Media Chapter News State Issues Senate Committee Advances Final Public Lands and Waters Legislation for the 118th Congress 11/20/2024 On November 19, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held its final Business Meeting of the 118th Congress. The record-breaking number of bills on the docket highlights the backlog of... Tags: Montana Chapter, Policy, media, Nevada Chapter, California Chapter, Public Waters Access, Access & Opportunity, Colorado Chapter
Media Press Releases BHA Acknowledges Secretary of Interior Announcement, Calls for Renewed Commitment to Conservation 11/15/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager, plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News State Issues US Marines Provide Helicopter Support for Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement 11/15/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Devin O'Dea 415-246-5329, odea@backcountryhunters.org | Scott Gibson 909-210-0548, scottygibson@gmail.com Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the... Tags: media, California Chapter, Habitat Stewardship
Media News Chapter News Veterans Against the Ambler Road: A Call for Responsible Stewardship of Public Lands 11/13/2024 As a veteran who has dedicated my life to serving this country, I am deeply troubled by an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would revive the Ambler Road project.... Tags: Policy, media, Armed Forces Initiative, Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Organizations Optimistic about Final Plan to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat, Call for Work to Begin 11/8/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM plan aims to stanch steep decline of iconic bird (WASHINGTON, D.C.--November 8, 2024) –... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Press Releases Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of Hunters and Anglers 11/4/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Utah Public Lands Lawsuit: How Can I Get Involved? 10/10/2024 A lot of hunters and anglers have reached out to our chapter asking how they can get even more involved in opposing Utah’s Public Lands Lawsuit in addition to signing the petition on BHA’s... Tags: Policy, media, Utah Chapter
Media Chapter News The Access Frontlines 10/10/2024 This article originally appeared as the President's Message column of the Summer 2024 Backcountry Journal. By Patrick Berry Imagine the excitement and anticipation after a long week of... Tags: media, Texas Chapter
Media Press Releases The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation Act 10/9/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation... Tags: Policy, media, Press Releases
Media Chapter News Hunting on the Ballot 9/30/2024 This article also appears in the Fall 2024 issue of Backcountry Journal. By Bryan Jones This fall the public’s right to hunt will take center stage on the ballot in Colorado... Tags: media, Backcountry Journal, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News Press Releases New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands 9/26/2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep. 26, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Tags: media, Press Releases, Colorado Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Hunters Cannot Dismiss the Magnitude of Utah’s Public Lands Lawsuit 9/16/2024 On August 20th, 2024, Utah’s Governor Cox announced a sweeping lawsuit that the State filed with the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the federal government’s legal right to hold and manage 18.5... Tags: media, Utah Chapter