Access and Public Lands

Episode 4 of 15 in Newberg’s ongoing series…

America’s 640 million acres of national public lands—including our national forests and Bureau of Land Management lands—provide hunting and fishing opportunities to millions of Americans. They represent the uniquely American values of freedom and adventure that are the envy of the world. And while no sportsman would say that federal management of our lands is […]

The third installment in Randy’s series (15 coming in all) on the Public Lands battle brewing; a must see for any and all who use, respect and enjoy public lands.

The openers in a 15 vid series from Randy Newberg; worth five minutes today.

Chatted briefly with Kris Olson, the current leader down in Utah for the Utah Stream Access Coalition, and he said (yesterday) the Gourmet on the Green is already half full. Better round up boat buddy and get a boat reserved before they’re all gone…

A Bad Utah Law Rises from the Grave I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Utah Stream Access Coalition President Kris Olson over the past couple of years as we’ve chatted back and forth about access and other things fly fishing. Just last week I’d written him an ‘eating crow’ email regarding on issue […]

For an access twist to Conservation Wednesday today, here’s a cut from what might be best summary of the access boondoggle in New Mexico that we’ve seen yet from Matthew Copeland of Stalking the Seam (which has become one of our absolute favorite reads from Home Country). MC’s opening pitch in Wade Fishing Gets the […]

In keeping with the spirit of the Thanksgiving week, here are a couple of ongoing projects we’re thankful for, projects that have quietly been humming along in the background, not necessarily making national headlines, but getting solid work done nonetheless. The Rock Creek | Clark Fork Confluence Montana Trout Unlimited and the Five Valleys Land […]

A nifty reminder to not take our collective eyes off the public lands issue during the upcoming holiday season.

You’ve probably caught at least a whiff of the story that popped up last week about Ducks Unlimited, allegedly at the behest of the most unpopular man in Montana (the carpetbagger James Cox Kennedy of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises), unceremoniously dumping longtime DU magazine contributor Don Thomas (Lewistown, MT) over an article in Outside Bozeman magazine. […]

Some words of wisdom from the Utah Stream Access Coalition team via email yesterday, after announcing the great news about the Pullan Decision – This morning, we announced that access to Utah’s river and streams has been restored. While we wait for the State to comply with this ruling and update its enforcement policies, we […]

Emails started rolling in during the wee hours last night. The afternoon of Wednesday, 4 November, Judge Derek Pullan of Utah’s 4th District Court ruled perhaps more broadly than was expected – he “ruled in favor of the public’s right to lawfully access and recreate on ALL of Utah’s public rivers and streams.” Download the […]

157 years ago yesterday one of the greatest land and wildlife conservationists our nation has ever embraced was born at home in Manhattan – Theodore Roosevelt. An asthmatic and sickly kid, TR went on to live a full and storied life; his adventures still capture the hearts and minds of those who care to dig […]

The Utah Stream Access Coalition’s Provo / Right-to-Use Case was scheduled to open today before Judge Derek Pullan of Utah’s 4th District Court (125 N 100 W) in Provo. The trial is scheduled to run August 26-28 and September 2-3. [We mean no disrespect by the image attached – after years of expert witness work […]