Ohio’s Governor DeWine just signed the Capital Budget Bill(HB 687) which allocates $515 million, the largest such investment in Ohio history, to help provide significant improvements in lodges, campgrounds, cabins, dams, trails, and natural areas, in addition to continuing the historic preservation of the Muskingum River Lock and Dam. These funds will also be used for safety-related projects, such as the repair of dams and bridges, and to fix some our historic sites in Ohio’s parks. ...

  We are teetering on the brink of what could be the greatest conservation success story of the past 50 years. The removal of four outdated and failing dams on the lower Snake River will restore the passage of millions of salmon and steelhead upstream into 5500 square miles of the most intact, coldwater spawning and rearing habitat in North America (almost all of it public land). If the dams are left in place, these same salmon and steelhead face inevitable extinction. It is a simple ...

Seven intrepid volunteers took to the road sides of Crosley FWA last Saturday for a clean up day. The crew cleaned 4.75 miles of roadsides.  The weather was great compared to the stifling heat of the week before. The Indiana chapter was glad to have our first workday at Crosley and look forward to future opportunities to partner with them.   Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area is made up of 4,288 acres of rolling hills, ponds and the Muscatatuck River. Approximately 80% of the property is wooded. ...

As we head into Father's Day weekend, it's impossible to ignore all who are hurting in Montana right now due to this week's historic floods. Below is a list of gift ideas that will stoke out dad, while also supporting those in need: a win-win. 1) Gift cards to fly shops. These businesses will be impacted hard by this, and even if you're not sure what dad needs, a gift card is a way to offer early support and drive future business to these local fly shops at a time they need it. Many shops ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2022Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Wetlands with a significant connection to traditional navigable waters must be included in Clean Water Act protections, groups maintain WASHINGTON – Today, the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Izaak Walton League, National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and Trout ...