Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
To Facilitate Collaboration Among Public Land Users And Advocates
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Amount$40,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/9/2020
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
To facilitate collaboration among public land users and advocatesBackcountry Hunters and Anglers is a nonprofit organization of sportsmen and women working to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing through public education and advocacy. This grant supports the ability of the organization to collaborate with the Montana Wilderness Association and the International Mountain Bicycling Association to develop a set of shared policy priorities and values that balance recreation with conservation of wildlife and habitat on public lands. This work will deepen collaboration in the conservation community, as well as inform ongoing federal land-use planning efforts. (Western Conservation Substrategy: Building Conditions for Enduring Conservation.)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.backcountryhunters.org
Address
PO Box 9257, Missoula, MT, 59807, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is the voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. The organization seeks to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting through education and work on behalf of fish, wildlife, and wild places. By promoting science-based management policies and habitat protection, BHA is working to marshal and unify voices across North America to ensure that robust populations of fish and wildlife have access to clean water and intact landscapes. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for general operating support
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is an important voice of the sporting community in support of protecting roadless land, constraining the use of off-road vehicles, and finding a balance between energy production and habitat protection. This grant would provide the organization with resources that would allow it to expand its mission into new and important areas in the West.
