The Idaho legislature adjourned the 2024 session on April 10, bringing to a close what was ultimately a fairly average session from a conservation and public lands perspective. Idaho BHA tracked a wide range of bills that were introduced through both the House and the Senate – a few passed through and were signed into law, some were voted down, and still more ended up stalled for one reason or another but could easily come back in a slightly different form next session. Here are the ...

On the weekend of April 19th, while the Washington chapter accepted the George Bird Grinnell award at Rendezvous and volunteers labored to restore habitat along the Yakima River, the Fish and Wildlife Commission lowered the bar on sound management and responsible decision-making for Washington’s Wildlife. In a heated dialogue, a slim majority of commissioners ignored department staff, the Agency’s director, and the minority vote, to issue a narrow directive for rulemaking that will ...

*** Learn more about this proposal and submit your own comments by the May 15th, 2024 deadline. ***   May 2, 2024   Leah Breidinger Habitat Conservation Biologist Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 490 N Meridian Road Kalispell, MT 59901 lbreidinger@mt.gov   Dear Ms. Breidinger:   On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a grassroots conservation group representing more than 2,500 dues-paying members across the state, we offer our full support of Phase I of the Montana ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 2, 2024  Contacts: Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542  Joel Weltzien, California BHA, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org, 406-925-3771   Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Trout Unlimited Laud Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument  White House action “needed and welcome” to better protect habitat,  water sources, and sporting opportunity in southern California  ARLINGTON, VA—Today, President Biden issued a proclamation expanding ...

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