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Arizona: Area National Forests, Public Lands Impose Campfire & Smoking Restrictions

Despite a seemingly wet winter in Arizona’s high country, several wildfires have broken out during the recent dry conditions.

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Sportsmen Slam House Bill Limiting Public Lands Acquisitions

A bill that would inhibit the strategic acquisition of public lands and waters for access, recreation and fish and wildlife habitat is drawing strong criticism.

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Iconic Oregon Public Lands Would be Conserved in New Legislation

Approximately 100,000 acres of Oregon public lands backcountry will be permanently conserved if legislation introduced today in Congress becomes law, announced Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

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BHA Responds to Senate Vote Scuttling Public Lands Planning Rule

Following today’s vote to withdraw Planning 2.0, updated Bureau of Land Management planning policies, BHA offered the following response:

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DSC Celebrates Secretary Zinke Signing Orders to Expand Access to Public Lands

The DSC representative joined others from the outdoor sector in celebrating the advance in conservation, public access and wildlife stewardship.

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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Responds to Zinke Public Lands Order

Ryan Zinke’s signing late yesterday of a secretarial order expanding public access and hunting and fishing opportunities on U.S. public lands.

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Following Pressure from Sportsmen, Bad Public Lands Bill Abandoned

Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced last night his decision to abandon H.R. 621, legislation that would have mandated the sale of more than 3 million acres of public lands

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Congress Overreaches to Roll Back Americans’ Say in Public Land Management

Lawmakers pursue an obscure legislative process for blocking a new rule created to give the public more say in management plans for 245 million acres of BLM public lands.

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Governor Ducey’s Response to National Monument Designations by Pres. Obama

In response to President Obama designating two national monuments this week in Utah and Nevada, Governor Doug Ducey issued the following statement.

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Boundary Waters Mining Leases Denied, Sportsmen Celebrate

Public lands sportsmen today applauded the denial of federal mineral leases in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed.

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Colorado’s Lake County Opposes Transfer of America’s Public Lands to the State

The Board of Lake County Commissioners has passed a resolution opposing the effort to transfer or sell national public lands to the state of Colorado or local governments.

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