Media Chapter News State Issues OH BHA Joins Partners to Take Legal Action Opposing Permitting Process 5/3/2024 History In 2011, a law was passed permitting natural gas drilling at state parks in Ohio. (Ohio Senate approves bill to allow oil and gas drilling at state parks). Largely due to public concern... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Public Comment Period Needed BEFORE Oil/Gas Development - We need Draft Rule 155-01-1 2/3/2023 Over a decade ago, the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission was created within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to oversee oil and gas leases on public land in the Buckeye State. In the... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Beat the "Chicken Bill" in Ohio 1/6/2023 To be beaten in a game when you’re on the field and playing hard – that’s a defeat you can live with. To be beaten in a game that you didn’t even know had started – that’s just not fair. The... Tags: policy blog, the campfire, Ohio News, Ohio Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Beyond the Cast 10/29/2020 Ohio BHA's Policy & Advocacy Committee hopes you follow our journey as we learn about the impacts of lead in hunting and angling, confront our own misconceptions about the subject, and consider... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Amid Covid-19 Ohio BHA works to remove Wayne National Forest illegal dump site 8/11/2020 A limited number of Ohio BHA members congregated under the complicated web of COVID-19 restrictions to tackle a massive dumpsite in the Athens District of the Wayne National Forest. Prior to... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Ohio BHA urges responsible public lands use during health crisis 4/3/2020 Dear Ohio BHA Members, Over the last few days, many have found themselves nervously perusing different states’ fish and game websites to see what the latest responses are to the COVID19... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues The Ohio Chapter weighs in on Forest Managment in Wayne National Forest 3/23/2020 In a recent blog post, we highlighted the Ohio Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers participation in the Wayne National Forest's Forest Plan Revision process - it is a lengthy process of... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Ohio BHA weighs in on Wayne National Forest comment period 3/23/2020 The Wayne National Forest is currently in the process of revising its Forest Plan that has been in place since 2006. Now in the assessment phase, the Forest Service is soliciting input from... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Forest Legacy Program to Add 1,200 Acres to Ohio’s Shawnee State Forest 8/8/2019 The largest block of public forest in Ohio is soon to be 1,200 acres larger! The strategic acquisition, to be purchased through the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, would provide... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio, Ohio Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues A Conservation Focus in Ohio’s Recently Signed Budget Bill 7/24/2019 On July 17th, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a budget bill into law that includes a number conservation victories which the Ohio Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has been fighting for since... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio, Ohio Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Darby Creek Watershed: Cause for Concern 6/14/2019 -Gabriel Karns, Policy and Legislation co-chair of Ohio Backcountry Hunters & Anglers What Ohio may lack in stunning mountain vistas or endless rolling plains of native grasslands, the Buckeye... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio, Ohio Chapter Download
Media Chapter News State Issues Ohio BHA Adopt a Trail and Cleanup Initiatives 5/30/2019 Earlier this year, Ohio BHA kicked off a multipronged habitat and service initiative that will span the entire state. The plan is to lead and coordinate several different projects that allow BHA... Tags: Ohio News, Ohio Issues, Ohio, Ohio Chapter Download