News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 23, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, has been a proponent of conservation and public access opportunities during her tenure in the House of Representatives MISSOULA, Mont. – As a Senate committee met this morning to consider the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers affirmed its support of Haaland to lead management of millions of ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior order reverses restrictions, restores funding for public access programs, repeals damaging changes put in place by the Trump administration WASHINGTON – The Interior Department today announced its intent to restore clarity to the implementation of and elevate conservation and access programs in the Land and Water Conservation Fund, reversing damaging measures put in place by ...

News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho offers long-term strategy for conserving fish populations, sustaining economic health of communities in Pacific Northwest MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members voiced support for a wide-ranging proposal by Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) that would invest $33.5 billion to facilitate restoration of wild salmon and steelhead fisheries in the Columbia ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 28, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Existing operations can proceed under administration plan, which continues rollback of previous administration policies and attempts to address climate change MISSOULA, Mont. – New public lands oil and gas leasing has been temporarily halted by the Biden administration in an executive order released this week, reflecting the administration’s continued review of controversial natural ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 27, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden executive order prioritizes engagement by the public, including hunters and anglers, in meeting goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 MISSOULA, Mont. – Public lands and waters in the United States received a major boost by the Biden administration today with its commitment to work toward conservation of a minimum of 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 22, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Executive order initiates boundary reviews of downsized monuments in Utah, moves to restore integrity to Antiquities Act MISSOULA, Mont. – Protections for millions of acres of public lands wildlife habitat could be restored to two Southwestern national monuments as a result of a review initiated by the Biden administration this week, reversing controversial changes made during the last ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJan. 21, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Biden administration orders temporary moratorium on oil and gas development in the refuge, heeding the call of hunters and anglers, outdoor businesses, others MISSOULA, Mont. – The wildlife-rich coastal plain within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been temporarily placed off-limits to oil and gas development under an executive order issued last night by the Biden ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 18, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney offered the following reaction: “Michael Regan is an experienced manager of environmental resources in ...

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Reacting to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as secretary of the Department of the Interior, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney issued the following response: “Rep. Haaland has been a vocal and effective leader in the House of Representatives, championing conservation issues and elevating ...

Eukanuba believes in helping dogs go further and achieve peak performance – all on North America’s expansive public lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – Eukanuba and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have launched a corporate partnership that will advance both Eukanuba’s and BHA’s work in support of public lands and waters, public access opportunities and ethical practices afield. Eukanuba believes that inside every dog is an extraordinary athlete. For 50 years, Eukanuba has used the power of ...