US Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meeting

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) invites the public to come to an upcoming open house to learn more about a proposal to establish the Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area in southwest Montana. If created, the USFWS would be authorized to work with willing sellers to purchase conservation easements. Conservation easements would protect wildlife habitat while also helping to preserve the rural way of life by protecting open space and working lands, including ranching.

Three open houses are scheduled at the following times and locations:

• October 10th, 6-8 PM, Wisdom Community Center, Wisdom, MT 59761

• October 11th, 6-8 PM, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Office, 840 N. Montana St, Dillon, MT 59725

• October 12 th, 6-8 PM, Alder Fire House, 29 Upper Ruby Road, Alder, MT 59710

The USFWS will be accepting public comments on this proposal until October 26, 2023. To learn more, please visit: https://www.fws.gov/project/proposed-missouri-headwaters-conservation-area