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 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 30, 2024  Contact: Joel Weltzien, (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National Monument Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support permanent protection for unique aquifer, upland habitats, and sporting opportunities of the Medicine Lake Highlands SACRAMENTO—Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) praised today’s announcement from Sens. Alex ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 28, 2024  Contact:  Thomas Plank | plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Run Full-Page Ads Urging CO, OR, CA, and AZ Legislators to Act to Protect Public Lands and Conservation Program   The Ads Will Target Congressional Reps. Boebert (CO), Bentz (OR), Calvert (CA), and Ciscomani (AZ)   Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), an organization representing outdoor sportsmen and women, announced full-page, print ads in Arizona, Oregon, ...

The NM Citizen Advisory Committee* met with NMDGF staff on August 15th in Santa Fe to determine priorities for Habitat Stamp funding among 11 collaborative submissions. Eight of the nine Advisory Committee members were physically present; the other joined the meeting virtually. At the previous public meeting on July 15, 2024, in Las Cruces, each of the project submissions was presented by NMDGF staff, the FS or BLM staff, or both, responded to questions or comments from Committee members or ...