“Colorado’s magnificent rivers and streams are a public trust to be enjoyed by all. Our message to state officials: let our people float and fish.” - Colorado Chapter Co-Chair, Don Holmstrom Colorado’s rivers and streams are at the heart of its wild, public lands. Whether you’re casting a line for trout, floating down a river in a drift boat, or simply enjoying the solitude of the backcountry, water access is fundamental to the outdoor experience. Yet, Colorado remains one of the most ...

Howe Ranch Fence Removal By Briant Wiles   With the elk bugling and the temps starting to come down in the mountains of central Colorado my mind drifts back to the heat of the summer and one of my most memorable fence pulls this year. It was a few months ago that the BHA stewardship team headed north of Hayden, CO but came back with a renewed sense of purpose knowing that there are so many good folks out there fighting the good fight.  Somewhere between old west lore and a new western ...

On a still morning in Humboldt County, BHA volunteers gathered at the Lacks Creek Management Area for the second year in a row to expand elk and deer habitat by reducing encroaching conifers on coastal prairies. When we arrived at the Beaver Ridge Prairie on Saturday morning, volunteers spread out across the hilly prairie as a couple blacktail bucks looked on with curiosity. Hand saws and hatchets made quick work of the encroaching douglas firs as thick stands fell  to reveal bunch grasses ...

Michigan DNR will release for public comment a draft of the new State Forest Management Plan Development of the Draft Management Plan was a monumental undertaking by the DNR and will set the 10-year goals, objectives, and long-term desired future conditions for the 4-million-acre State Forest system. This Plan is necessary to ensure the long-term sustainable management of the State Forest and to make sure the forest products we derive today – timber, wildlife, recreation, etc. are available ...

    The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is committed to our mission to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife.  Our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife are critical infrastructure that must be protected and managed for the good of the American people who serve as our public landowners.  Our chapter represents those public landowners across ...