Agenda for the August 28, 2008 Commission meeting (conference call)
(Commission Agendas - August 28, 2008)

The intent of the project is to improve upstream fish passage for fluvial westslope cutthroat trout. This proposed project is located approximately 1.5 miles southwest of the town of Bonner in Missoula County.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 28, 2008)

The intent of the project is to create spawning habitat and enhance the recruitment of trout to the Jefferson River. The project site is located approximately 4 miles north of the community of Waterloo in Jefferson County.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 28, 2008)

This proposed project would continue to allow for supplemental water to be diverted into the lake and, at the same time, provide for an improved water balance between the lake and the stream. The intent of the project is to benefit westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout in Snowbank Creek. The project site is on the Helena National Forest located approximately 8 miles northeast of the town of Lincoln in Lewis and Clark County.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 28, 2008)

The intent of the project is to return the stream to its historic channel and improve spawning and rearing habitat for westslope cutthroat trout and brook trout, and possible other species of salmonids. The proposed project is located approximately 6 miles southeast of the community of Clinton in Missoula County.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 28, 2008)

The project is intended to stabilize about 100 feet of degraded stream channel and reduce sediment and nutrient loading into downstream waters. This proposed project is located approximately eight miles northeast of the town of Stevensville in Ravalli County.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 28, 2008)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has released a Decision Notice to provide the Mission Valley Shooting Club, Inc, a shooting range improvement grant for $3,360 in partial funding towards construction of a pistol range . The range is located near Ronan, MT, in the E1/2SE1/4NE1/4, and the South 800 feet of the E1/2NE1/4NE1/4, of Section 33, T21N, R20W, P.M.M.
(Decision Notice - August 27, 2008)

Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Region One, is seeking public comment for the creation of the North Shore State Park/WMA. The project comprises the purchase of approximately 160-180 acres of primarily open land located between Montana Hwy 82 and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Flathead Lake Waterfowl Production Area (WPA). A copy of the draft environmental assessment is attached for your review. The acquisitions would be co-managed by both Parks and Wildlife Divisions with the Parks development project limited to an approximately 25-acre footprint and the balance of lands managed primarily for wildlife, habitat, educational, and compatible recreational purposes. An open house/public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2008, in the Somers Fire Hall, 127 Leslie Avenue in Somers, Montana. The open house portion will run from 6:00-7:00 p.m., with public hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m. Public comments can be sent to: North Shore EA, 490 North Meridian Road, Kalispell, MT 59901, or e-mailed to Gael Bissell at gbissell@mt.gov. The draft is out for a 30-day public review, with comments being accepted through September 26, 2008.
Public Comment Period Ends 9/26/2008
(Environmental Assessment - August 27, 2008)

The STATE OF MONTANA, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, (FWP), (hereinafter referred to as “the State”) is seeking a vendor to provide and deliver five (5) each latrines throughout the state. A more complete description of the latrines sought is provided in the following Invitation for Bid.
(Bids & Proposals - August 27, 2008)

The STATE OF MONTANA, Fish, Wildlife and Parks (hereinafter referred to as “the State”) is soliciting bids for a tractor with backhoe and loader attachment. A more complete description of the equipment sought is provided in Section 3.2 of this IFB. Bids submitted in response to this solicitation must comply with the instructions and procedures contained herein.
(Bids & Proposals - August 26, 2008)

Fish Species Proposed for Introduction: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) propose transferring non-hybridized juvenile and adult westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) to currently fishless Lange Creek (Sun River Drainage) from Chamberlain Creek (Belt Drainage). Lange Creek, a tributary to Gibson Reservoir in the Sun River Drainage is currently fishless because of a 200 foot waterfall just upstream of its confluence with Gibson Reservoir. Lange Creek has approximately 4 miles of habitable stream above the barrier. All of Lange Creek above the barrier is on Lewis and Clark National Forest. From 150 to 300 fish will be transferred by helicopter over a two to three year period. A minimum of 150 fish is required to reduce potential impacts of inbreeding depression in the new population. Fish from Chamberlain Creek have tested negative for potential fish diseases. No more than 10% of the estimated population’s fish greater than or equal to 6 inches and no more than 20% of the population’s fish < 6 inches will be moved.
(Decision Notice - August 25, 2008)

FWP has released a Decision Notice to fund the Billings Trap Club $120,447 in partial funding towards making all trap-shooting positions and the shower house accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act and to upgrade the range's electrical systems.
(Decision Notice - August 25, 2008)