Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers July newsletter! Latest: Based on member and supporter questions, here is a bit of history on the establishment of your Nebraska Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Nebraska became an official chapter in January 2020. However, the interesting backstory to its establishment is that most of chapter founders (Kyle Broadfoot, Bill Grossniclaus, Mike Storrs, Adam Leitschuh, Erik Dippold, Casey Hunter, Ryan Sewell, James Eaves) recall ...

Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day “This is why BHA was built. For this opportunity. For this fight!”[1] Months before the June 2025 culmination and defeat of Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s relentless attempts to sell off millions of acres of our great public lands estate the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) was sounding the alarm and preparing for battle. During the first week of April BHA members from ...

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP This weekend, BHA members teamed up with the Mountains to Sound Greenway crew to give some love back to the Cheese Rock Trail near Cle Elum. Together, we added supports and tie-backs to about 30 feet of trail, plus fresh gravel to improve drainage and protect against erosion — helping keep this beautiful trail open and accessible for everyone. 🛠️ After the work was done, our board members Justin, Clarence, and Tom set up outside Dru Bru to talk ...

“Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires.” Duluth News Tribune: 6/29/25. On May 29 in Colorado, I met Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocate and Ely resident Becky Rom, the national chair of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters. She and her team attended the Outside Festival in Denver — for good reason. “Attendance at the four-day event … drew 35,000 people, nearly doubling attendance from the debut event last year,” the Colorado Sun reported. Rom ...