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The U. S. Forest Service The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the agency, under the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The U. S. Department of Agriculture will invest $33. 9 million in forest conservation in Washington and Oregon.
The 4 allocations that will receive investments come with the Kittitas Working Forest Project, which will get $5. 7 million from the Land and Water Conservation Funds for 5,870 acres of land. The purpose of the allocation is the Cabin Creek watershed, to supply sustainable timber harvests and to maintain a critical habitat lounge for wolves and spotted owls, according to a news release.
Also in Washington, Mount Adams Forest (Phase 1) will get $8. 25 million from the Inflation Reduction Act. This budget will be used to conserve 6,378 acres of forest. Administrators hope the state’s forestry workforce will protect Trout Lake’s drinking water supply and provide habitat for fish and wildlife.
The Forest Service is also allocating about $10 million from two investment resources to 10,964 acres along the Minam River in Oregon.
In addition, the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project will secure $10. 25 million to create an active forest owned by Oregon State University.
The Forest Legacy Program, administered through USDA, is a conservation program that encourages the coverage of personal forest land conservation easements or land purchases.
To learn more about how the Forest Service works with states to conserve forest lands through this program, visit the Forest Legacy website.
Hunters interested in registering for the remaining moose of the Montana Sweepstakes can do so through Aug. 4.
This new procedure to promote over-licensing began in 2020 as a reaction to problems of previous years. The old procedure is vulnerable to long delays, confusion and a belief in inequity for those who simply can’t use the first-come, first-served online option, according to a press release.
There are no prerequisites to register for those permits, however, if hunters decide to buy, they will need to have a general moose license.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will contact hunters at the top of the email list with instructions on how to complete their acquisition within a specific time period.
Hunters will need to complete the acquisition of the license and permit within the time specified in the email, otherwise the opportunity will be presented to the next hunter on the random list.
FWP would possibly be offering unexhausted opportunities through the over-the-counter list to over-the-counter consumers from our internal and third-party licensing providers.
For more information, contact the FWP license at 406-444-2950 or fwplic@mt. gov.
A partial closure has been lifted that was placed at the Manuel Lisa fishing access site on the Bighorn River.
Motor vehicles are again allowed at the site, however, the boat launch remains closed due to damage sustained in flood conditions, according to a press release.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will arrange for the release of the vessel as soon as possible.
High river water flows and flooding situations led state officials to temporarily ban motorized access to the General Custer fishing site on June 26.
Partial closures are in place for the Grant Marsh and Arapooish sites on the Bighorn River due to flood conditions.
Walking to those sites is still allowed, but motorization is prohibited.
These sites will reopen to motorized as soon as situations permit.
For a complete list of existing FWP site closures and restrictions on myfwp. mt. gov/fwpPub/allRestrictions