Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Reintroduced Senate Bill and New House Companion Would Conserve More Than 700,000 Acres of Public Lands in Colorado 5/19/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is... Tags: Colorado Chapter, policy blog, the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News NY May Newsletter 5/19/2025 Update from Chapter Chair Hey all, I hope all you turkey hunters have had some success chasing spring gobblers. If not, I hope you at least have enjoyed some time in nature! This month, I want to... Tags: New York Chapter
Media Chapter News Stinking Springs Fence Pull and Wildlife Friendly Re-build 5/16/2025 On May 9-10, BHA volunteers teamed up with the BLM biology department of the Upper Snake Field office to improve fencing around riparian areas in Stinking Springs Canyon Idaho. The removal of... Tags: stewardship blog, Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Turkey Quills & Teenagers 5/15/2025 I received a well written email from the head of student council at a local high school asking for BHA to come table an event during their Earth Week. He was put up to this task by his... Tags: Idaho Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues The Mendenhall Wetlands: A Place of Abundance and Connection 5/14/2025 The Mendenhall Wetlands: A Place of Abundance and Connection by Alec Boyd-DevineThe Mendenhall Wetlands is a 4,000-acre wetland in the heart of Juneau, Alaska. It is home to a variety of flora... Tags: Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Nebraska Chapter May 2025 Update 5/14/2025 Welcome to Nebraska Backcountry Hunters & Anglers May update! Latest: The Nebraska Chapter of BHA held their annual Trashy Cat event May 2-4th at Two Rivers State Rec Area near Yutan, NE.... Tags: Nebraska Chapter
Media Chapter News State Issues Pop Up Waterfowl Birding at Chena Flood Project - A Recap 5/13/2025 Pop Up Waterfowl Birding at Chena Flood Project - A Recap by Nate Kibbey, Interior Representative AK ChapterMid-May is a great time to see all of the beautiful migrators pushing north. Birding... Tags: Alaska Chapter
Media Chapter News Minnesotans Rally to Protect Public Lands and the Boundary Waters 5/13/2025 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... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, the campfire
Media Chapter News Public Land Stewards on the Taos Plateau 5/12/2025 The Taos plateau is a high elevation basalt filled valley in north New Mexico. It is bordered by the Tusas mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo in the east. It sits at 7,000'... Tags: stewardship blog, New Mexico Chapter, stewardship, Events
Media Press Releases BHA Sounds Alarm, Mobilizes Grassroots Network to Fight Congressional Push to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands 5/12/2025 For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org Amendment bypasses public input and conservation safeguards, triggering national call to action – public lands must... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, featured, press releases
Media Chapter News State Issues Stand Up for the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge 5/9/2025 Hunting and Fishing Opportunities Threatened on the Mendenhall Wetlands The Mendenhall State Game Refuge (Taashuyee-Chookan.áani/Mendenhall Wetlands) in Juneau, Alaska, is a rare... Tags: Alaska Chapter
Media Press Releases Late-night Amendment to Sell Public Lands Erodes BHA’s Optimism for House Budget Package 5/7/2025 For Immediate Release: May 7, 2025 Contact: media@backcountryhunters.org MISSOULA, Mont. – Less than a week after expressing cautious optimism over the exclusion of public land sales in the... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, press releases