Public Lands

The Boone and Crockett Club praises Interior Secretary Zinke for issuing a Secretarial Order that advances the priorities of sportsmen and women and directs bureaus in the Department of Interior to produce a plan to expand access for hunting and fishing on BLM, USFWS and NPS lands within the next 120 days.

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has issued an order that directs the overseers of millions of acres of Federal lands to come up with plans to expand access for hunters and anglers.

The largest private inholding in Oregon's most popular and biggest wilderness area is now in public hands and open to public access thanks to a collaborative effort between the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently worked with the U.S. Forest Service to purchase a 10-acre tract that permanently protects access to 3,800 acres of public lands in central Utah.

Thousands of acres of previously difficult to access public land in western Wyoming are now accessible thanks to efforts by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, U.S. Forest Service and other partners permanently protected 800 acres of prime elk habitat while also improving access to approximately 5,500 acres of surrounding public land in southwest Montana.

The U.S. Forest Service has announced availability of final planning directives, a key set of agency guidance documents that directs land managers' implementation of the 2012 planning rule, guiding development of land management plans that ensure sustainable ecosystems and promote vibrant communities.