Wednesday, July 19, 2023   The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590   Subject: for Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program Discretionary Grant Letter of Support: Missoula, Montana to Garrison, Montana Wildlife Crossing Feasibility Study   Dear Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, we offer this letter in support of the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Wildlife ...

Kali Becher Open Lands Project ManagerMissoula County200 W. BroadwayMissoula, MT 59802 May 3rd, 2023 Re: Marshall Mountain Community Forest and Mountain Park Dear Ms. Becher: I am writing on behalf of Montana Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in strong support of the Marshall Community Forest and Mountain Park project. This project provides a unique opportunity to secure public access to a 480-acre area that would allow for continued recreation and educational uses, protect important forest and ...

October 7, 2022   Chris Dowling District Ranger Flathead National Forest All Units 650 Wolfpack Way Kalispell, MT, 59901 christopher.dowling@usda.gov   Re: Proposed Holland Lake Expansion Project   Dear Mr. Dowling: The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers represents roughly 3,000 dues paying members across the state of Montana, each passionate about conservation, our public lands and waters, and our publicly owned wildlife.  The proposed expansion to Holland Lake Lodge is ...

February 8th, 2022   To Montana Department of Environmental Quality:   Montana BHA on behalf of our 3,000+ dues-paying members continue to oppose the requested implementation of SB 358 via the amendment of ARM 17.30.1304. While SB 358 directs the department to amend the administrative rules to delete references to numeric nutrient standards, we implore the department to find creative ways to incorporate unambiguous quantitative measurements back in. Climate change is already warming our ...

June 3rd, 2021  Dear FWP Commission –  The Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a grassroot conservation organization with approximately 3,000 due-paying members across the state of Montana. We are writing to voice our support for all of the proposed projects that support the future success of our native cold-water fisheries.  Montana is well known for the abundance of our wild and native trout. But as the temperature of Montana’s rivers, streams and tributary waters continues ...