Contacts:  Sam Davidson, Policy Director, California Public Lands, Trout Unlimitedsam.davidson@tu.org; (831) 235-2542 Redgie Collins, Director of Law and Policy, California Troutrcollins@caltrout.org; (415) 748-8755 Joel Weltzien, California Chapter Coordinator, Backcountry Hunters & Anglersweltzien@backcountryhunters.org; (406) 925-3771 REDDING, Calif—Local fishing businesses announced today their support for the creation of a new national monument in northern California to permanently ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2024 Contacts: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA Responds to Secretary of Agriculture Nomination Washington, D.C. – President-elect Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, signaling a pivotal moment for hunters, anglers, and conservationists nationwide. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and ...

For Immediate Release  Nov. 25, 2024   Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org   BHA Welcomes Conservation Leader James Brandenburg to North American Board  MISSOULA, MT — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers proudly announces James Brandenburg, an accomplished grassroots leader and passionate outdoorsman, as the newest member of its North American Board.  As North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, BHA aims to ensure our outdoor heritage of hunting and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 15, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, Communications Manager, plank@backcountryhunters.org Nadia Marji, VP of Marketing & Communications, nadia@backcountryhunters.org BHA Acknowledges Secretary of Interior Announcement, Calls for Renewed Commitment to Conservation Washington, DC. – Following yesterday evening’s announcement by president-elect Trump that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will serve as Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), BHA President and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org BLM plan aims to stanch steep decline of iconic bird  (WASHINGTON, D.C.--November 8, 2024) – Leading conservation and sportsmen’s organizations today reacted with cautious optimism to a newly released final draft of a plan by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that outlines how the agency intends to reverse the alarming decline of greater sage-grouse populations across 10 Western states. The ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Kaden McArthur, 435-770-3774, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Elected Officials in 15 States Oppose Public Lands, Condemned by Grassroots Network of Hunters and Anglers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elected officials in 14 states have now filed four legal briefs in support of the State of Utah’s lawsuit seeking control of 18.5 million acres of public land, with implications that threaten all federal public lands. Following immediate opposition from ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — The North American Grasslands Conservation Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace (R – S.C.), Sharice Davids (D – Kan.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R – Penn.) and Mike Thompson (D – Calif.). Once passed, the legislation will be one of the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep. 26, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111, plank@backcountryhunters.org New Senate Bill Would Conserve Over 700,000 Acres of Colorado Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA),  is celebrating the introduction of the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act in the U.S. Senate today. The introduction follows the release of a draft bill two years prior and more than a decade of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 30, 2024  Contact: Thomas Plank, plank@backcountryhunters.org New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals Hunting, fishing organizations welcome a responsible approach to solar energy development on public lands   DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Final Programmatic EIS and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendments would support an updated siting and permitting framework across 11 western states for management of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 30, 2024  Contact: Joel Weltzien, (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Anglers and Hunters Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Create Sáttítla National Monument Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support permanent protection for unique aquifer, upland habitats, and sporting opportunities of the Medicine Lake Highlands SACRAMENTO—Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) praised today’s announcement from Sens. Alex ...