Chapter News State Issues Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III 9/16/2025 The Atlantic striped bass was declared overfished in 2019, prompting the implementation of a rebuilding plan aimed at restoring the stock to its target spawning stock biomass by 2029. Tags: New Jersey Chapter, New England Chapter, New York Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, blog
Media Chapter News Virginia Should Commit to Wildlife Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Funding 2/11/2025 Unfortunately, both Virginia HB 2025: Wildlife Corridors or Crossings; Action Plan and Programs and Virginia HB 2059: Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act were tabled at the start of the legislative... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News Celebrating Backcountry Hunters & Anglers with Vibrissa Beer 2/6/2025 Yesterday reminded me once again why I love being a member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. Every year, we hold our annual chapter board meeting for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, bringing everyone... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News Reflections on the 2025 Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival: A Weekend of Connection and Conservation 1/30/2025 Recently, I attended the 2025 Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival at the Meadows Event Park in Doswell, VA. I was representing the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, manning... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Mid-Atlantic Chapter Celebrates Maryland’s Newest National Wildlife Refuge 1/22/2025 The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is thrilled to share exciting news for Maryland and the greater Chesapeake Bay watershed. On December 13, 2024, U.S. Secretary of... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Advocating for Wildlife Protection and Resilient Infrastructure in Virginia 1/22/2025 As Virginia faces increasing challenges related to wildlife-vehicle conflicts, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter continues to support proactive measures that... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act (HB2059) Moves Forward: Action Needed! 1/17/2025 Exciting news! Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act (HB2059) has been referred directly to the House Appropriations Committee (HAC), bypassing the Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Mid-Atlantic Chapter Supports Virginia’s Great Outdoor Act 10/24/2024 The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is expressing its support for Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act (HB 1297). Introduced by Delegate Paul Krizek of Virginia’s 16th District,... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter
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 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 State Issues Wilderness in Virginia? Yes, that there is! 9/17/2023 Back in the spring I was fortunate enough to participate in a “fly-in” event in support of the LWCF Coalition at our Nation’s capital. You can read the blog post I published about that... Tags: policy blog, AFI Featured Stories, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, Capital issues
Media Chapter News State Issues The Land and Water Conservation Fund benefits our nation, so let’s build on it 8/16/2023 The following article was first published by The Virginian-Pilot on 15 August 2023. It is an op-ed I wrote in support of an ongoing collaboration with the LWCF Coalition on behalf of Backcountry... Tags: policy blog, AFI Featured Stories, AFI Comms Channel, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, Capital issues, lwcf