Despite a U.S. Federal District Court decision in Wyoming, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Deputy Director Dustin Temple has released a statement saying “Corner crossing remains unlawful in Montana…."
The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service announced the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone, West Virginia.
Sportsmen’s Alliance reports that, on November 17, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a petition to ban the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on all property managed by the National Park Service (NPS).
For the first time in recorded history, the Klamath Basin is dry. Due to reduced water deliveries, waterfowl counts in both 2020 and 2021 at the Klamath refuges were among the lowest ever recorded. In 2020, 60,000 waterfowl and other waterbirds also died from an avian botulism outbreak, which was exacerbated by low water conditions.
In honor of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 24, entry fees will be waived at national parks and other federal public lands, including national monuments, forests, recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges, historical sites, battlefields and grasslands.
The Indiana Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has approved the designation of Ginn Woods Nature Preserve in Delaware County, increasing the number of state-designated sites protected by the Nature Preserves Act to 292.
Continuing the Department of the Interior’s efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces a proposal for new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities for game species across 2.1 million acres at 90 national wildlife refuges and on the lands of one national fish hatchery.
Hunting and fishing on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands is a tradition that dates back to the early 1900s. In the?midwest, national wildlife refuges, waterfowl production areas and fish hatcheries are a huge part of this tradition.? Both Crab Orchard and Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuges are proposing changes to hunting and fishing regulations there.
The U.S. Forest Service has removed sections of prime public lands elk habitat from a land swap in the Crazy Mountains in response to input provided by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members and others.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announces 30 new national recreation trails in 25 states, adding more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System
At a signing ceremony yesterday in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Congressman Hal Rogers formally established Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Nancy, Kentucky, as the 421st unit of the National Park System.
Visitors to public lands and other recreational sites in the Nebraska Panhandle are being advised of wildfires in the region, and are being asked to be especially cautious because the heightened risk for fires brought on by hot and dry weather.
Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt recently announced the opening and expansion of over 850 hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres at 147 national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries.
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Coeur d’Alene Field Office announces the expansion of public access in the Rochat Divide/Pine Creek Special Recreation Management. The acquisition is a result of a collaboration between the BLM, the Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG), and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF).
The Department of the Interior has finalized a rule to open additional hunting and fishing opportunities in Idaho and across the country.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced that entrance fees paid by visitors coming to lands managed by the Department will be waived on August 5, 2020.
A study from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and onX says more than 303,000 acres of public land in Minnesota and Wisconsin are entirely landlocked by private land and, therefore, inaccessible to hunters, anglers, and other outdoor recreationists.
A proposal to allow state game lands users to ride Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles in the same manner they can ride traditional bicycles now has been voted down by the board of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
USDA Forest Service officials remind residents, visitors and campers that fireworks are prohibited on National Forests.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is increasing public recreational access to concession-run campgrounds and marinas near Carbondale and Carterville, Illinois. Blue Heron and Little Grassy Campgrounds and Marinas opened June 4, the the Crab Orchard Lake Campground is scheduled to open June 11.