Roadless Rule Rollback Roadless Rule Rollback Monday, July 14, 2025 Roadless Rule Rollback On June 24 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) posted a statement (“USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands”)...
Sunday Hunting coming soon to Pennsylvania Sunday Hunting coming soon to Pennsylvania Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Don Rank HARRISBURG, PA, July 9, 2025 – This morning, at a small ceremony near the state capital, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law House Bill 1431. At last the ban on Sunday...
Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day Thursday, July 10, 2025 Colorado BHA Chapter Rallies Conservationists From Across the State (& Nation) for Flood the Lines Day “This is why BHA was built. For this opportunity. For this fight!”[1] Months before the June...
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trailfest RECAP This weekend, BHA members teamed up with the Mountains to Sound Greenway crew to give some love back to the Cheese Rock Trail near Cle Elum. Together,...
Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires. Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires. Monday, July 7, 2025 “Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires.” Duluth News Tribune: 6/29/25. On May 29 in Colorado, I met Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocate and Ely...
NC: Helene Storm Debris Removal Threatens Native Trout Habitat in Western North Carolina NC: Helene Storm Debris Removal Threatens Native Trout Habitat in Western North Carolina Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Nine months after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southern Appalachians, contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to rip through critical aquatic habitats in the name of...
Roadless Rule Rollback Roadless Rule Rollback Monday, July 14, 2025 Roadless Rule Rollback On June 24 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) posted a statement (“USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands”)...
Sunday Hunting coming soon to Pennsylvania Sunday Hunting coming soon to Pennsylvania Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Don Rank HARRISBURG, PA, July 9, 2025 – This morning, at a small ceremony near the state capital, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law House Bill 1431. At last the ban on Sunday...
NC: Helene Storm Debris Removal Threatens Native Trout Habitat in Western North Carolina NC: Helene Storm Debris Removal Threatens Native Trout Habitat in Western North Carolina Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Nine months after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southern Appalachians, contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to rip through critical aquatic habitats in the name of...
State Policy Spotter State Policy Spotter Tuesday, July 1, 2025 This is your July edition of BHA's State Policy Spotter - a high-level scan of state policy and legislation impacting our wild public lands, waters and wildlife across North America. Note - this...
Russian River Fencing Project 2025 Recap Russian River Fencing Project 2025 Recap Thursday, June 26, 2025 Russian River Fencing Project 2025 Recap“Ahhh yes, the great Friday evening Kenai migration,” my wife joked as we headed south along the Seward Highway. In front of us stretched a seemingly...
NC Chapter Urges Members to Take Action During Small Legislative Window to End Inshore Bottom Trawling In State NC Chapter Urges Members to Take Action During Small Legislative Window to End Inshore Bottom Trawling In State Wednesday, June 18, 2025 TAKE ACTION NOW! A rare opportunity has presented itself during this legislative session for recreational anglers in North Carolina to support a ban on inshore, bottom-disturbing trawlers from...