Montana FWP releases decision notice for Heritage Park wildlife habitat improvement project

GREAT FALLS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has issued a final decision notice on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that proposes to develop vegetation plantings to increase native plants and benefit wildlife species on an 8-acre parcel located in Heritage Park near Great Falls.

A draft EA was posted on Jan. 3, and public comment on the proposal was accepted for 30 days, with 3 public comments received.  

Based on the EA and public comment, FWP has approved the following alternative:

Alternative B:  Proposed Action

The proposed action is to develop 8-acres of wildlife habitat including planting approximately 700 trees, building an exclusion fence around the area and running irrigation to provide supplemental water. The intention is to remove the fence and inactivate the irrigation system after the trees are established, in 7-10 years.

 

The complete decision notice is available on FWP’s web page:  https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices/news/2022/feb/0214environmental-assessment-decision-notice-for-heritage-park-east-wildlife-habitat-improvement-project

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