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Fleecer Mountain WMA Draft EA

Jun 13, 2022 1:08 PM

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks proposes to implement a 9-year comprehensive habitat management program on Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) designed to improve range conditions for wintering elk and other wildlife species.

The program would include:

  1. a renewal of a fee grazing lease and a modified grazing exchange-of-use (EOU) agreement with a coordinated grazing program between FWP, the adjacent landowner (Fleecer Cattle Company, formerly Smith 6-S Livestock) and potentially the U.S. Forest Service (USFS);

  2. a renewal of an exchange-for-services (EFS) agreement on the Fleecer Addition portion of the WMA; and

  3. incorporation of controlled burning on an as-needed basis to better manage smooth brome fields on the WMA. This habitat management program would extend from May 2023 through October 2031. 


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Public Comment Opportunity

Deadline: Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 1, 2022

Send written comments to vboccadori@mt.gov, with subject line "Fleecer Grazing"

Or mail to:

FWP Butte Area Resource Office
1820 Meadowlark Lane
Butte, MT 59701