“Public lands are not to be gifted to foreign mining billionaires.” Duluth News Tribune: 6/29/25. On May 29 in Colorado, I met Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) advocate and Ely resident Becky Rom, the national chair of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters. She and her team attended the Outside Festival in Denver — for good reason. “Attendance at the four-day event … drew 35,000 people, nearly doubling attendance from the debut event last year,” the Colorado Sun reported. Rom ...

Minnesotans from across the political spectrum gathered on May 8th at the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda to voice their support for our public lands, waters and the iconic Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The event was organized by the Minnesota BHA Chapter, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, and Save the Boundary Waters, and supported by several  other conservation partners.  Nearly 300 public land owners made the trip to St. Paul and shared stories of camping, paddling, hunting, and fishing ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025    Contacts:  Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org  Lukas Leaf, Executive Director, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, lukas@sportsmenbwca.org    Hunters and Anglers Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Boundary Waters A historic push to ensure future generations can hunt, fish, and paddle in the iconic watershed could be in dire jeopardy if public ...

The North Country Icebreaker: A Gathering for Outdoor Enthusiasts and Public Lands Supporters A rendezvous is traditionally a meeting between two or more people at a pre-arranged location. The BHA North American Rendezvous draws people from across North America for an unforgettable weekend filled with seminars, food, drinks, and passionate support for public lands. Three years ago, the Minnesota Chapter of BHA set out to create something similar—an event that would unite the northern ...

Public Lands Month is not only a chance for BHA members to celebrate our wild places and be thankful for the opportunities they have given us, but it is also our chance to give back to them. Minnesota BHA and AFI members gathered on the shores of Big Sandy Lake in east-central Minnesota on Sept. 27 in partnership with the U.S Army Corp of Engineers for a workday installing wood duck houses and mapping locations to record future nesting successes. After a morning of introductions of members ...