Comments Sought on Bird Creek Ranch Conservation Easement

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposal to purchase a perpetual conservation easement on the 2,292-acre Bird Creek Ranch, four miles north of Cascade along the Missouri River.

The proposed easement would protect significant conservation values that exist on the ranch, which include farm and ranch lands, native plant communities, wildlife habitats, scenic open space, historic sites and recreational opportunities.

An environmental assessment of this proposed conservation easement is available at the FWP Region 4 headquarters in Great Falls, 454-5840, and on the public notices link of the FWP web site: http://fwp.mt.gov/publicnotices/notice_1282.aspx

Comments will be accepted until Feb. 16, 2007. Written comments should be sent to FWP, Bird Creek Ranch Conservation Easement, 4600 Giant Springs Road, Great Falls MT 59405.

A public hearing on this proposed easement will take place 7 p.m., Feb. 5, 2007, at the Cascade Community Center.