Media Chapter News Mid-Atlantic 2024 Public Lands Month Public Lands Packout 9/9/2024 Every year Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) celebrates National Public Lands Day as a month-long celebration. So, what exactly is all this about and what is National Public Land Day. In... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Fight for Stream Access: Hunters, Anglers, and Boaters Unite for Colorado’s Waters 9/6/2024 “Colorado’s magnificent rivers and streams are a public trust to be enjoyed by all. Our message to state officials: let our people float and fish.” - Colorado Chapter Co-Chair, Don... Tags: Public Waters Access, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News RECAP: Vermont Northwoods Story Slam at Johnson Woolen Mills 9/5/2024 Nothing defines hunting the big woods like wool pants and coats in the classic buffalo check pattern. Johnson Woolen Mills has been at it in Vermont for nearly two centuries. They hosted us for... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Chapter News Howe Ranch Fence Removal 9/5/2024 Howe Ranch Fence Removal By Briant Wiles With the elk bugling and the temps starting to come down in the mountains of central Colorado my mind drifts back to the heat of the summer and one of... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Keep Public Lands Out of Utah's Greedy Hands 9/4/2024 In the history of ill-advised plans and underhanded schemes to squander the public lands legacy shared by all Americans, Utah officials may have just eclipsed the rest of the bunch. In August, the... Tags: Policy, media, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News BHA Volunteers Expand Elk Habitat on BLM lands in Northwest CA 9/4/2024 On a still morning in Humboldt County, BHA volunteers gathered at the Lacks Creek Management Area for the second year in a row to expand elk and deer habitat by reducing encroaching conifers on... Tags: California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media Chapter News MI DNR State Forest Managment Plan - Public Comment Opportunities 8/30/2024 Michigan DNR will release for public comment a draft of the new State Forest Management Plan Development of the Draft Management Plan was a monumental undertaking by the DNR and will set the... Tags: Michigan Chapter
Media Press Releases New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, plank@backcountryhunters.org New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals Hunting, fishing organizations... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News State Issues The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project 8/30/2024 The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is committed to our mission to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National Monument 8/30/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2024 Contact: Joel Weltzien, (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, California Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska 8/29/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 29, 2024 Contact: Mary Glaves, 415-246-5329, glaves@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska Washington, D.C.... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA TO RUN ADS URGING CO, OR, CA, & AZ LEGISLATORS TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS, CONSERVATION PROGRAM 8/28/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 28, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank | plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Run Full-Page Ads Urging CO, OR, CA, and AZ Legislators to Act to Protect... Tags: Press Releases