Glasgow Montana

FWP Commission met today
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission met
today in Helena. Among the agenda items to be discussed was
the South Glasgow Conservation Easement (CE) Proposal.
The Montana Glaciated Plains Milk River Conservation
and Restoration State Wildlife Grant was approved in
December 2006. It's objective is to "place 10,000 acres within
the Milk River Riparian Zone under conservation easements,
or other appropriate strategies, to conserve fish and wildlife
communities including game and nongame species." This
effort, called The Milk River Initiative, meshes perfectly
with the habitat objectives of the Upland Game Bird Habitat
Enhancement Program.
The 324-acre South Glasgow Project is located 1 mile
south of Glasgow along the Milk River in Valley County.
The property is managed for grain production. One parcel
extends along 0.3 miles of the Milk River and the other parcel
includes 2 oxbows approximately 0.75 miles in length. The
mix of fields and riparian cover, and the adjacent Milk River,
makes this ranch important to white-tailed deer, pheasants,
waterfowl, fish, two threatenedlendangered Species, six
Montana species of concern.
Standardconservation easement covenants would protect
native habitats along the Milk River and the two oxbows.
Extensive habitat enhancements would be implemented to
expand riparian zones and increase cover throughout the
grain fields, primarily for pheasants. Habitat enhancements
would represent UGHEP projects that are not held for a
short term as done with standard UGHEP projects, but in
perpetuity. Acquisition of a CE will guarantee free public
access to this ranch and to the Milk River for hunting, fishing
and other types of public recreation. The Brazil Creek and
Lower Brazil Creek CEs are located along the Milk River 3
miles west of the South Glasgow CE Project.
The South Glasgow Project CE proposal has not yet
been subjected to public comment. If the FWP Commission
endorses this action an environmental assessment,
management plan and socioeconomic analysis will be
prepared and made available to the public for a 21-day
comment period. In addition, a public hearing will be held
in Glasgow.
Proposed Action: FWP to purchase, hold, enhance and
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monitor a South Glasnow Proiect CE.
No Action Alternative: The ranch could be sold to
a recreational buyer with no guaranteed preservation of
existing agricultural values, wildlife habitat or public access,
or the opportunity for habitat enhancement.
Agency Recommendation & Rationale: FWP
recommends approval by the FWP Commission to proceed
with purchasing a South G1asgow Project CE using FWP's
UGBEP funds in conjunction with SWG funds.
Proposed Motion - Support FWP's recommendation to
purchase a conservation easement on this property.
Recoring U
Open House
Tuesday, July 13
I Dlnlncr Hours Open
From old museum building to new
The Children's Museum will be having another work
day on Saturday, July 10th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. if anyone
is available to help. The contents of the old Museum will be
moved down to the new Museum building (Penny's). Meet
up at the old Museum on Hwy 2 East at 1Oa.m.
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Thank you to each and everyone
of you for making our anniversary
celebration into such a great day!
Thank you for all the cards, plants,
flowers, and good wishes.
Drawing winners:
Flowers: Barry Sain
Smiley (Johnston) Clark
Sheri Richardson
Pro Flo Faucet: Betty Vegge
Pro Flo Stool: Marvin Barstad
Lennox Pure Air: LeRoy Sief
Thank you again,
All of at
Dale Plumbing & Heating
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