Media Chapter News Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Helps Create New Public Land! 8/11/2021 Thanks to Mark Norquist and Greg Kvale for representing the Minnesota BHA Chapter at the Dedication for the new Cupido Wildlife Management Area near Syre, MN. The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry... Tags: Minnesota Chapter
Media Chapter News California Chapter & AFI Events Recap 8/10/2021 Shark tacos, guzzler installations & pint nights The California Chapter and BHA Pendleton AFI Club have been busy Operation Horno Last month BHA Pendleton Armed Forces Initiative Club and the... Tags: AFI Comms Channel, California Chapter, California Events
Media Press Releases BHA Applauds Senate's Passage of Major Infrastructure Bill 8/10/2021 News for Immediate ReleaseAug. 10, 2021Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers applauds the Senate for passing a... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Michigan BHA Chapter Removes Fences for Forest Service 7/22/2021 In early 2020, the U.S. Forest Service and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers began to work together to identify projects east of the Mississippi that would be ideal for BHA volunteers to complete.... Tags: Michigan Chapter
Media Chapter News NM BHA Applauds Sabinoso Wilderness Expansion 7/22/2021 Public land hunters in New Mexico got a boost in mid-July when the Sabinoso Wilderness Area expanded by nearly 10,000 acres. Located on the Canadian River drainage east of Las Vegas, NM, the... Tags: New Mexico Chapter
Media Press Releases Senate to Consider Recovering America’s Wildlife Act 7/20/2021 WASHINGTON – Targeted species conservation would receive a major annual funding boost via the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens.... Tags: the campfire, press releases
Media Chapter News Protecting Public Waters: BHA's Capital Chapter partners with the Boy Scouts of America 7/19/2021 Monofilament fishing line is an environmental hazard, which can cause harm by entangling wildlife, tangling and jamming boat props and polluting fisheries across the country. The strength... Tags: Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Capital News, Capital BHA, Capital Region
Media Press Releases Backcountry Journal Inside the Summer Issue of BHA’s Backcountry Journal 7/16/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – The summer issue of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ quarterly magazine, Backcountry Journal, is landing in mailboxes across North America. Venture out on summer adventures on our... Tags: the campfire, Backcountry Journal, press releases, bison
Media Chapter News Embers & Ecology: Historical Fires 7/16/2021 The dramatic increase in wildfires since 2000 is strikingly obvious in these maps. And unfortunately, the increase both in number of fires and in area burned only continues to climb. With... Tags: Washington Chapter, the campfire, embers_ecology
Media Chapter News Press Releases State Issues Alaska Roadless Habitat Conserved, Local Economies Boosted in USDA Plan 7/15/2021 MISSOULA, Mont. – Backcountry roadless lands in the Tongass National Forest, a public lands crown jewel in southeast Alaska, will see conservation safeguards restored and new measures put in place... Tags: the campfire, press releases, Alaska Chapter, public lands
Media Chapter News State Issues Wildlife Refuge Conservation & Recreation for the Community Act 7/15/2021 H.R. 972 The Wildlife Refuge Conservation & Recreation for the Community Act If you have ever been to Western Riverside County in Southern California, you might not believe that a 500,000 acre... Tags: California Chapter
Media Chapter News Embers & Ecology: How to Report Burn Ban Violators 7/14/2021 SEND US YOUR REPORT HERE Verified reports will be rewarded a free 1 year membership to BHA and a $50 gift card to the BHA store! This summer could be one of the worst fire seasons on record.... Tags: Washington Chapter, the campfire, embers_ecology