Ryan Callaghan

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The MeatEater Podcast · Ep. 892: Ryan Callaghan on Public Lands and Conservation · 22 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah.

I mean, membership is, is the absolute lifeblood, right?

Like if,

if you want an independent organization, membership is the key, right?

Like if you don't wanna be beholden to the changing tides, a membership organization is a really nice thing to be a part of because those membership dollars give you that independence.

Meaning that you're not subject to giant government grants and you might hold off on certain,

programs.

Yeah.

Yep.

So membership's huge.

And that's really my biggest ask.

So the reason that I'm in this position is because I have always just been so blown away by the rank and file member of the organization and how

impressive BHA members are because they are there to be proactive and do something.

And at this point, having been around the organization for 10 years, we have members that are in the Senate, in Congress.

They are fish and game commissioners in many states.

They are community leaders for stewardship projects, water keepers.

They're out really doing good work.

And they literally started because they showed up at a pint night, very low barrier to entry, have a beer, talk about conservation.

Here's a couple of the issues that we're working on.

And, you know, we got people in the door and they were like, oh my God,

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