August 10, 2018 Leanne MartenRegional ForesterU.S. Forest ServiceUSFS Region 126 Fort Missoula RoadMissoula, MT 59804 Re: LWCF fiscal year 2020 Lolo Trails Landmark Project To Leanne Marten, The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is writing you to express our organization’s support for the Lolo Trails Landmark project. Our members include 2,500 Montana hunters, anglers and others who adamantly champion North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural ...

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers would like to thank Governor Mead for his efforts to help conserve the Red Desert to Hoback Mule Deer Migration Corridor. Through the use of SO 3362 Governor Mead and Secretary Zinke slowed development that would have occurred within the heart of this important landscape. Nearly 5,000 acres in leases have been deferred outright with stipulations being placed on remaining leases within the corridor itself. This is a positive step towards the conservation of the ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 31, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org                Matt Smythe, AFFTA, 585-406-5525, matt.smythe@affta.org   BHA CEO Receives Fly Fishing Industry Leadership Award American Fly Fishing Trade Association presents first-ever Jim Range Conservation Leadership Award to Land Tawney at annual tradeshow ORLANDO, Fl. – The American Fly Fishing Trade Association presented Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 1, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   BHA Joins Wild Harvest Initiative Initiative is the first program to evaluate wildlife harvests for food security, human health, environment, economy JOHN’S, Newfoundland – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has launched a new partnership with Conservation Visions in support of the Wild Harvest Initiative®, a research-based program designed to assess and communicate the combined ...

National Policy Updates - July 2018 Backcountry Beat Land and Water Conservation Fund and Maintenance Backlogs  We continue to push for permanent reauthorization and dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund during committee hearings and by supporting Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY) attempt to offer amendments to moving legislation. We submitted testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in response to a subcommittee hearing on legislation to address the ...