Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Effort to Roll Back Public Lands Rule Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Condemns Effort to Roll Back Public Lands Rule Nadia Marji / Friday, September 12, 2025 North American News Press Releases Federal Issues policy blog North American News Read more
Public Hunting, Fishing Expanded on 16 National Wildlife Refuges Public Hunting, Fishing Expanded on 16 National Wildlife Refuges Nadia Marji / Monday, September 8, 2025 North American News Press Releases Federal Issues policy blog North American News Read more
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Nadia Marji / Wednesday, August 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2025 Contact: Media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. —Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Brian Nesvik as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A seasoned wildlife manager, lifelong hunter, former warden, and most recently Chief Law Enforcement and Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Nesvik brings decades of experience in wildlife management and conservation ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases Read more
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Announces Leadership Transition Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Announces Leadership Transition Nadia Marji / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Berry to step down; Board reaffirms focus on continuity, community, and long-term impact. MISSOULA, Mont.—The North American Board of Directors for Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today announced that Patrick Berry has stepped down from his role as President and CEO, effective July 25, 2025, to pursue new opportunities and focus on personal priorities. “We thank Patrick for his service during an ... Media Press Releases the campfire featured press releases Read more
Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands Nadia Marji / Monday, July 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is once again mobilizing hunters, anglers, and public land owners to help fund the final legal battle in what may be the most pivotal public lands case of this generation. Iron Bar Holdings, LLC, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision by the 10th Circuit Court of ... Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues policy blog the campfire press releases Wyoming Issues Colorado News wyoming news Colorado Issues Utah News Utah Issues New Mexico news New Mexico issues Kansas News Kansas Issues Oklahoma News Oklahoma Issues Read more
Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands Supreme Court Could Determine Access to 8 Million Acres of Public Lands Nadia Marji / Monday, July 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C.—With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is once again mobilizing hunters, anglers, and public land owners to help fund the final legal battle in what may be the most pivotal public lands case of this generation. Iron Bar Holdings, LLC, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that upholds the legality of “corner crossing”—a method of accessing public lands at the shared corners of public and private lands laid out in a checkerboard configuration. Press Releases Read more
Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Nadia Marji / Friday, July 18, 2025 For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 For Information Contact: Valerie DiMarzio, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, vdimarzio@cbf.org Alena Billingsley, Armed Forces Initiative, afimarketing@backcountryhunters.org ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a triumph for outdoor stewardship and clean water, roughly a dozen U.S. veterans and servicemembers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this week to restore oyster habitat in Maryland and Virginia. Both events were part of a larger Chesapeake Bay fishing ... Media Press Releases stewardship blog the campfire AFI Featured Stories press releases AFI armed forces initiative Maryland AFI Event Virginia event maryland event Read more
Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates Nadia Marji / Saturday, June 28, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2026 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C.—Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is celebrating the announcement that Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) controversial public lands disposal provision has been formally withdrawn from the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill. This reversal follows a wave of national opposition—led by BHA members and supporters across all 50 states—who mobilized and ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire featured press releases Read more
USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands Nadia Marji / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule—removing long-standing protections for 58.5 million acres of national forest lands across 39 states. For 24 years, the Roadless Rule has provided bedrock safeguards some of America’s most remote and ecologically valuable public lands from ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases Read more
Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales Nadia Marji / Monday, June 23, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Twenty-one Utah-based sportsmen’s organizations and over 50 Utah-based businesses in the hunting and fishing industries have signed on to a coalition letter opposing the sale of federal public lands included in the current version of the budget reconciliation bill. The letter, requesting that the sale of public lands be removed from the bill completely, was addressed to Utah Senators Mike ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire featured press releases Read more