The 2022 West Virginia legislative session is at the halfway mark.  We’ve been following the action to ensure that we can speak up for our chapter’s interests where needed. We have identified a few issues of concern during this legislative session and would like to bring them to your attention.    Managing Off-Highway Vehicle Use (OHV) on Public Lands A series of bills have been introduced for a comprehensive motorized recreation program on our public lands under the guise of “wildlife ...

February 14, 2022 US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha DistrictOperations Division, Natural Resources Section1616 Capitol Ave.Omaha, NE 68102 RE: Scoping Comments Fort Peck Project Master Plan Dear Fort Peck Master Plan Project Team: Our organizations represent tens of thousands of Montana sportsmen and sportswomen who greatly value the fish and wildlife resources and hunting and fishing opportunities provided to the public by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ administered lands and waters at Fort ...

With the Rhode Island legislative session in full swing and DEM’s hunting & fishing annual regulatory process right around the corner we’ve been working hard to ensure the voices of hunters and anglers are heard when decisions that will affect us are made. Below you’ll find some updates on work we’ve recently completed and issues we’ve been tracking in January, and information on some of the things we’re expecting in the coming months.   New England BHA Renews Legislation to Protect Rhode ...

In August of 2015, an Environmental Protection Agency mine cleanup crew made a terrible mistake. As the crew worked to try and reduce the amount of polluted wastewater entering the Animas River watershed from the abandoned Gold King Mine, it accidentally triggered a huge release of heavy metals-tainted wastewater.   In a matter of hours, the river, a trophy trout stream as it runs through the city of Durango, was flowing bright orange. While the impact was short-lived, and, thankfully, ...

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 ...