By Brett French - July 23, 2020 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette Legislation that would fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund was passed by the U.S. House on Wednesday by a 310-107 margin. The Great American Outdoors Act is "a fitting complement to our successful efforts to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund,” said Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., during the House session. “It provides dedicated funding to increase public access ...

News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2020Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Following a decisive 310-107 vote, conservation and access bill advances to president’s desk Chapter Statements WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives decisively voted today to advance the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill Backcountry Hunters & Anglers calls a “once in a generation” opportunity to fund conservation and access in the United States. The House vote sends ...

Hannah Nikonow is a BHA Life Member and past board member for the Montana Chapter. She works for the Intermountain West Joint Venture’s sagebrush program called Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands. Invasive annual grasses, like cheatgrass, are extra nasty weeds creeping into sagebrush country all across the West. Sportsmen and public landowners need to know about this invader that's degrading habitat and our hunting opportunities. Here are five things to know with tips on what you ...

“The natural world sustains us with clean air, unpolluted water, recreation, and natural resources. If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.” –Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase[1] The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has—despite the COVID-19 pandemic—been adding new members and Corporate Partners, holding virtual events and engaging on numerous issues impacting our wild public lands, waters and wildlife along with growing our Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) program and ...

By Ben Gabriel, Marne Hayess, John B. Sullivan III, Frank Szollosi, Becky Edwards, Scott Brennan and Jim Klug - July 19, 2020 - Originally published in the Missoulian     Dear Sen. Daines, Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in the Senate is cause for celebration during a trying time. Thank you for your work in the Senate advancing this public lands and outdoor recreation bill. The full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund included in this package will ...