Media Chapter News RECAP: Maine BHA Skowhegan Fence Removal 4/30/2024 It was a very successful day at the Maine Skowhegan Fence Removal Project last Sunday April 28th. A small but feisty crew removed +1500’ of fence that was wrapped in invasive plants! The Maine... Tags: stewardship blog, New England news, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Member Dan Parkinson Receives Aldo Leopold Award 4/29/2024 Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Board/Executive Leadership Team (ELT) member Dan Parkinson received the BHA Aldo Leopold Award for outstanding effort conserving terrestrial wildlife... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News House of Representatives to Vote on Attacks to Public Lands and Waters 4/25/2024 Update 5/1/2024: On April 30, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the WEST Act with a vote of 211-202. The Superior National Forest Restoration Act was passed with a vote of 212-203. On May... Tags: Minnesota news, Utah News, policy blog, the campfire, Alaska news, Nevada Chapter Download
Media Chapter News EVENT RECAP: ND BHA Supports U.S. Forest Service Sheyenne National Grasslands Stewardship Project 4/25/2024 On April 14th, six BHA members (plus three kids!) helped clean up Hankinson Hills, a U.S. Forest Service property about an hour southwest of Fargo. The 2800-acre property is a beautiful rolling... Tags: north dakota recap, stewardship blog, North Dakota News Download
Media Chapter News 4/19/24 NM State Game Commission Recap 4/24/2024 The State Game Commission is finally up to full membership, though with half the commissioners either brand new or relatively new to the job, their April meeting in Silver City was more about... Tags: New Mexico news Download
Media Chapter News Jacob Young Emerging Leader Spotlight 4/22/2024 After joining the Idaho State Chapter Board, I’ve been lucky enough to get acquainted with the University of Idaho (U of I) Collegiate Chapter and their powerhouse of a President Jacob Young. We... Tags: idaho news, Idaho Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Press Releases Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands 4/16/2024 For Immediate Release April 16, 2024 Contact: Thomas Plank, 303-720-0111 plank@backcountryhunters.org Chuckwalla National Monument Would Conserve, Connect Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.— As... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases, California news Download
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA Tackles Kiowa Fence Improvements 4/16/2024 As Backcountry Hunters and Anglers members and Forest Service personnel gathered on Friday evening, newcomers were treated to the wide open vistas of the high plains, vast unbroken skylines and... Tags: New Mexico news, stewardship Download
Media Chapter News NM Waterfowl Hunters Comment on 2019 State Land Closure 4/15/2024 The New Mexico State Land office is undergoing a public planning process for the 212 acre parcel of state land adjacent to Valle de Oro that was unilaterally closed to waterfowl hunting by the... Tags: New Mexico news, New Mexico Chapter Download
Media Chapter News New Mexico BHA Board Member Appointed to Habitat Stamp Committee 4/15/2024 On March 8, 2024, Mark Mattaini (Paguate, NM), a member of the NM BHA board, was appointed by the New Mexico Game Commission to a five-year term on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC), which... Tags: New Mexico news, stewardship, New Mexico Chapter Download
Media Chapter News A Changing of the Guard 4/15/2024 A Changing of the Guard This year's Washington chapter board retreat brought mixed emotions as my esteemed co-chair, Cameron Lankhaar, shared his decision to step down from his position. Cameron... Tags: washington blog, Washington Chapter, Washington News Download
Media Chapter News CT RECAP: Forest Clean-up and Invasives Foraging Class Naugatuck State Forest April 2024 4/15/2024 The Connecticut team of the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joined Joe Ross, arborist and founder of eattheplanet.org, and Amy Demers, founder of CT Foraging Club, for a... Tags: New England news, New England Chapter, New England Events Download
Media Chapter News VT Recap: Maintenance Day at Dead Creek WMA April 2024 4/15/2024 The Vermont team of the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers held a Maintenance Day at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area on April 13th, removing brush and trees on the West... Tags: stewardship blog, New England news, New England Chapter, New England Events Download
Media Chapter News Oklahoma 2024 Spring Newsletter 4/15/2024 Tags: Oklahoma News, Oklahoma Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Arkansas Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Contributes $5,000 to Arkansas Game and Fish for Black Bear Research 4/12/2024 Arkansas Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has made a donation of $5,000 to support black bear research efforts undertaken by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). This contribution, sourced... Tags: Arkansas Chapter, Arkansas News Download
Media Chapter News NY BHA April Newsletter 4/11/2024 Update from Chapter Chair Well, May is almost here, and despite the excitement of earthquakes and a solar eclipse, I can’t wait for it to finally arrive! There is no better time to be in the woods... Tags: New York news, New York BHA Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues VT: GMNF TELEPHONE GAP INTEGRATED RESOURCE PROJECT, 2024 4/11/2024 On April 8th, 2024, the Vermont team submitted a comment to the US Forest Service on the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project (Telephone Gap IRP). The Green Mountain National Forest is part... Tags: New England news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
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Media Chapter News State Issues Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Dolores River Canyons National Monument Proposal 4/5/2024 In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Conservation Director John Gale, “Conserving large tracts of undeveloped public lands as national monuments is essential to America’s... Tags: Colorado News, Colorado Issues, Colorado BHA, Colorado Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues VT: GMNF Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project Comment Period 4/5/2024 4/5/24 The US Forest Service is seeking public comment on a project called the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project (Telephone Gap IRP). The scope of the project is broad and it includes a... Tags: New England news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Update: Vermont BHA Opposes Legislative Bill to Restructure Fish & Wildlife Board 4/3/2024 Thanks to pressure from the hunting and angling community, which was generated from New England BHA and other key Vermont Sporting groups, lawmakers made significant amendments to S.258 before... Tags: New England news, New England issues, New England Chapter Download
Media Chapter News Recap: Three Rivers WMA - Public Land Packout 4/2/2024 NY BHA had a great day Saturday March 30th, 2024 with the Public Land Packout at the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area outside Syracuse, New York. This public land offers hiking, abundant... Tags: New York news, New York BHA Chapter, New York events Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA Position on State Land Transfers 4/2/2024 BHA MN Position on Ownership Transfer of Public Lands As the voice for public lands, waters, and wildlife, the Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA MN) believes our shared... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues, container Download
Media Chapter News North Dakota BHA 2024 Spring Newsletter 4/1/2024 ND BHA Quarterly Newsletter Greetings from ND BHA! We are making our way out of winter here in North Dakota. Plans for the chapter are taking shape, this letter will give you an update on what... Tags: North Dakota News Download