Media Chapter News State Issues Companion Legislation Reintroduced to Expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Protections 4/24/2019 UPDATE: By Justin Bubenik, California Chapter Co-Chair Shortly after "Expanding Wilderness on the Fringe of the Concrete Jungle" was posted in late March, Senator Harris (D-CA) and Representative... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues CDFW Proposes New Fishing Regulations 4/22/2019 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently released a proposed set of changes to the state’s inland trout fishing regulations in furtherance of the Department’s Inland Trout... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Expanding Wilderness on the Fringe of the Concrete Jungle 3/19/2019 Representative Judy Chu and Senator Kamala Harris have each introduced companion legislation in the House and Senate aimed at further protections and expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News California Chapter helps with Desert Sheep survey 3/11/2019 On March 4th, members from the California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers volunteered to survey wild sheep in the San Gabriel Mountains located just west of Los Angeles. The survey was... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues California Desert Bill included in S.47 2/19/2019 On February 12th, the Senate overwhelming passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a landmark conservation public lands package in a 92-8 vote in support of the measure. The highlight... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Chapter works with Congress on Desert Protection 1/22/2019 Throughout last year, the California Chapter was been involved in working with Representative Cook and Senator Feinstein on their California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act (H.R. 857) and... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues California Chapter joins in R3 Initiative 11/19/2018 This past October, the California chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined a group of California sportsman organizations and dozens of other stakeholders to review the first draft of the... Tags: California Chapter, Mentorship
Media Chapter News State Issues Restore Hunting in Castle Mountains National Monument 9/6/2018 In February 2016, 20,920 acres of public lands east of the Mojave National Preserve were designated under the Antiquities Act as the Castle Mountains National Monument. Diverse outdoor... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News Filson Night in San Francisco interview 8/1/2018 The great outdoors comes inside to tell Campfire Stories Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 28,... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues California prepares comments for Mojave National Preserve's Water Management Plan 6/21/2018 While the California Chapter has been busy planning Pint Nights and staffing booths at various outdoor events. The chapter has also been working on providing comments and recommendations to our... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News California BHA Summer 2016 Update 7/22/2016 The California Chapter will have a table at the North American Longbow Safari, July 2 and 3, hosted by Traditional Archers of California, in Petaluma. We are looking for members to help man our... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News California BHA Spring 2016 Update 4/22/2016 The California Chapter has been growing over the past three years, and our 2016 leadership team will continue to impact issues affecting the state. Craig Van Arsdale is secretary. The chairman... Tags: California Chapter