Editor's note: Articles produced by the Bozeman Chronicle staff and related to the coronavirus outbreak are accessible without a subscription until further notice. The Refuge. Camping is permitted anywhere on the Refuge. Boating is popular on the Missouri River and Fort Peck Reservoir.

)Restoring a public-trust, wild bison herd within the CMR Refuge can enhance and diversify economic opportunities in and near Phillips County.Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, with many years of diverse public outreach and inputs, concluded in a record of decision that bison management issues can be successfully addressed at a landscape scale and therefore solicited site-specific proposals from Montana citizens.To see what else is happening in Gallatin County subscribe to the online paper.Send us your thoughts and feedback as a letter to the editor. A large alkaline lake, the Hailstone Refuge is in wide-open short grass prairie country dominated by rocky outcroppings and small grassy hills.

Three staffed field stations are located around the Refuge. The size of the bison herd at the NBR is relatively small, numbering between 350 and 500 individuals.

Three staffed field stations are located around the Refuge. Moreover, the refuge goal of restoring natural biological processes cannot be fulfilled without bison restoration. Several Waterfowl Production Areas are also managed as part of the Refuge Complex. Already subscribed? The refuge plan welcomes the opportunity to work with Montana in developing a plan and analysis for restoring wild bison on the refuge. From Interstate 15 at Monida, Montana, the Refuge headquarters is 28 miles east on an improved (partially graveled) dirt road.

Pleasant Valley is located 20 miles north-northwest of the small, rural town of Marion, Montana. Why should Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the federal Fish & Wildlife Service bring back bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge?The Montana constitution mandates preventing unreasonable degradation of a natural resource, restoring historic, cultural and recreational objects for use and enjoyment by the people, and preserving the opportunity to harvest wild game.

From Great Falls, follow U.S. Highway 87 east for 100 miles to Lewistown. Travel northwest on Montana 87 for 5 miles, and turn south at the Sawtell historical marker. A mainly sunny sky. These mandates must include wild bison.The national goal to restore and maintain genetically diverse plains bison is severely constrained by not allowing bison on the CMR Refuge, the largest federal refuge within the historic range of plains bison. The roster allows refuge managers to track hunters and harvest. The National Bison Range (NBR) is a National Wildlife Refuge located in western Montana established in 1908 to provide a sanctuary for the American bison. Subscribe today!Find a copy of the Chronicle. From I-90 take US Highway South about 30 miles to Stevensville. Wildlife viewing and photography opportunities are found throughout the Refuge.

Temporary suspension of public visitation and use at the National Bison Range remains in effect and the refuge remains closed to visitors.

The refuge plan welcomes the opportunity to work with Montana in developing a plan and analysis for restoring wild bison on the refuge.Polls have shown that 70% of Montana voters support restoration of bison on the CMR Refuge.Legislative guidelines protect and indemnify private property and resources in any bison restoration project.There is a very large, unmet demand for hunting and harvesting bison in Montana. Last year by far the most bagged bird was mallards, says refuge specialist Kathy Tribby (406-654 … Join our Newsletter Call 800.238.8616. At the Stevensville cutoff road (269) turn left toward Stevensville. The U.S. Subscribe now to support local journalism and stay in the know with a full access subscription. The entire Refuge is open to hiking and horseback riding although no formal trails exist. Turn left onto Airport Road. High 86F. UL Bend NWR is the site of an ongoing effort to rescue one of North America's most endangered animals, the black-footed ferret. See our list of vendors and newspaper racks.Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group.

Moreover, the refuge goal of restoring natural biological processes cannot be fulfilled without bison restoration. Jordan Wildlife Station is located south of Montana Highway 200 in the town of Jordan.

Submit by Submit your letter to the editor for publication in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph..Based on past experience, the 2021 Montana Legislature could extinguish any possibility to restore public, wild bison anywhere in our state. By automobile, the Refuge is approximately 40 miles from Kalispell.