BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 58: Chris Barkey of the Utah Stream Access Coalition

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Zack Williams

Outdoors, Wilderness, Sports, Fishing, Outdoor, Hunting, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Hal is traveling the Wasatch Front, snarled in traffic beneath the spectacular snow-covered peaks, still trying to understand Utah politics. How can a state legislature pass a law that makes it illegal for the its residents (as well as visitors) to fish or wade or swim in more than 90 percent of their own rivers and streams? What is going on here? We go “once more unto the breach” (to quote Henry V’s famous line inciting his warriors) with the Utah Stream Access Coalition’s Chris Barkey.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, I wanted to remind you that September is Public Lands Month.
0:04.0	It's a month to celebrate Public Lands, obviously, wildlife, clean water, opportunities that we have in this country today.
0:11.6	I know Public Lands are probably important to everybody who's listening to this
0:16.2	So if you are not a member of backcountry hunters and anglers check it out and sign up if you can be BHA's been working probably leading to charge on
0:26.4	public land stuff access clean water you name it. It's a it's a huge movement and it couldn't come at a better time and it needs your support and it's a great thing to be a part of at this time in our history.
0:40.8	I think we all have an opportunity to step up and be counted and speak out and make real change for the for the good.
0:48.0	Memberships are 25 bucks.
0:50.0	If you act right now you'll get a free public landowner t-shirt with your membership.
0:54.9	You can sign up, backcountry hunters.org. Go into backcountry hunters.org. Check out the the group talk to people and join us if you can thank y'all
1:09.5	all existing rights to the use of any of the waters in this state for any useful or beneficial
1:14.3	purpose are hereby recognized and confirmed.
1:17.8	Utah State Constitution.
1:19.8	I, you know, fish to breathe, I fish to breathe I fish to think I fish to see things that general public
1:28.7	doesn't see on a daily basis fight for something don't just sit back and watch and hope somebody does is the Stream Access Coalition thing is you've got so many people getting crammed into what is useful at this point.
1:47.0	We need to start spreading people out.
1:49.0	We need to have the ability to spread them out and make our rivers healthier than they are.
1:55.4	When I meet with our attorneys and they commit to the next three to five years to a still fighting
2:00.8	this other case and they ask you, are in are you still in yeah I'm I'm until we win
2:08.0	We'd like to think sitka gear maker of the most effective hunting and outdoor apparel in the world for their
2:14.8	sponsorship of this podcast we wouldn't be here without them and I really
2:19.6	appreciate it thank you. Hey everybody, thanks for being here.
2:24.0	Or thanks for coming back or welcome.
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