The following Op-Ed by Brian Jennings was orginally published in the Bend Bulletin on February 2, 2014.Since 2008, the Trust for Public Land has been quietly working to transfer a privately held 101-acre parcel of land along the Crooked River Canyon to the Bureau of Land Management. The transfer, using money from the Land & Water Conservation Fund, would provide a seamless access point for outdoor enthusiasts, thus allowing greater public access to this Central Oregon treasure. For anglers, ...

The following letter was sent to the Montrose County Commission in response to a season road closure that was supported by the commission to protect wildlife habitat.2/9/14Dear Montrose County Commissioners Henderson, White and Ellis: I am writing on behalf of Colorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to thank you for passing Resolution 07-2014, directing a seasonal closure of Green Mt. Rd., C77, for protection of your struggling resident sage grouse population. We are in agreement with each ...

The following op-ed originaly appeared in the Grand Rapids Herald Review on February 4, 2014.PolyMet is one of several companies considering sulfide mining operations in northeastern Minnesota. During recent public meetings in Duluth, Aurora, and St. Paul on the PolyMet Mining NorthMet Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS), mining companies sent busloads of sulfide mining supporters to make a show of force, but most of the substantive testimony came from mine ...

The following is a letter submitted by members of NM BHA to the Cibola National regarding a proposal to permit intensive military operations in otherwise relatively undisturbed backcountry habitat.  To help NM BHA February 5, 2014Ms. Cheryl PrewittCibola National ForestU.S. Forest Service2113 Osuna Rd., NE, Ste. AAlbuquerque, NM 87113Re: Military Training Exercises Project – Comments submitted by E-mailDear Ms. Prewitt:I am submitting my comments in response to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and ...

Colorado BHA is pleased to announce that White River National Forest Habitat Watchman, Bob Shettle, has been invited by Colorado Parks & Wildlife director, Bob Broscheid, to serve as the West Slope Angler Representative on the Wildlife Council.As an avid outdoorsman, experienced teacher and passionate backcountry enthusiast, Shettle brings a unique perspective to the Wildlife Council, whose aim is to “oversee the design of a comprehensive media-based public information program to educate the ...