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 ...

News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2021Contact:      Joy Bannon, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, joybannon@wyomingwildlife.org, 307-287-0129 (cell)     Nick Dobric, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, ndobric@trcp.org, 307-220-0436 (cell)     Erik Kramer, BHA, ekramer32@gmail.com, 307-690-1470 (cell) Leading sportsmen and conservation organizations released a new report today titled “Conservation Assessment of Big Game Migration on Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest.” The groups ...

News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauds the Senate for passing a major, bipartisan infrastructure package that will address a number of important public lands and conservation issues across the United States, including abandoned mine cleanup, Forest Service roads and trails and wildlife crossing safety. “This infrastructure package is a huge deal for public lands, ...

WASHINGTON – Targeted species conservation would receive a major annual funding boost via the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). The bill annually directs $1.3 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies and an additional $97.5 million to tribal fish and wildlife managers for management of at-risk species under science-based wildlife action plans, all while also supporting critical ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry roadless lands in the Tongass National Forest, a public lands crown jewel in southeast Alaska, will see conservation safeguards restored and new measures put in place under a U.S. Department of Agriculture approach to boost the region’s economy, support local communities and conserve priceless natural resources. USDA’s Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy will end large-scale old-growth timber sales in the Tongass, focusing management practices instead on ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   MISSOULA, Mont. – Following an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of the appointment of Randy Moore as chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following response: “Randy Moore brings a career spent in public resource management to the helm of the U.S. Forest Service. He is a dedicated leader with ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org   MISSOULA, Mont. – CVA and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have formed a new partnership in support of public lands, public access and public hunting opportunities, seeking ways to grow participation in North America’s hunting traditions and protect the places foundational to this unique outdoors legacy.  CVA was founded in 1971 as Connecticut Valley Arms, specializing in traditional ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Standout sportsmen and women recognized at BHA Rendezvous for commitment to North American lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – At the 10th annual Backcountry Hunters & Anglers North American Rendezvous, held in Missoula, Montana, June 3-5, an enthusiastic crowd of public lands sportsmen and women applauded BHA’s 2021 slate of award winners. BHA’s annual awards recognize unsurpassed ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJune 18, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting the nomination of Laura Daniel-Davis as Interior Assistant Secretary – Lands and Minerals, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following statement: “Laura brings critical expertise in public policy and public lands management to the Interior Department. As an accomplished policy professional serving two previous ...