Media Press Releases Administration’s New Infrastructure Plan Supports Conservation, Economy 4/5/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org President Biden unveils multi-trillion-dollar roadmap for investing in natural... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Inside the Spring Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 3/31/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ magazine is available... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Responds to Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary 3/17/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – After a Senate vote late Monday afternoon confirming Rep. Deb Haaland... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Adams and Jenkins Join BHA North American Board 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Careers in public lands management, conservation leadership define new board members of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Hires Schmidt to Lead Development Program 3/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org With a diverse background including firearms manufacturing and government policy, Rachel... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Votes to Advance Package of Public Lands Bills 3/1/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 26, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act includes longstanding hunter/angler... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Calls Haaland a ‘Strong and Knowledgeable’ Choice for Interior Secretary as Senate Weighs Nomination 2/23/2021 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... Tags: press releases
Media Press Releases Interior Department Announces Plans to Strengthen LWCF Implementation, BHA Commends Decision 2/11/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior order reverses restrictions, restores funding for public access programs,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Plan Unveiled by Idaho Congressman 2/9/2021 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,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Paused by Biden Administration 1/28/2021 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... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Pledges to Conserve Public Lands and Waters, Heed Stakeholder Input 1/27/2021 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... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases National Monuments Changes Could be Reversed by Biden Administration 1/22/2021 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... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Arctic Refuge Development Delayed Under Administration Order 1/22/2021 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... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Haaland’s Selection as Interior Secretary 12/17/2020 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... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Reacts to Selection of Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary 12/10/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 9, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s planned nomination of... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases President Signs into Law Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org AVROA will establish a task force to ensure public lands and waters can be a therapeutic... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Businesses and Groups Unite to Advocate for Alaska’s Far North 12/7/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 7, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The entities sent a letter to leaders in Congress and the administration urging them to... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Denies Permit for Alaska’s Pebble Mine 11/25/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers rejects industrial mining proposal, citing impacts to clean... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Trump Administration Announces Restrictions on LWCF Implementation 11/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 13, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department order implements litany of requirements outside of DOI’s scope,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Advances Legislation to Help Military Veterans Access Public Lands and Waters 11/12/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 12, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org The bipartisan Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act now heads to the president’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Critical Montana Rivers Protection Bill Introduced in Senate 10/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Montana Headwaters Legacy Act would permanently conserve 336 miles of rivers in the... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Senate Bill Would Permanently Remove William Pendley’s Authority to Act as Director of BLM 10/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 21, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Pendley, a notorious anti-public lands activist, was stripped of delegated authority... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Package of Conservation, Access Bills 10/2/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseOct. 1, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act, would expand public access, restore... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Boundary Waters Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in House 10/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org House Natural Resources Committee advances bill that would conserve Boundary Waters... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases State Issues Forest Service Moves to Open Development in Alaska Roadless Area 9/30/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Despite overwhelming public opposition, Tongass National Forest’s salmon fisheries, big... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska issues
Media Press Releases Acting BLM Director Pendley Removed Following Lawsuit, BHA Responds 9/28/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 25, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today responded to a ruling by a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Young, Politically Diverse, Active: BHA 2020 Member Survey Results 9/16/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 16, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org BHA members span political spectrum but unite around public lands and waters MISSOULA,... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Administration Acts to Slow Development of Pebble Mine in Alaska, BHA Responds 8/24/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 24, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Army Corps of Engineers requires Pebble Partnership to develop plan for mitigating... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to Administration Withdrawal of BLM Director Nomination 8/17/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 15, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org William Perry Pendley, a well-known opponent of public lands, had been officially... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases House Passes Historic Great American Outdoors Act 7/22/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following a decisive 310-107 vote, conservation and access bill advances to president’s... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Outdoors Businesses Unite to Urge Passage of Great American Outdoors Act; House Schedules Vote 7/15/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org In letter to House leadership, coalition of outdoors companies says bill ‘will stimulate... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Launches Armed Forces Initiative 7/6/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 6, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org New outreach program engages active duty and veteran service members in public lands... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases BHA Asks Senate to Reject William Pendley as BLM Head 7/1/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 29, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Administration announces plan to formally nominate Pendley, anti-public lands zealot BLM... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Great American Outdoors Act Gains Momentum in House, Senate 6/4/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Public lands package introduced this morning in House, Senate expected to consider its... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases Interior Undercuts Push to Increase Access by Slashing Funding for Key Program 2/11/2020 News for Immediate ReleaseFeb. 11, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Days after launching effort to identify inaccessible public lands, Interior proposes... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Press Releases New Mexico Hunters and Anglers Celebrate Access Win 11/25/2019 News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 22, 2019Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org State game commission overturns unpopular rule limiting public access to streams and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News State Issues Protect Hunting and Fishing Opportunities in the Rio Grande Watershed 10/4/2019 The U.S. Forest Service is currently in the process of developing plans that will direct the management of more than 3 million acres of your National Forest lands in Northern New Mexico for the... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Hunter Rewarded for Reporting Illegal OHV Use on Public Lands 12/5/2018 On the opening day of Colorado 3rd rifle season, a Centennial State resident and his family took a stand for secure wildlife habitat and fair chase and reported two vehicles illegally parked in an... Tags: Colorado Chapter, OHV