Smith River Committee to Meet September 1 in Helena

The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park’s Smith River Management Plan update will hold a meeting at Montana WILD in Helena, on Sept. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

FWP is currently in the early stages of updating the 2009 Smith River Management Plan and is examining several management issues including the permit lottery system, site impacts, overnight camping at Camp Baker, and implementing a human waste pack-out system.

The purpose of this meeting is to gather feedback from the 11 members of the PAC regarding the first draft of the Environmental Assessment (EA)...