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Commentary: Interior order threatens Land and Water Conservation Fund

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is calling for the immediate reversal of Secretarial Order 3442, signed earlier this month by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, which undermines the Land and Water Conservation Fund – America’s most successful conservation and public land access program.
For more than half a century, the LWCF has conserved fish and wildlife habitat, safeguarded water resources, and expanded public access for hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Commentary: Could U.S. Supreme Court determine access to 8 million public-land acres?

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With more than 8 million acres of public lands on the line, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is once again mobilizing hunters, anglers, and public-land owners to help fund the final legal battle in what may be the most pivotal public-lands case of this generation.
Iron Bar Holdings, LLC, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that upholds the legality of “corner crossing” – a method of accessing public lands at the shared corners of public and private lands laid out in a checkerboard configuration.

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Commentary: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers sounds alarm amid push to sell half a million public-land acres

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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, announced May 12 that it’s sounding the alarm and mobilizing its nationwide grassroots network in response to a last-minute amendment to the U.S. House budget reconciliation bill that would authorize the sale of nearly 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah and Nevada.
Introduced without public input, conservation safeguards, or reinvestment in access or habitat, the amendment represents a sweeping assault on the future of America’s public lands.

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Commentary: Boundary Waters advocates celebrate U.S. senator’s attempt to protect the wilderness

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, and Minnesota Trout Unlimited on April 9 commended U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, for introducing the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act to permanently protect the Rainy River Watershed and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining.
This legislation builds on years of advocacy by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, also a Minnesota Democrat, who has championed the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act with support from hunters and anglers.

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Commentary: ‘Corner-crossing’ ruling a huge victory for public land owners

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In a huge victory for public land owners, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers on March 18 applauds the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that affirmed the right to “corner-cross” to access public lands. The ruling marks a pivotal decision that cements the legality of public access to millions of acres of public lands in the West.

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Commentary: In Congress’ final days, wildlife, outdoor recreation legislation sent to president

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, on Dec. 23, celebrated the advancement of two bills a week ago passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate following their passage by the House of Representatives earlier this year: the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act and Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act.

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Commentary: U.S. House bills would weaken, strip funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund

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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is strongly criticizing four bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that take aim at the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Great American Outdoors Act, the bipartisan law that ensures continued LWCF funding.
Together, the four bills would hamstring the ability of public land-management agencies to strategically acquire areas of important fish and wildlife habitat and places key to public access.

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