Whitefish River Boating Restrictions Public Meeting Set for April 10
This Thursday April 10 at 6pm in the Whitefish City Council chambers at City Hall in Whitefish, MT FWP will hold a public hearing on proposed restrictions on motorized use on the Whitefish River from the BNSF trestle to JP Road south of Whitefish. BNSF has recently completed remediation...
Conservation Groups Sue USFWS for Completed Bull Trout Recovery Plan
In 1998, bull trout (Salvelinus confluentis) throughout the northwest, were listed as a Threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In 2002, the Service published a Draft Recovery Plan for the Columbia River and Klamath populations, but that plan has yet to be finalized. Populations of native bull trout...
Final EIS Comments
Les Evarts, Fisheries Program Manager, NRD, CSKT P.O. Box 278 Pablo, MT 59855 Dear Les, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Final EIS: Proposed Strategies to Benefit Native Species by Reducing the Abundance of Lake Trout, Flathead Lake, Montana. The Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited...
Montana Conservation Alert: Illegal Introductions
Montana Trout Unlimited Action Alert Your Comments are Urgently Needed Please help us thank Montana FWP for getting serious about illegal introductions, and ask them to strengthen their proposed draft rule. Comments needed by 11:59 p.m. this Friday, March 21 WHAT: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released a...
Lake Pend Oreille: State of the Lake 2013
Posted on February 24, 2014 On Wednesday, Feb. 19th, Idaho Fish and Game held their annual State of the Lake meeting in Ponderay, Idaho. 2013 was a very productive and promising year for the lake. The past year saw the highest kokanee salmon spawning success in the past 40 years...
No more “Keep Out” signs – Bridge Access Decision Explained
Montana Code Annotated: 23-2-302. Recreational use permitted — limitations — exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (5), all surface waters that are capable of recreational use may be so used by the public without regard to the ownership of the land underlying the waters. On January 16,...
Lake Trout Invasion Continues to Expand
Nonnative lake trout were first discovered in Swan Lake in 1998 and the rapidly expanding population jeopardized both the ESA-listed native bull trout population and the popular kokanee salmon fishery. Bull trout and kokanee numbers plumetted as lake trout boomed. In 2005, an intensive lake trout suppression program was...
Keeping the Public on Montana Public Land and Water. (Now and Forever!)
The Public Land and Water Association is to heartily congratulated on the victory in the Montana Supreme Court opinion in PLWA v. Madison County. The precedent-setting decision assures us all of continuing access to Montana’s public waters. They did all the heavy lifting in the case. Montana TU filed an...
Conservation Alert from Montana TU: Fish Creek
Tell Montana FWP Not to Over-Develop Fish Creek State Park! Update: Comment Deadline extended to Feb 7 WHAT: The Parks Division of Montana FWP recently released a draft management plan for 5,600-acre Fish Creek State Park, which is located on Lower Fish Creek near its confluence with the Clark...
FVTU January General Meeting
Fisheries in the Crown of the Continent – Glacier National Park While Glacier National Park is renowned for its spectacular scenery, wildlife and hiking opportunities, the Park also supports vital populations of native fish and an active fisheries management program. A male is able to get an...