Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Welcomes Confirmation of Brian Nesvik as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Nadia Marji / Wednesday, August 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2025 Contact: Media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. —Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Brian Nesvik as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A seasoned wildlife manager, lifelong hunter, former warden, and most recently Chief Law Enforcement and Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Nesvik brings decades of experience in wildlife management and conservation ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases Read more
Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Veterans Give Back Through Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Nadia Marji / Friday, July 18, 2025 For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 For Information Contact: Valerie DiMarzio, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, vdimarzio@cbf.org Alena Billingsley, Armed Forces Initiative, afimarketing@backcountryhunters.org ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a triumph for outdoor stewardship and clean water, roughly a dozen U.S. veterans and servicemembers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this week to restore oyster habitat in Maryland and Virginia. Both events were part of a larger Chesapeake Bay fishing ... Media Chapter News Stewardship News Press Releases Public Lands & Waters stewardship blog the campfire AFI Featured Stories press releases AFI armed forces initiative Maryland AFI Event Virginia event maryland event Read more
Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates Public Land Sell-Off in Senate Defeated After National Uprising by Hunters, Anglers, Public Land Advocates Nadia Marji / Saturday, June 28, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2026 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Washington, D.C.—Today, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is celebrating the announcement that Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) controversial public lands disposal provision has been formally withdrawn from the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill. This reversal follows a wave of national opposition—led by BHA members and supporters across all 50 states—who mobilized and ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire featured press releases Read more
USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands USDA Rescinds Near Quarter Century Old Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands Nadia Marji / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule—removing long-standing protections for 58.5 million acres of national forest lands across 39 states. For 24 years, the Roadless Rule has provided bedrock safeguards some of America’s most remote and ecologically valuable public lands from ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases Read more
Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales Utah Sportsmen’s Organizations and Businesses Unite in Opposing Public Land Sales Nadia Marji / Monday, June 23, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Twenty-one Utah-based sportsmen’s organizations and over 50 Utah-based businesses in the hunting and fishing industries have signed on to a coalition letter opposing the sale of federal public lands included in the current version of the budget reconciliation bill. The letter, requesting that the sale of public lands be removed from the bill completely, was addressed to Utah Senators Mike ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire featured press releases Read more
BHA Unveils Map Highlighting Hunter-Angler Impacts as Senate Pushes Public Land Selloff BHA Unveils Map Highlighting Hunter-Angler Impacts as Senate Pushes Public Land Selloff Nadia Marji / Thursday, June 19, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2025 CONTACT: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont.—Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) today released an interactive state-by-state ArcGIS Story Map pinpointing Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service parcels eligible for sale in the latest draft of the Senate budget reconciliation bill. But this is no ordinary map: as part of BHA’s ongoing United We Stand for Public Lands campaign, the tool pairs policy with personal stories—photos and ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire featured press releases Read more
Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill Nadia Marji / Thursday, June 12, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is celebrating a critical victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the greater Rainy River Watershed following breaking news from Capitol Hill. The U.S. House of Representatives has removed harmful provisions from its budget reconciliation bill—measures that would have directly undermined existing protections for one of America’s most ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases Read more
BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands Nadia Marji / Wednesday, June 11, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that would force the sale of up to 3 million acres of public lands under the guise of a solution to the housing crisis. This proposal—led by committee chair Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)—would apply to public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest ... Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Colorado Chapter Washington Chapter Idaho Chapter Utah Chapter policy blog the campfire featured press releases New Mexico Chapter Alaska Chapter Arizona Chapter California Chapter Nevada Chapter Oregon Chapter Wyoming Chapter Read more
Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court Iron Bar Holdings Appeals Corner Crossing Case to U.S. Supreme Court Anonym / Thursday, May 22, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Stands by its Position: Corner Crossing is NOT a Crime Iron Bar Holdings Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Review Corner Crossing Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is responding today to news that Iron Bar Holdings, LLC will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the landmark corner crossing ... Media Press Releases policy blog the campfire press releases wycorner_crossing access Read more
Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Bill Nadia Marji / Wednesday, May 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Public Lands Victory: BHA Applauds Removal of Public Land Sale Amendment from House Budget Reconciliation Bill Grassroots pressure from hunters and anglers leads to withdrawal of controversial proposal from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which still includes provisions threatening iconic public lands and waters. MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands ... Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Utah Chapter policy blog the campfire featured press releases Nevada Chapter Read more