Chapter News SD BHA Leaders Clean Up Thompson Lake 9/20/2024 In recognition of Public Lands Month, SD BHA leaders earned their conservation karma last weekend packing out trash at Thompson Lake as a part of South Dakota Game, Fish, and Park's... Tags: South Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Howe Ranch Fence Removal 9/5/2024 Howe Ranch Fence Removal By Briant Wiles With the elk bugling and the temps starting to come down in the mountains of central Colorado my mind drifts back to the heat of the summer and one of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News BHA Volunteers Expand Elk Habitat on BLM lands in Northwest CA 9/4/2024 On a still morning in Humboldt County, BHA volunteers gathered at the Lacks Creek Management Area for the second year in a row to expand elk and deer habitat by reducing encroaching conifers on... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Two Miles of Sheep Fencing Removed in New Mexico 8/28/2024 Domesticated sheep arrived with the early Spanish conquistadors and explorers in the 1500's. Sheep herding was a lucrative venture for many people... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Snowmass Falls Ranch - A new beginning. 8/20/2024 Snowmass Falls Ranch A New Beginning By Briant Wiles When it comes to opportunities to help improve habitat on a newly acquired piece of public ground in the mountains of Colorado, it... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Success at Miramonte 8/13/2024 Miramonte Fence Pull Dan Noble State Wildlife Area By Craig Grother During the weekend of August 9 through 11, West Slope BHA members teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA Volunteers Remove 6 miles of Fencing on the Marquez/ L Bar WMA 8/13/2024 Summer thunderstorms built up on the horizon of the Marquez/L Bar Wildlife Management Area. This years monsoon season has been a memorable one. It's rare that the landscape of New Mexico stays... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Utah BHA partners with BLM to restore vital Sage Grouse Habitat 7/30/2024 After two years of project planning by BHA Board Member and BLM Wildlife Biologist, Jason Kaitchuck, a group of 21 volunteers gathered sharing donuts and coffee on the side of the road while... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Stewardship Recap - 6th Annual Salmon River Clean-up Float 7/29/2024 The Idaho Chapter recently hosted the 6th annual Salmon River Cleanup Float near Challis, Idaho. This fun summer event brings volunteers together to float the famous Salmon River to pick up trash... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Fence Modification on the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument 7/23/2024 On July 20, 2024, NM and CO BHA members, BLM staff, a Pheasants Forever intern and multiple non BHA members joined Habitat Stewardship Coordinator Bard Edrington V... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Indiana BHA Chapter Assists Willow Slough WMA 7/16/2024 On Saturday, July 13th and Sunday, July 14th, the Indiana chapter put in some serious work at the Willow Slough FWA, a 10,000 acre property near Morocco, Indiana. This property borders Illinois,... Tags: Indiana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Event Recap: Restoring Hunter Walking Trails in Superior National Forest 7/12/2024 Minnesota BHA volunteers gathered on June 29th in the Superior National Forest in Northeast Minnesota to improve access of hunter walking trails that had become nearly inaccessible for... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Minnesota Chapter
Media Chapter News Sultan Basin 2024 Recap 7/11/2024 Over the weekend of June 24th, 27 public land enthusiasts from Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Trash No Land worked with WA DNR to clean a shooting area in Snohomish County,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News Grouse Creek Pack Out Recap 6/17/2024 Grouse Creek Pack Out Recap Words and Photos by Melissa Hendrickson How much trash can 12 adults, 3 pre-teens, and 3 toddlers pick up in 3 hours? Apparently the answer is 2 overfull dump... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Recap: Western NY Allen Lake Trail Project 6/12/2024 On June 1st volunteers from the New York Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers assisted NYS DEC West Almond Foresters with the construction of a new foot trail around Allen Lake. The trail... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New York Chapter
Media Chapter News North Dakota BHA Inventories 50 Miles of Fence on BLM 6/5/2024 Last weekend, North Dakota BHA board members spent the weekend inventorying nearly 50 miles of fence using ATVs on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Big Gumbo represents the last... Tags: North Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA: Fence Removal on the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument 6/4/2024 The Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument was established in 2013 and comprises 242,500 acres with an additional 3,700 acres recently added. It lies in northern New Mexico and is bisected by the... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News NM BHA Repairs Trick Tank Fencing Alongside USFS 6/4/2024 On May 18, 2024 New Mexico BHA Vice Chair Mark Zschoche led a group of BHA volunteers on yet another spring work project. The exclosure fencing around the Sargent KV Trick Tank had been damaged... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Utah BHA Leads Miles for Muleys Project for Paunsaugunt Mule Deer Herd 5/29/2024 Well, here we go!' I thought, standing in the sunny Southern Utah desert, watching the convoy of trucks, Jeeps, and OHVs slowly depart from the campsite to their assigned destinations in the... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO 5/24/2024 For Immediate Release May 24, 2024 Contact: Brittany Parker 863-885-1650, parker@backcountryhunters.org BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO WALDEN, CO — Backcountry... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: North Dakota BHA Hosts Work Day 5/22/2024 Last weekend, ten BHA members, including three kids, spent their Saturday removing old tree guards and picking up trash at Pipestem Reservoir. After a day's hard work, the group managed to fill... Tags: North Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Habitat Stewardship in Idaho's Swan Valley 5/14/2024 Look Near Before You Look Far One of the lessons I have learned over and over while elk hunting is ‘look near before you look far.’ In other words, make sure there are no animals right in front of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Volunteers Restore Habitat for Rio Grand Cutthroat Trout 5/7/2024 The Kirtland AFI club and New Mexico Chapter had an incredible time at the Annual Lincoln National Forest stream restoration project on April 20th! Our crew worked diligently to repair two small... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News RECAP: Maine BHA Skowhegan Fence Removal 4/30/2024 It was a very successful day at the Maine Skowhegan Fence Removal Project last Sunday April 28th. A small but feisty crew removed +1500’ of fence that was wrapped in invasive plants! The Maine... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: ND BHA Supports U.S. Forest Service Sheyenne National Grasslands Stewardship Project 4/25/2024 On April 14th, six BHA members (plus three kids!) helped clean up Hankinson Hills, a U.S. Forest Service property about an hour southwest of Fargo. The 2800-acre property is a beautiful rolling... Tags: North Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA Tackles Kiowa Fence Improvements 4/16/2024 As Backcountry Hunters and Anglers members and Forest Service personnel gathered on Friday evening, newcomers were treated to the wide open vistas of the high plains, vast unbroken skylines and... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA Board Member Appointed to Habitat Stamp Committee 4/15/2024 On March 8, 2024, Mark Mattaini (Paguate, NM), a member of the NM BHA board, was appointed by the New Mexico Game Commission to a five-year term on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC), which... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News VT Recap: Maintenance Day at Dead Creek WMA April 2024 4/15/2024 The Vermont team of the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers held a Maintenance Day at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area on April 13th, removing brush and trees on the West... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Volunteers Improve New Public Land in Kansas 2/29/2024 Seven volunteers from Kansas BHA and two Pheasants Forever Habitat Specialists joined staff from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at Lovewell Wildlife Area to assist with an on-the-ground... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Kansas Volunteers Create Habitat for Lake Olathe 2/29/2024 The Kansas Chapter of BHA teamed up with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Bishop Miege Fishing Club, a local Boy Scout Troop, and other individuals February 22, 2024 to build new... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator (Briant Wiles) Joins Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team 2/22/2024 Briant Wiles recently joined the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) team as Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator. Briant was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming, and grew up hunting and... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Indiana BHA Grassroot Impact at J.E. Roush Lake FWA 1/29/2024 The Indiana BHA Chapter had a great day of stewardship at J.E Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area in Huntington on Saturday, 1/27. We had 22 awesome volunteers show up to assemble 24 wood duck... Tags: Indiana Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News TN BHA joins TWRA for Wood Duck Boxes 1/18/2024 The Tennessee BHA Chapter had an awesome turnout this past Saturday January 14th, at the Wood Duck Box build event with the TWRA on the Percy Priest WMA. As soon as we arrived, Mark Vance with... Tags: Tennessee Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues California BHA 2023 Recap 1/11/2024 With 2023 in the books and some meat in the freezer (hopefully), we would like to take the opportunity to reflect on California BHA's engagement and accomplishments that were made possible by the... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Mentorship
Media Chapter News State Issues Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Get Another Boost from U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron 12/13/2023 ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif - For the third year in a row the brave men and women of the U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron HMLAT303 have stepped up to provide aerial support for bold... Tags: media, California Chapter, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Calls, Quacks, and Barbed Wire Hacks 11/27/2023 Shining headlamps over the lake, the beams are refracted in a million different directions in the dense fog. The marsh bottom isn't as boot sucking mud as it has been in the past years, so decoy... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Wisconsin BHA Donates Christmas Trees to Families in Need- Helps Improve Public Land Habitat 11/27/2023 Wisconsin Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, in partnership with Okayest Hunter, is thrilled to announce a donation to Waukesha County Land Conservancy (WCLC), supporting their mission to “protect and... Tags: Wisconsin Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Beers, Bands, and Bitterbrush Stands - Public Land Stewardship with the California & Nevada BHA Chapters 11/15/2023 When the event welcome speech closes with “one more question, does anyone want to help blood trail a bear?” you know you’re in for a great weekend. Beer, Bands, & Bitterbrush Stands brought... Tags: media, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News UT BHA's Miles for Muleys: Paunsaugunt Fencing Project 10/30/2023 Situated between Southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, the Paunsaugunt Plateau is home to one of the West’s... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News New Mexico & Texas BHA Receive USFS Prairie Partner Award 10/25/2023 The New Mexico & Texas Chapters of Backcountry Hunter & Anglers are honored to receive the USFS’s 2023 Prairie Partner Award! This award is for external partners that have demonstrated resource... Tags: Texas Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Whiskey Dick Part 2: Stewardship Recap 10/13/2023 --- Last Saturday, October 7th, Washington BHA volunteers joined staff and volunteers from WDFW for some boots on the ground conservation efforts in the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Unit. Situated... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Idaho BHA Supports Next Phase of Sawmill Canyon Project 9/29/2023 On Saturday, September 23rd, 16 volunteers gathered in the Pahsimeroi Valley to complete a phase of the Sawmill Canyon project for National Public Lands Day. The volunteers represented Idaho BHA,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BHA Enters into New Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 9/20/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org USFWS will invest in restoration and fence removal, inventory and modification work in... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News NMU Student Represents BHA on Collaborative Project to Improve Grouse Habitat 9/18/2023 This summer, Northern Michigan University student Michael, participated in the Collegiate Program's first stipend-based stewardship project opportunity. Stipends were offered to students to... Tags: Michigan Chapter, Habitat Stewardship, Collegiate Clubs
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Volunteers Help Expand Elk, Deer & Bear Habitat in Northwest California 9/12/2023 On a hazy, smokey Friday evening in Humboldt county, BHA members and volunteers gathered at Mad River Brewing Company to toast to the upcoming B1 deer and bear season opener and to put finishing... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Public Lands Month Kicks Off with Projects in Iowa! 9/7/2023 Iowa BHA kicked off Public Lands Month with a bang! IA Chapter volunteers gathered at Heritage Hills Wildlife Management Area for a Public Lands Packout- presented by OnX Hunt. Volunteers... Tags: Iowa Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Release for Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Public Land Planting 9/6/2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2023 The California Department of Fish & Wildlife and BHA plan to host a huge public land planting event and community gathering to restore winter range for mule... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases BHA Formalizes $2.5 Million Partnership Agreement with BLM to Elevate Habitat Stewardship 9/6/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Partnership invests Inflation Reduction Act dollars in projects across Western states... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News West Virginia BHA Chapter Leads Habitat Stewardship Work 9/5/2023 Like-minded people working toward a goal is an amazing thing to witness! To see individuals take ownership of their public lands and genuinely care about solid conservation work is awesome! ... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, West Virginia Chapter
Media Chapter News KY BHA & US Army Corp of Engineers partner for Fish Habitat in Buckhorn Lake 8/31/2023 On June 3, 2023, several Kentucky BHA members joined up with some professional Buckhorn Lake Park Rangers from the US Army Corps of Engineers at Buckhorn Lake to create some much-needed fish... Tags: Kentucky Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Missouri BHA and Mark Kenyon Partner for the Working for Wildlife Tour 8/25/2023 Missouri — August 2023 The Missouri Chapter of BHA knocked out a host of public land improvement projects in just one day this month in partnership with Mark Kenyon of MeatEater and Wired to Hunt... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Missouri Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Illinois BHA and US Army Corps Create New 3D Archery Park 8/25/2023 The Illinois Chapter of BHA partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers over the past year to development of a public 3-D archery trail at Lake Shelbyville in Central Illinois. Lake Shelbyville... Tags: Illinois Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues I-8 Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Crossing Project 8/24/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2023Contact: Devin O'Dea, 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org Wildlife Conservation Board Awards Multi-Million Dollar Grant to U.C. Davis for the... Tags: media, Press Releases, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Kansas BHA helps prep new walk-in area for public hunting access 8/7/2023 Leaders and members of the Kansas Chapter readied a newly enrolled 7,700 acre property for participation in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Walk in Hunting Access program in late... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sego Trailhead Expansion Joins Public, Private Forces to Expand Access for Backcountry Users 8/4/2023 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie DeLorenzo, 505-410-6284, delorenzo@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — In a multi-agency and organization collaboration, Utah... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News Utah BHA & Partners Complete Trailhead Improvements at Sego Canyon 7/17/2023 On June 7th-9th, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) working with the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Sportsmen for Fish and... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Utah Chapter
Media News Chapter News EVENT RECAP: South Dakota BHA Participates in the Pierre-Fort Pierre Missouri River Cleanup 7/17/2023 The South Dakota chapter of BHA partnered with the Izaak Walton League, SD Game, Fish and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and the cities of Pierre and Fort... Tags: South Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Whiskey Dick Fence Pull Recap 7/14/2023 July 1st - BHA members from western, central, and eastern Washington met up in the Whiskey Dick WIldlife Area to roll up our sleeves and lend our friends at WDFW a hand with some much-needed... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News AZ BHA Supports Adopt-A-Ranch Program with Cleanup 6/26/2023 Last month The Arizona Chapter gathered volunteers for a clean up on the Perrin Ranch in Northern Arizona. The 2 day project had volunteers spread out across the ranch to clean up campgrounds,... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Arizona Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Improving and restoring pronghorn habitat in the Texas Panhandle 6/22/2023 2nd Annual Rita Blanca Fence Project and Chapter Campout Dallam County, Texas – The Texas Chapter of BHA held the 2nd Annual Rita Blanca Fence Project and Chapter Campout June 2-4. Initially... Tags: Texas Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues Alaska BHA Partners with Stream Watch Program to Mitigate Bank Erosion on the Famed Russian River 6/22/2023 Of the many things that I remember wanting as a young kid, but not among the few that I never obtained, living in Alaska was in the top two. Early in my military career and after garnering... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Derby Canyon Clean-Up Recap 6/13/2023 On Saturday June 3rd, a group of Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Wenatchee Sportsman Association members did a road and shooting area clean up in Derby Canyon in Central Washington... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Washington Chapter
Media Chapter News Beers, Bands, and Barbed Wire Strands: A Stewardship Event in Gunnison, CO 6/6/2023 Photographer: Travis Bradford When it comes to preserving our natural environment and ensuring the longevity of wildlife habitats, few efforts are as impactful as volunteering for conservation... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News BHA recognizes USMC Squadron with Plaque and Ram Skull 5/23/2023 BHA and partner organizations recognize U.S. Marine Corps Squadron HMLAT 303 and Major Johnny "CONGO" Zimmer for their critical role in support of desert bighorn sheep during the extreme drought... Tags: California Chapter, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News NMBHA Funds Pronghorn Habitat Improvement 5/15/2023 Drink. Eat. Keep watch. You’d be forgiven for boiling down pronghorn behavior as such. If you observe their daily samba across the New Mexico plains they always seem to be partaking in one of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media News Chapter News South Dakota BHA Joins Missouri River Cleanup at Yankton 5/15/2023 South Dakota BHA leaders and members joined the National Park Service for its 17th Missouri River Cleanup on May 6 in Yankton. Over 60 volunteers removed 1,560 pounds of litter and trash from... Tags: South Dakota Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News NMBHA Improves Riparian Habitat & Hunts Spring Gobblers 5/4/2023 Our first project partnering with the USFS in the Lincoln National Forest was a success in many ways. After kicking off the weekend with a Pint Night at the Downshift Brewery's Hidden Taproom in... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News Northwest Colorado Fence Pulling & Greater Sage Grouse Leks Viewing 4/26/2023 Project Description Over the weekend of April 22 & 23, Colorado's Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, CPW Biologist Brian Holmes, and BHA volunteers ripped out one mile of fence that was impacting... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News TX BHA Cleans Up Grapevine Lake 4/18/2023 Grapevine, Texas - The Texas Backcountry Hunters & Anglers chapter held a public land clean-up day on March 11th at Lake Grapevine Wildlife Management Unit (WMA) with nineteen volunteers. Austin... Tags: Texas Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Kiowa National Grasslands - 2023 Project Recap 4/18/2023 I originally joined BHA, because I wanted to be outside, doing cool things with like-minded folk. I quickly found BHA was the perfect Reese’s peanut butter cup of getting guidance to advance my... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues More good news on wildlife crossings in California 2/16/2023 The Brightline West high speed rail project plans to connect Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15 and would have created a massive barrier to movement for desert bighorn sheep, mule... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases State Issues Montanans Rebuke Legislation to Limit Access and Habitat Funding 2/9/2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/9/2023 Contact: Jim Klug, Business for Montana Outdoors: 406-581-6434 Frank Szollosi, Montana Wildlife Federation: 406-417-9909 Whitney Tawney, Montana Conservation... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, Public Lands & Waters
Media Chapter News State Issues I-8 Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Crossing Project 1/25/2023 Winding double yellow lines twist and turn through a boulder strewn canyon of Interstate 8 close to the border with Mexico. A federally endangered Peninsular bighorn ram lays motionless on the... Tags: media, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Stewardship Spotlight California BHA 2022 12/5/2022 Tags: media, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues Anza Borrego Desert Helicopter Guzzler Replacement with US Marine Corps 12/2/2022 Tags: California Chapter, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Public Lands Day Stewardship Recap in Colorado 9/29/2022 "We've seen elk calves tangled up in this fencing multiple times." - local hunters In partnership with Colorado Parks & Wildlife, BHA and volunteers removed 1.75 miles of fencing in the rugged... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Public Lands Month Stewardship Recap in California 9/28/2022 The golden state was buzzing with activity this Public Lands Month, and it wasn't just the dove and deer season openers getting folks out in the field. California BHA hosted several public land... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Capital Region Celebrates Public Lands Month with Pack-Out Work Days 9/28/2022 For the third year in a row, Capital Region BHA held a Public Land Pack Out at C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area in Hartwood, Virginia as part of its Public Lands Month celebrations. After... Tags: Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media News Chapter News CO BHA Oak Ridge SWA Fence Removal Project 9/8/2022 Project Description The Northwest is home to the largest elk, mule deer, and prong horn populations in the state of Colorado. The Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area alone will carry up to 3,000 head of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Alaska BHA Clears Fuller Lakes Trail- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 6/14/2022 Alaska BHA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) staff joined forces on National Trails Day to clear downed trees, brush, and encroaching vegetation from the Fuller Lakes trail in the Kenai... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News BHA Partners with BLM to Improve Riverine Habitat & Fisheries in CA 5/25/2022 Volunteers from all over California convened last weekend to work on wildlife-friendly fencing along the South Fork of the Kern River in order to improve riverine habitat for deer, turkey and... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News California Chapter May 2022 Update 5/23/2022 The California Chapter of BHA is firing on all cylinders this Spring and is thrilled to have defeated the HSUS petition to ban bear hunting in CA in addition to receiving over $165,000 in funding... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Awarded $165K for Post-fire Rehabilitation and Connectivity in California 5/19/2022 The California Chapter of BHA is thrilled to receive over $165,000 in funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation for our Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Post-Fire Rehabilitation and... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News USU College Club Leads Spawn Creek Fence Removal Project 9/25/2018 This past Saturday on National Public Lands Day the Utah State University BHA Club led a successful habitat improvement project in Spawn Creek, removing over a quarter mile of barbed wire fencing... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, news, Utah Chapter
Media Press Releases Big-Game Migration Corridors Receive Special Consideration Under Interior Plan 2/10/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Western big-game species stand to gain under conservation measures announced by Interior... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sportsmen Welcome Move to Conserve Colorado’s Thompson Divide 3/1/2017 WASHINGTON – Acknowledging years of collaborative, community-driven efforts to permanently conserve valuable backcountry habitat in Colorado’s Thompson Divide, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: Press Releases, Armed Forces Initiative, Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases Statement of sportsmen and women who support an effective Clean Water Act regarding today’s Trump Administration Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule. 2/28/2017 The Trump Administration is undermining the Clean Water Act. American sportsmen and women call on the Administration to protect headwater streams and valuable wetlands, keystones of America’s... Tags: Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship
Media Press Releases Sportsmen Celebrate Landmark Badger-Two Medicine Protection 1/10/2017 Final lease retirements safeguard critical fish and wildlife habitat, culminate decades-long effort by hunters, anglers, others HELENA, Mont. – Montana hunters and anglers are celebrating... Tags: media, Press Releases, Habitat Stewardship, news
Media Chapter News Reports State Issues Conserving Greater Sage Grouse: A Sportsmen's Priority 3/4/2016 Tags: media, Habitat Stewardship, Fish & Wildlife Management, Reports, Arizona Chapter