The Indiana chapter has had a tremendous start to 2024. Our Events Team organized a slate of events in February that set us on track for another banner year. We kicked things off with a wood duck box build at J.E. Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area in northern Indiana (pictured above). 22 volunteers showed up to assemble 24 wood duck boxes for the property, and a Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems grant our Board of Directors member, Ben Stout, received covered the supplies. With such a ...

The 2024 legislative short session has come to an end and in a bewildering turn of events, despite broad stakeholder support, House Bill 4148, (HB4148) Rep. Helm’s Wildlife Omnibus Bill, died in ways and means. To recap, HB 4148 would have addressed programmatic needs and raised awareness around migration corridors, zoonotic disease research, combating invasive species and addressing coexistence of wildlife in Oregon. Over the course of the session, BHA members, supporters and other public ...

Friday March 8, 2024 Albuquerque, NM   The meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. with the Commission roll call. Commissioners present included Tirzio Lopez (Vice-Chair), Fernando Clemente, Sharon Salazar-Hickey, Ed Garcia, Dr. Sabina Pack (new), and Robert Stump (new). Attending virtually was Commissioner Greg Fulfer. With the two new commissioners, the legally required number of 7 members was reached. Commissioner Pack (Silver City) identifies as a marketing professional; Commissioner Stump ...

From the column: "In the water world that is northern Minnesota, one thing you can count on is that any sulfide-mine proposal is also a watershed-ruining disaster in waiting." David A. Lien   In October, I joined a group of hunters, anglers, and others for an annual Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness trip. On Bald Eagle Lake, we noted the remarkable comeback of trumpeter swans, counting 37 in one bay. Although we didn’t encounter any other paddlers until our fifth day, the Boundary Waters ...

Government Funding Update Last Friday, Congress voted once again to avoid a government shutdown by extending funding for the federal government through a continuing resolution. A negotiated deal to finalize government funding for the current fiscal year was released over the weekend and is expected to be voted on and sent to the President’s desk this week. The negotiated government funding deal includes cuts to nearly all agencies and programs, including federal land management agencies. The ...