News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 6, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON – A massive legislative package focused on improving U.S. infrastructure and addressing a number of conservation priorities was advanced 228-206 by the House of Representatives late Friday night. The $1.2 trillion, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by the Senate in August. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, which has championed key measures in the bill ...

News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 20, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org              Lukas Leaf, SFBW, 612-270-6805, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org    WASHINGTON – Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today commended a decision by the Biden administration to protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness watershed from industrial mining. The action this morning by the Departments of Agriculture and Interior includes an application for a ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   MISSOULA, Mont. – Responding to this evening’s Senate vote confirming Tracy Stone-Manning as director of the Bureau of Land Management, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following statement: “Hunters and anglers that rely on our public lands and waters will have a strong and smart advocate for our values, wildlife and treasured landscapes in BLM ...

WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is reinitiating the process of utilizing the Clean Water Act to protect specific areas in Bristol Bay, home to the world’s largest remaining wild salmon fishery. For over a decade, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has been working to ...