Catfish Camp 2024 Thirty people braved the heat June 21-23 at Lake Dardanelle State Park to spend time with friends and get out on the water chasing America’s favorite whiskered fish. Trot lines, noodles and drop line fishing from boats provided a couple stringers of blue cats. High temperatures and lack of recent rainfall had the fish biting sporadically, but folks still managed to bring some fillets home for their freezers. The big fish of the weekend was a 13.2 lb blue cat caught by James ...

The Arkansas Chapter Board has an immediate opening for our Communications Chair.  This volunteer role is all about keeping our members in the loop. You'll be the mastermind behind our quarterly newsletter, social media buzz, blog posts, and email blasts. To lighten the load, you can even build a team of volunteers to help you out. Just like a quarterback, you'll work with the board and other volunteers to get the content flowing and keep our chapter connected with everyone who matters. The ...

Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool  Science-based project demonstrates the need for legislation aimed at conserving America’s prairies, savannas, glades, and sagebrush   Washington, D.C. – April 11, 2024 – Today, a coalition of conservation organizations is celebrating the launch of MapforGrasslands.org as illustration of the need for the North American Grasslands Conservation Act. The first-of-its-kind website documents the loss of grasslands in North America, the ...

Restoration to conserve “best of the best” remaining sagebrush habitat  Denver, CO.—A coalition of national sportsmen and conservation organizations today praised an announcement by the Department of the Interior (DOI) of focused, collaborative investments in the millions of acres of sagebrush ecosystems across the American West. The “Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes” initiative will direct funding to ecologically valuable and vulnerable locations within the sagebrush biome for ...

Idaho BHA recently submitted comments requesting that the annual event, Rally in the Pines, is held to the proper standards as listed in the BLM and USFS C.F.R. This event facilitates organized OHV use on a large scale and while the event is based on private lands, much of the event's trail ride route occupies public lands managed by both the BLM and the NFS. Read the full comment letter here.   All users of public lands share the duty of recreating responsibility. Contact your local BLM, ...