Media Press Releases Kelly, Young Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ National Board 3/1/2017 MISSOULA, Mont. – Heather Kelly and J.R. Young have joined the national board of directors of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, bringing passion and expertise in backcountry nutrition, adventure and... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Press Releases Sportsmen Welcome Move to Conserve Colorado’s Thompson Divide 3/1/2017 WASHINGTON – Acknowledging years of collaborative, community-driven efforts to permanently conserve valuable backcountry habitat in Colorado’s Thompson Divide, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: press releases, priority landscapes, habitat, Colorado News
Media Press Releases Statement of sportsmen and women who support an effective Clean Water Act regarding today’s Trump Administration Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule. 2/28/2017 The Trump Administration is undermining the Clean Water Act. American sportsmen and women call on the Administration to protect headwater streams and valuable wetlands, keystones of America’s... Tags: featured, press releases, habitat
Media Press Releases Utah Backpedals on Lawsuit Seeking Control of Public Lands 2/24/2017 Following increasing pressure by sportsmen and others to keep public lands under public ownership, state legislators announce decision to amend suit, which would have cost Utah taxpayers $14... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases BHA Responds to House Public Lands Resolution 2/17/2017 WASHINGTON – Following today’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of a bipartisan resolution affirming the value of America’s public lands, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases State Issues Oregon State Land Board Votes to Sell Elliott State Forest 2/15/2017 82,000-plus acres of prized fish and wildlife habitat to be privatized; public access a question mark under future ownership SALEM, Ore. – Despite widespread support from sportsmen,... Tags: featured, press releases, keepitpublic, Oregon BHA, Oregon Issues
Media Press Releases Recording of BHA Press Event on HR 622 2/8/2017 On Jan. 24, Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah introduced the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (H.R. 622) in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 622 would eliminate federal law enforcement... Tags: press releases, OHV, keepitpublic
Media Press Releases Following Pressure from Sportsmen, Bad Public Lands Bill Abandoned 2/2/2017 Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced decision to abandon H.R. 621, which would have seized millions of acres of public lands and waters WASHINGTON - Following pressure from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: featured, press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases BHA Statement on Zinke Hearing 1/17/2017 WASHINGTON – As members of the Senate meet this afternoon to hold a hearing on Rep. Ryan Zinke, nominated as secretary of the Interior by the Trump administration, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers... Tags: press releases, keepitpublic, media
Media Press Releases Stream Access Weighed by Utah Supreme Court 1/13/2017 Public opportunities to legally fish, hunt or float Utah waterways could be decided this week SALT LAKE CITY – Years of legal uncertainty surrounding public access of Utah streams and... Tags: the campfire, press releases, access, stream access, news
Media Press Releases State Issues U.S. House Reignites Effort to Save LWCF 1/12/2017 Bill introduced today would permanently reauthorize popular, effective conservation program WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning would... Tags: press releases, access, lwcf, Pennsylvania Issues, Arizona issues
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Winter Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 1/10/2017 The newest issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers magazine is available today MISSOULA, Mont. – The winter issue of Backcountry Journal is arriving in BHA members’ mailboxes now. Here’s a... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases