Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Heritage Forest Protects Over 8,000 Acres of Public Land and Access 5/30/2025 MINNESOTA HERITAGE FOREST PROJECT ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS AND HEALTHY ECOSYSYTEMS, BOTH LOCALLY AND DOWNSTREAM The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust announced on May 1, 2025 that... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Hunters and Anglers Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Boundary Waters 4/9/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025 Contacts: Kaden McArthur, Director of Policy & Government Relations, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, mcarthur@backcountryhunters.org Lukas Leaf, Executive... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, policy blog, the campfire, press releases, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA Emphasizes Importance of BWCAW Protections 2/26/2025 Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers' Position Statement on Protecting the Boundary Waters Watershed As the voice for wild public lands, waters, and wildlife, the Minnesota... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues MINNESOTANS: Vote "YES" To Renew Lottery Funding to Natural Resources 10/18/2024 Minnesotans will see a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot as they head to the polls for the general election. It is called “Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues 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 State Issues Minnesota BHA North Country Icebreaker (“Stoke The Fire,” But Don’t Burn Out!) 3/11/2023 While growing up in northern Minnesota we spent a lot of time at our grandparent’s house on Mille Lacs Lake, where (as you might expect) fishing was the primary pastime.[1] I was pleased to be... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues, Minnesota events Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Great news! Lac Qui Parle Land Sale Approved! 12/1/2021 The Minnesota state land exchange board just approved the sale of 80 acres of land owned by Jo’s Family Farm, LLC to the DNR today. This ends an over two year battle by the landowner to sell his... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota BHA thanks Govenor Walz for Speaking-up for the BWCA 3/24/2020 On March 10th Minnesota DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen submitted a letter to the U.S. Forest Service requesting a completed mineral withdrawal study regarding the impacts fish and wildlife if a... Tags: Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Lac qui Parle County Commissioners reject DNR land purchase 2/20/2019 On Feb. 19, the Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners voted to reject the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ proposed acquisitions of 2 parcels totaling 240 acres. These... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Press Releases Industrial Mining Advances in Boundary Waters Watershed 12/21/2018 News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2018Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Interior Department moves ahead with renewal of controversial mining leases upstream... Tags: Minnesota news, press releases, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Top 10 Reasons To Stop Twin Metal’s Sulfide Mining Proposal (Help Protect Northern Minnesota’s Waterways, Watersheds and Wildlife From Twin Metal’s Proposed Sulfide-Ore Mine) 1/18/2018 Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is the sportsmen’s voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife. And the Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been fighting to... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Public Lands Pint Night Draws Record Crowd 1/17/2018 The Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) hosted BHA CEO/president, Land Tawney, for a public lands Pint Night at Unmapped Brewing Co. in Minnetonka on Thursday, January 4.... Tags: Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Ten-Plus Things YOU Can Do To Help The Backcountry (Ways to Get Involved with Minnesota BHA) 1/17/2018 1) Volunteer to assist with the Minnesota DNR’s Adult Learn-to-Hunt program—contact Minnesota BHA Hunting/Fishing Mentorship Coordinator, Ben Peña (68wmedicbp@gmail.com), for additional... Tags: Minnesota news, Minnesota Issues Download