Hunters and wildlife conservationists scored two major wins in May by killing two bills which would have had significant negative impacts on the state’s hunting traditions and wildlife habitat. The Nevada chapter of BHA was actively engaged in both these efforts, along with a collection of other hunting and conservation interests. Here's more on both bills: SB 90 – Hundreds of Nevada hunters and anglers joined BHA in taking action on this bill, which would have jeopardized ongoing efforts ...

Photo by Erich Dutchover The vast, open sagebrush country of Nevada is often overlooked by travelers passing through. Even long-time residents take this drab, grey-green desert shrub for granted. The once ubiquitous sagebrush is vanishing in plain site, yet it rarely gets the attention of other imperiled landscapes. About half of the 500,000 square miles of sagebrush that once covered large expanses of North America still remains. Nevada loses an average of 200,000 acres of sagebrush every ...

Our NV state Chapter is actively engaged with the Truckee Meadows Land Management Act (https://www.landsbill.org/). This Act includes proposals for both public land disposal and protection in Washoe County that is meant to guide future growth as well as make conservation set-asides that could benefit our public lands. As with past Nevada lands bills, this one has the potential to result in positive benefits for a variety of interests as long as stakeholders are given real opportunities for ...

Earlier today the Nevada delegation led by Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act (S. 3145). The Nevada Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers would like to thank Sen. Cortez Masto and the Nevada delegation for bringing this issue into the national spotlight. The legislation addresses public input and access in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge while incorporating provisions dealing with ...

The godfather of the North American Model of Conservation, Aldo Leopold, once said, “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” Accessing those last few blank places on public land should become a bit easier after the Nevada legislature’s passage of SB 316, which is designed to stop private landowners from illegally blocking public access to our public lands.   The new law now falls into Nevada’s Code NRS 202.450 under ...