Briefs for March 1, 2017
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Open burning starts soon
News from Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire
The Division of Fire would like to let the public know that open burning starts on the Flathead Reservation March 1, 2017.
You do not need a burn permit from March 1-April 30. The current fire danger on the Flathead Reservation is low, but the Division of Fire would like to stress safety when burning.
The Montana State Forest Fire Season is from May 1 through September 30 each year. During this period, permits are required for open debris burning (“Wildfire Season” Definition: 76-13-102 MCA, State Statute 76-13-121 MCA). To satisfy this requirement, burn permits are issued from May 1 to June 30.
Only two types of debris burning are allowed in Montana: agricultural debris burning, created from farming, ranching, and gardening, or wildland debris burning, which is created in two ways including the natural accumulations of needles, grasses, leaves, shrubs, limbs, and trees, or by unnatural accumulations of fuel resulting from management activities such as land clearing or timber harvesting.
Materials that are prohibited from burning include business waste, treated or painted wood or lumber, tar paper, tires, insulated wire, any salvage, oil products, Styrofoam or plastics, food wastes, animal parts or waste, hazardous waste, noxious waste, and any man-made material.
Trade Waste permits may be issued for wood or wood by-product trade wastes generated by any business, industry trade, or demolition project. Trade waste permits may be obtained by calling your local city-county health department. For more information, contact the appropriate agency. Remember, you are responsible for any and all suppression costs if your fire escapes your control. (State Statute 50-63-103 MCA)
Hunter Education Classes Scheduled
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Spring Hunter Education Classes have been scheduled for a number of communities in northwest Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge. By state law, anyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, must have completed the Hunter Education Course to buy a hunting license in Montana. A student must be at least 10 years old to take the course.
All students must register online at the FWP website: fwp.mt.gov; click education, then click hunter education. Detailed instructions will be found at each class site.
Class for the Polson, Ronan, Pablo Spring Hunter Education course will start Tuesday, March 7, in Room 118 of the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo.
All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 to the first class. This may be the only class offered this spring. Pick up manuals with instructions at Ronan Sports and Western, Westland Seed in Ronan, or Murdochs or Walmart in Polson.
Contact: for registration and updates, check the online class schedule at http:// fwp.mt.gov/education/ hunter/hunterEd.html. For more information call lead instructor Virgil Rinke 406-676-8132 or Tom Fieber 406-250-3386 or Germaine White, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, at 406-675-2700. ext. 7299
