May 1, 2023: Bloody Run Creek is a prime Northeast Iowa public trout stream in our state’s Driftless region.  The Iowa Chapter of BHA has supported efforts to protect its trout, so great public fishing will continue in Bloody Run.  The creek has been threatened by manure runoff from Supreme Beef, LLC, a livestock operation. Polk County Judge Scott Rosenberg recently concluded that the February 2021 approved manure handling plan for the feedlot adjacent to--and threatening--Bloody Run Creek, ...

Eastern Regional Board Member (Billings/Miles City/NE Montana) Regional board members are located in areas where we have high concentration of members. Our Eastern Board Member is expected to live in eastern Montana. These regional board member positions will serve to oversee and foster engagement in their areas in the following ways, either by they themselves doing them, by working with other Chapter Board Members, or by tapping into other BHA members in the area: Ensure that local ...

On the final day of the 2023 Montana legislative session, Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have changed the way the state’s marijuana tax revenue is distributed. Now, supporters of that bill are hoping one final maneuver can keep the proposal alive. Senate Bill 442, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, passed the Legislature with 130 out of 150 lawmakers in support. However, because of the timing of the veto – just before the Senate adjourned sine die – it’s not clear whether ...