The Idaho Department of Transportation  (ITD) is reviewing alternatives for improving wildlife crossings of Highway 20 in East Idaho.  Several alternatives are being considered by ITD, including two that would lead to the construction of wildlife overpass, which is essentially a "natural" bridge over the road for wildlife to use.  While expensive, these overpasses have had excellent results in other western states are considered to be the best option to ensure safe wildlife crossings and ...

Due to the efforts of BHA members Travis Icardo and Jeff Bynum, Idaho BHA was recently offered an official voting position on the Panhandle Forest Collaborative.  The Panhandle Forest Collaborative (PFC) has been working with the Idaho Panhandle National Forests for over 8 years. PCFC’s Executive Director, Liz Johnson-Gebhardt, is the chair of the collaborative group. Primarily, this diverse and dedicated group works with the Priest Lake District, the Sandpoint District and the northern ...

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is the fastest growing conservation group in North America in large part due to the focus on public lands and grassroots efforts to engage the membership.  One of BHA's mantras has been to make it easy for people to show up and be engaged in discussions that affect the places they love to hunt and fish.  "Pint Nights" are popular BHA method for creating that sort of relaxed style of engagement and the Idaho chapter recently held three such events with tremendous ...

Twelve new and inexperienced hunters recently completed a 5-session program hosted by the Idaho chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.  The diverse group of men and women ranged in age from 25-50.  A few participants had recently moved to Idaho from more urban areas and had very little previous experience with outdoor recreation.  Conversely, a few participants were avid backpackers and boaters but were just starting to hunt.  One gentlemen in his 30's had even lived completely "off the ...

Volunteers from Idaho BHA celebrated National Public Lands Day by helping the Boise District of the BLM cleanup multiple sites that had experienced substantial littering and illegal dumping. This project was held on BLM-administered public lands known as the Long-billed Curlew Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern near Emmett, ID.  The Idaho BHA volunteers were joined by the Emmett High School football team and biology club and several BLM staff.  The volunteers removed over 3 ...