SALIDA, CO – After more than 15 years of bi-partisan efforts to protect Browns Canyon, sportsmen are pleased by the prospect that more than 20,000 acres in Browns Canyon could finally be conserved as a National Monument under the Antiquities Act. On December 6th Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet join key officials from the Obama Administration for a public meeting aimed at gauging public support for a National Monument Designation for Browns.  The meeting will take place at ...

Dear Congressman DeFazio: As a lifetime member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and an Oregonian I’m writing to you regarding one of the cornerstones of our national conservation policy. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers was formed here in Oregon ten years ago. Today, we have members in all 50 states and our chapters cover 97% of all public lands in the U.S. Our mission is simple. We proactively protect our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife to hand down an American heritage to the next ...

Dear Chairman Rogers, Chairwoman Mikulski, Ranking Member Lowey, and Ranking Member Shelby, Since 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been one of the most successful federal conservation programs. LWCF has played a crucial role in the conservation of our nation's natural resources, and the program has long enjoyed bipartisan support. As we move toward a crucial time in the appropriations process, it is essential that LWCF remain a Congressional priority. LWCF is premised on ...

The HUNT Act would enhance public access of ‘landlocked’ public lands, support nation’s outdoor recreation dependent economy. WASHINGTON – Senate legislation introduced today that would increase hunting and angling access on public lands and bolster the nation’s outdoor recreation economy was welcomed by a broad coalition of influential sportsmen’s groups and outdoor interests. The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act, or “HUNT Act,” introduced this afternoon by Sen. Martin Heinrich ...

During September of 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly (but prophetically) became America’s 26th president, and during his tenure as commander-in-chief, Roosevelt personally established the first 21 forest reserves. They evolved into the present-day 192 million-acre national forest system, which includes Minnesota’s Superior National Forest (SNF).It has been over 100 years since TR signed Presidential Proclamation No. 848, establishing the SNF and laying the foundation for ...