Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will meet Nov. 29 at the FWP Helena Headquarters, 1420 East 6 th Ave, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The FWP Commission will make final decisions on: · timber management projects in northwestern Montana including West Shore, Finley Point and Lake Mary Ronan state parks, · an addition to the Brown Valley conservation easement in Ravalli County and a conservation easement at Dalton Mountain in Powell County, · managing deer in the Helena urban area, and · acquisition of the Paradise Fishing Access Site on the Clark Fork River at Paradise in Sanders County. The FWP Commission will make tentative decisions on no wake zone designations on Swan Lake and Echo Lake near Big Fork and Echo Lake in Granite County. The Commission will also decide on whether to pursue: · acquisition of water rights on three waters, · a number of conservation easements, land trades and donations, including two new FAS sites, and · turkey transplants in the Southwest Bears Paw Mountains in Blaine County and on the Missouri River floodplain in Cascade County. A work session, where no public action is taken, is set to begin at 2:45 p.m. with presentations on the Blackfoot community project and by the American Prairie Foundation. The full agenda for the FWP Commission meeting can be found by clicking on the FWP home page at fwp.mt.gov under Hot Topics. Following the formal agenda, the public may bring additional items to the FWP Commission’s attention. FWP ensures its meetings are fully accessible to those with a disability. Individuals with special needs may request arrangements by contacting FWP at 406-444-3186.
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