FWP seeks public comment on proposed conservation easement
Proposed conservation easement is for nearly 53,000 acres of timberland in northwest Montana
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KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on a potential project that would place nearly 53,000 acres of private timberland in northwest Montana under a conservation easement and protect working lands, public recreation access, and wildlife habitat.
FWP has published a draft environmental assessment that outlines the proposed second phase of the project named the Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement. This is the second of a potential two-phased project totaling 85,752 acres of private timberland and fish and wildlife habitat owned by Green Diamond Resource Company. The first phase of the project, covering nearly 33,000 with a conservation easement, was approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission and Montana Land Board.
FWP is hosting a public informational meeting on March 5 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the FWP regional office in Kalispell, 490 N. Meridian. The public is invited to attend and ask questions about the project.
The new easement would encompass forestlands in the Cabinet Mountains between Kalispell and Libby. The private property provides abundant public hunting and angling opportunities that would be permanently secured under this proposal.
The deadline to comment is 5 p.m., March 15. To comment and learn more, visit: https://fwp.mt.gov/news/public-notices.
