Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Bha Planned Work Projects Are Identified and Prioritized in Multiple Western States Based on Input From BLM Wildlife Program Specialists and State Wildlife Agencies Volunteer Efforts Will Be Focused on Areas Identified Through Multiple Planning Actions and Agency Directives Including Secretarial Order 3362, Sage Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendments, BLM Sensitive Species Lists I E Bighorn Sheep , Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, and Other Priority Landscapes With Financial Support From the Bureau of Land Management BLM , Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Staff and Leaders Will Organize and Mobilize Volunteers Across the Country to Help the BLM Complete a Multi State Suite of Wildlife Habitat Improvement Projects Pre Identified by BLM Field and Headquarters Staff, Which Range From Removing Invasive Species From Critical Winter Range and Riparian Areas in Idaho to Restoring Sagesteppe Habitat to Restoring Native Coastal Prairie in California to Modifying Fences in Idaho to Improve Priority Sage Grouse Habitat Over the Past Several Years, Bha Chapter Leaders Have Organically Organized Hundreds of Local Work Projects With State and Federal Public Land Managers Across the Country in Recent Years With Financial Support From the BLM, Bha Will Build Upon These Existing Successful Grassroots Driven Efforts by Dedicating Staff Resources to Carry Out a Multi State Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Conservation Effort We Will Harness the Potential of the Next Generation of Public Land Managers Stewards Through Our Robust Collegiate Club Program and by Leveraging Bha Staff Resources to Connect Bha Leaders and Volunteers With BLM Land Managers in Both the Field and National Office