Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) proposes to: 1) acquire a donated conservation easement on approximately 225 acres of Madison River floodplain land from the Granger Ranch 6 miles south of Ennis, Montana; and, 2) restore, enhance, and create approximately 12,355 feet of O’Dell Creek tributary streambed in an area that is currently made up of drainage ditches and channelized stream course. This restoration will result in restoring at least 16.64 acres of surrounding historic wetland habitat. Although the proposed project does not include public access provisions, it will result in the recruitment of wild trout and other wildlife to the Madison River and surrounding riparian habitat. The draft EA is available for review from FWP at the address provided above or viewed on FWP’s Internet website: http://www.fwp.mt.gov/publicnotices. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites you to comment on the attached proposal. Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2008. Comments should be sent to the following: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks C/O O’Dell Creek Headwaters EA 1400 South 19th Avenue Bozeman, MT 59718-5496 Or emailed to: thinz@mt.gov.
