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BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO

Thomas Plank
For Immediate Release  May 24, 2024 Contact: Brittany Parker 863-885-1650, parker@backcountryhunters.org BHA Receives $313K for Virtual Fencing Stewardship Project in CO WALDEN, CO — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is proud to announce the awarding of a $313,200 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for wildlife and grasslands conservation in southern Colorado. BHA staff land management agencies and ranchers will be utilizing virtual fencing, a new technology that helps ...
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BHA Enters into New Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Katie McKalip
News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 20, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org  USFWS will invest in restoration and fence removal, inventory and modification work in greater sage grouse habitat in northwest Colorado  WASHINGTON – In a new partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Sage Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Sage BIL) funds will be invested in greater sage grouse habitat restoration work in northwestern ...
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BHA Formalizes $2.5 Million Partnership Agreement with BLM to Elevate Habitat Stewardship

Katie McKalip
News for Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Partnership invests Inflation Reduction Act dollars in projects across Western states over five years, benefiting big-game migration corridors and priority habitat for other species, including sage grouse WASHINGTON – Critical wildlife habitat, including big-game migration corridors and sage grouse habitat, will benefit from a new partnership between the Bureau of Land Management and ...
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Sego Trailhead Expansion Joins Public, Private Forces to Expand Access for Backcountry Users

Thomas Plank
News for Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023Contact: Katie DeLorenzo, 505-410-6284, delorenzo@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — In a multi-agency and organization collaboration, Utah Backcountry Hunters & Anglers helped complete a trailhead expansion, clean-up, and infrastructure installation project at a popular access site in the Book Cliffs area of the state. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Sportsmen for Fish and ...
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