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Backcountry Report - Ep. 7 Public Lands, Fisheries & Conservation News from the Road
17 September 2026

Backcountry Report - Ep. 7 Public Lands, Fisheries & Conservation News from the Road

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In Episode 7 of the Backcountry Report, Chris reports from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting and covers major conservation news, including Minnesota's Boundary Waters mining debate, NOAA's revised recreational fishing data, proposed Clean Water Act changes, and the future of the Roadless Rule and Forest Service travel management. The episode also features updates from Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, and Texas, plus ways to support public lands during Public Lands Month. 

Show Notes: 

Help Us Get to 1 Million Signatures and Save Our Public Lands - https://www.savepubliclands.us/ 

Roadless Rule: A Closer Look at the Record: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/roadless-rule-a-closer-look-at-the-record 

Roadless Rule: Take Action - https://takeaction.io/bha/maintain-national-forest-roadless-areas/ 

Travel Management: Take Action - https://takeaction.io/bha/speak-up-for-responsible-travel-management-on-our-national-forests/ 

Outdoor Life - EPA to Reopen Comment on Clean Water Act Rewrite That Could Leave 80 Percent of U.S. Wetlands Unprotected https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/epa-wotus-public-comment/ 

Colorado's Ammendment 83 - https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/amendment-83-colorados-right-to-hunt-and-fish

Texas BHA Adopt-An-Access Initiative: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/texas-bha-chapter-and-tpwd-enter-agreement-for-adopt-an-access-initiative 

Forged & Found Online Auction - https://go.bhafundraising.org/forgedandfound26/Campaign/Details 

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