Originally published Aug 25th, 2019 on www.bozemandailychronicle.com As the owner of Montana Angler Fly Fishing, it’s easy to see how rivers impact my business and my life. They are the source of Montana’s world renown angling industry, and the life blood of iconic landscapes that drive our $7.1 billion outdoor recreation economy. As a business owner and an angler, I’m especially aware of their unique value as well as the importance of protecting them. What may be less obvious is how rivers ...

Idaho BHA organized a clean-up project along the Salmon River on August 3rd. Volunteers floated the river on rafts and inflatable kayaks on two different sections of BLM land near Salmon and Challis. Thirteen people enjoyed the day on the water and put in some elbow great to pull, bag and remove invasive spotted knapweed.  The team also found and removed old tires, pieces of rusty metal, plastic pipe and other trash.  The Salmon River is an iconic American waterway and thanks to these ...

The Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has three Chapter Leadership Team (CLT) members, along with two additional Colorado BHA members, serving as Statewide Delegates on the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Sportsmen’s Roundtable. Colorado BHA CLT members Adam Gall and Ryan McSparran were selected to serve as Roundtable Statewide Delegates during 2018. More recently, during July 2019, CLT member Cody Doig was appointed as a Statewide Delegate. In addition, Colorado BHA ...

Members of the Arizona chapter came from all over the state and braved the scorching desert heat to meet up in the town of Gila Bend and work alongside Bureau of Land Management employees to install signs promoting responsible OHV use in the Sonoran Desert National Monument. The 776 square mile national monument, which is located in the most biologically diverse desert in North America and contains three federally designated wilderness areas is managed by the BLM and lies just sixty miles ...

Wild fruit is a food collector’s fantasy, a gift that practically begs to be taken. Starting in spring, the plants wave their white flower flags to show you where to find them come summer – juneberries and cherries in the hedgerow, strawberries in the sand, blackberries and raspberries along the logging cut, elderberries on the streambank, and blueberries from the mountaintop all the way down to the granite pond. With every passing day in spring, a new place flushes white with beacons of ...