Montana FWP seeks public comment on land exchange in the Pablo and Ninepipe Wildlife Management Areas

KALISPELL — The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Region One, is seeking public comment for the exchange of approximately 223 acres of state-owned land in the northern portion of Pablo Wildlife Management Area by FWP for 240 acres of private property adjacent to the southwest portion of Ninepipe Wildlife Management Area in order to preserve the diverse array of upland and wetland species present in that area.

Copies of the draft are available at the FWP office, 490 N. Meridian Rd., Kalispell; Montana State Library, 1515 E 6th Ave., Helena; Polson City Library, 2 First Ave. E, Polson; and the FWP website at fwp.mt.gov under Recent Public Notices. The draft is out for a 30-day public review through October 9, 2009. A public meeting will be held at the Ninepipes Lodge, 69286 US Highway 93, Charlo, Montana, on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information please contact John Grant, Ninepipe WMA Manager, (406) 644-2510 or e-mail to jgrant@mt.gov; or Jim Williams, FWP Wildlife Manager, (406) 751-4585 or e-mail to jiwilliams@mt.gov.