Janet George volunteered as a Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. She was born and raised in southwestern Michigan. More specifically, the area between Grand Rapids and Holland, only 15 miles from Lake Michigan’s shoreline. “My Dad started taking me fishing when I was 4 years old on pan fish and I started small game hunting at 12 years old near my parent’s home in Michigan,” Janet said. “We continued to enjoy time ...

News for Immediate Release  July 27, 2023  Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, TU, 734-280-8909, drew.youngedyke@tu.org   Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  Noah Davis, TRCP, 406-926-3201, ndavis@trcp.org    Report evaluates existing national monuments and offers principles for future proposals  In a new report, National Monuments: A Hunting and Fishing Perspective, 25 groups and businesses –championed by Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and the Theodore ...

The Nevada Chapter of BHA recently commented on the Washoe County Lands Bill Proposal. This proposal is a significant improvement over previous proposals with far less land transfers and some great utilization of Special Management Areas (SMA), National Conservation Areas (NCA) and Wilderness Areas. Clarification on some points will be worked out as it proceeds and with clarification, we are optimistic that we will be able to support much of the bill. One of our major concerns is the Mustang ...

Friday July 21, 2023 Albuquerque, NM   Attending in-person: Commissioners Tirzio Lopez (Vice Chair), Sharon Salazar-Hickey, Fernando Clemente Attending Virtually: Commissioner Greg Fulfer Not present: Commissioner Ed Garcia All Commissioners present including on video were active in the discussions, including Commissioner Clemente in this, his second meeting; he assisted in clarifying details in staff presentations.    The meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. with a Commissioner roll call, ...

July 21, 2023 The Honorable Joe ManchinChairmanSenate Energy and Natural Resources Committee306 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable John BarrassoRanking MemberSenate Energy and Natural Resources Committee307 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510   Dear Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso: On behalf of our roughly 3,000 dues-paying Montana members, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to offer our full and enthusiastic ...