Montana fish, wildlife and parks maintains a system of wildlife management areas and wildlifehabitat protection areas across the state with unique and diverse resources that are intended toprotect and…

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will receive $2,020,499.52 through a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The funding will support ongoing maintenance of wildlife management areas and habitat protection properties across Montana from April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. Work will include weed control, road, fence, parking area and sign maintenance to sustain the integrity and security of these lands and protect existing improvements. The activities are intended to provide important wildlife habitat in Montana by maintaining properties acquired for habitat protection.

Montana fish, wildlife and parks maintains a system of wildlife management areas and wildlifehabitat protection areas across the state with unique and diverse resources that are intended toprotect and provide important wildlife habitat. There is a need for ongoing maintenance of theseproperties as well as those improvements which currently exist on them to ensure that these assetsand improvements continue to serve their intended purpose. Work items required to maintain eachsite varies from site-to-site; however, the majority of work to be covered by the grant will includeweed control and road, fence, parking area and sign maintenance. These activities will help tosustain the integrity and security of these properties, and to protect those improvements whichcurrently exist on these sites.page 12