Washington State University was one of five recipients of the Public Land Owner Stewardship Fund last fall which provides grants to BHA clubs to support stewardship projects on public lands and waters. This is a recap of their grant project. The Washington State University (WSU) collegiate chapter of BHA was able to help in an amazing project this past year building and then installing American Kestrel nest boxes around the university. This area was originally called the Palouse Prairie ...

Chris Dombrowski is a professional fishing guide of over two decades on the rivers of Montana, an acclaimed poet and the author of Body of Water: A Sage, A Seeker, and the World’s Most Alluring Fish, which is about, among many other things, the pursuit of bonefish in the Bahamas. Chris’ latest book is The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water, which manages to be a deeply honest memoir, a celebration of the joys and terrors of family, and a love letter to the landscape and rivers of ...

The Republican sponsor and backers of the broadly supported bill to make changes to how Montana’s marijuana tax revenue is dispersed have asked the Secretary of State to allow the legislature to consider overriding Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of the measure. Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 last Tuesday came around the time the Senate voted to adjourn the 2023 legislative session, causing confusion for those who developed and supported the bill alongside its sponsor, Sen. Mike Lang, ...

The Oregon Chapter of BHA wants to thank our supporters for your dedication, especially to those who were able to take the time to participate in last Thursday’s Planning Commission hearing - either through oral testimony (in-person or virtually), attending the hearing, or submitting written testimony. We had a strong turnout overall, and your presence made all the difference. We showed a unified and diverse coalition of voices in support and it did not go unnoticed by the Planning ...