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 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 29, 2024  Contact: Mary Glaves, 415-246-5329, glaves@backcountryhunters.org BLM to Maintain Conservation Status for 28 Million Acres in Alaska  Washington, D.C. — Earlier this week, the Bureau of Land Management announced a Record of Decision that would maintain ANCSA D1 Land Withdrawals for 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauded the BLM’s Record of Decision and the associated Public Land Order to advance the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 28, 2024  Contact:  Thomas Plank | plank@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Run Full-Page Ads Urging CO, OR, CA, and AZ Legislators to Act to Protect Public Lands and Conservation Program   The Ads Will Target Congressional Reps. Boebert (CO), Bentz (OR), Calvert (CA), and Ciscomani (AZ)   Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), an organization representing outdoor sportsmen and women, announced full-page, print ads in Arizona, Oregon, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 20, 2024  Contact: Devin O’Dea, 415-246-5329 odea@backcountryhunters.org  Utah Attempts to Wrest Public Lands Out of Public Hands SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) – North America’s premiere advocacy group that serves as the voice for our nation’s wild public lands, waters and wildlife – vehemently opposes the recent legal maneuver by the state of Utah aimed at seizing control of 18.5 million acres of federal public lands.   A long-standing ...

For Immediate Release  Aug. 1, 2024  Contact:  Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org  Public Hunting and Fishing Access Expanded on National Wildlife Refuges  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced the expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities at twelve national wildlife refuges, increasing access by approximately 211,000 acres. As the “voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife,” Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) ...

For Immediate Release Aug. 1, 2024 Contact:  Zoe Bommarito, Trout Unlimted, zoe.bommarito@tu.org, 517-604-1844 Mary Jo Brooks, National Wildlife Federation, BrooksM@nwf.org, 303-549-8351 Thomas Plank, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, plank@backcountryhunters.org, 303-720-0111 Portland, Ore. – The National Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited, and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers have launched an aggressive ad campaign to highlight the urgent need for the designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands ...