Media Chapter News Local View: Mining-threatened Boundary Waters remains a top priority 3/8/2024 From the column: "In the water world that is northern Minnesota, one thing you can count on is that any sulfide-mine proposal is also a watershed-ruining disaster in waiting." David A. Lien In... Tags: Public Lands & Waters, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Iowa BHA Opposes Attempts to Block Public Land Acquisitions 3/7/2024 Attacks to our public lands and public access can take many forms at the legislature. They can come as proposals that focus on maintaining current public lands rather than acquiring new lands,... Tags: Iowa Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues BHA Opposes Sweeping Fishing Closures in California 3/7/2024 Right now in California, anglers, spear fishers, Tribes and other saltwater stakeholders are grappling with a series of regulatory petitions that could result in reduced fishing access along... Tags: California Chapter, Access & Opportunity
Media Chapter News State Issues NY Chapter Visits Albany to Lobby for Wildlife Crossing Bill 3/6/2024 Tuesday March 5th NY BHA along with Wildlands Network, The Nature Conservancy, Rewinding Institute, Protect the Adirondacks, Scenic Hudson, and Hudson Highlands Land Trust visited with NY Assembly... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues 2024 Utah Legislative Session Recap & Impacts 3/4/2024 After a busy session, the Utah Legislature wrapped up this past Friday, March 1. The chapter leaders of Utah Backcountry Hunters and Anglers tracked multiple bills this year and participated in... Tags: Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News RI BHA Sponsors Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt 3/1/2024 For the first time, BHA’s New England Chapter is sponsoring the RI Youth Mentored Wild Turkey Hunt coordinated by The Light Foundation and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s... Tags: New England Chapter
Media Press Releases New Federal Legislation to Benefit Habitat, Falls Short of RAWA 2/29/2024 For Immediate Release Feb. 29, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org Kaden McArthur 435-770-3774,... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Volunteers Improve New Public Land in Kansas 2/29/2024 Seven volunteers from Kansas BHA and two Pheasants Forever Habitat Specialists joined staff from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at Lovewell Wildlife Area to assist with an on-the-ground... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Kansas Volunteers Create Habitat for Lake Olathe 2/29/2024 The Kansas Chapter of BHA teamed up with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Bishop Miege Fishing Club, a local Boy Scout Troop, and other individuals February 22, 2024 to build new... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Kansas BHA encourages action on three bad House bills 2/22/2024 Kansans are facing a rash of bills in the state legislature that will greatly affect hunters and anglers. It should be noted that all these bills originated from the House Committee on Agriculture... Tags: Policy, Kansas Chapter
Media Chapter News Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator (Briant Wiles) Joins Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Team 2/22/2024 Briant Wiles recently joined the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) team as Colorado Habitat Stewardship Coordinator. Briant was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming, and grew up hunting and... Tags: Habitat Stewardship, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Vermont BHA Opposes Legislative Bill to Eliminate the Fish and Wildlife Board 2/20/2024 2/17/2024 The Vermont Legislative session is in full swing and bills that will have a major impact on our ability to hunt, fish, and trap are up for discussion. The Senate Committee on Natural... Tags: New England Chapter