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Welcome to FWP Region 2

Region 2

FWP Region 2 Headquarters

3201 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804

Phone: (406) 542-5500
Fax: (406) 542-5529
E-mail: fwprg22@mt.gov

Office Hours:
M - F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Driving Directions:
From Reserve Street (Highway 93) in Missoula, turn west on Spurgin Road. The office is one mile ahead on the left (south) side of of the road just before it intersects Tower Street.

Northern Rocky Mountain peaks reaching above 10,000 feet and valley trout streams stretching over 1,500 miles define the character of west-central Montana’s administrative Region 2.

Over 62% of the region is public land, offering a variety of recreational opportunities to area residents and visitors. Deer, elk, moose, sheep, black bears, and goats inhabit the region, providing a diversity of hunting opportunities. Seventy-two regional fishing access sites serve as gateways to fishing, white-water rafting, floating, and kayaking on the Blackfoot, Clark Fork, and Bitterroot Rivers, while170 public lakes and reservoirs dot the region and offer additional fishing holes and boating spots.

Region 2 is also home to eleven unique state parks offering opportunities to view wildlife, launch a boat, cast a line, or explore the region’s history . Visitors to Granite Ghost Town State Park can relive the history of a silver-mining boom town, Traveler’s Rest State Park offers a glimpse into a Lewis and Clark Expedition resting spot , and Salmon Lake recreationists can watch for wildlife, fish, picnic, launch a boat, or water-ski in a woodland setting.

A large, growing urban center for Montana, Region 2 has over 18% of the state’s population and only 7% of Montana’s land and water area. The region’s largest community,Missoula, sits on the banks of the Clark Fork River and is home to the University of Montana.


USDA Wildlife Services killed the five remaining members of the Willow Creek wolf pack near Hall this week after a history of livestock depredations in the area. (August 29)
Have fun while learning how to live with Missoula’s urban bears on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Grant Creek/North Hills Bear Fair runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s visitor center, 5705 Grant Creek Road (north of the I-90, Reserve Street interchange). (August 27)
The Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Region 2 Citizen Advisory Committee will meet Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Missoula’s FWP office. (August 21)
Hunters interested in heading afield on Block Management lands this fall are reminded to plan ahead and review land use rules for each area. (August 21)
In an effort to keep wildlife from becoming conditioned to garbage as a food source, businesses, agencies and organizations have been working together to place wildlife-resistant dumpsters at key locations around the Missoula area. (August 21)
 


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