Road access focus of FWP's Northwest MT citizen advisory committee meeting
Fire crews improve contingency line along the Callahan Fire by brushing roads along with heavy equipment.
(U.S. Forest Service photo)
KALISPELL – The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 Citizen Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29.
The meeting will be held at FWP’s office in Kalispell, 490 N. Meridian.
Remote participation is available via Microsoft Teams to join on your computer, mobile app or room device.
To join the meeting, go to https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/aboutfwp/regions/r1/cac/cac-feb-29-agenda.pdf
The meeting ID is 210 629 406 585 and the passcode is EiKs8m.
The committee meets throughout the year to discuss a variety of fish, wildlife, natural resource and outdoor recreation issues in northwest Montana.
At the Feb. 29 meeting, citizen advisors will receive a presentation on motorized road access across the region. Presenters will include Mark Ruby, Flathead National Forest; Greg Poncin, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Neil Anderson, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
The CAC is a general advisory committee that provides input and feedback to FWP on diverse issues, from wildlife and fisheries management to access, state parks, outdoor recreation, and law enforcement.
The committee is designed to have a membership that represents a variety of northwest Montana communities and natural resource interests.
FWP has CACs in every region of the state, and all meetings are open to the public.
Learn more about the Region 1 committee at https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/regions/region1.
Here is a list of committee members:
- Jay Sheffield, Libby, term ends June 2024
- Don Wilkins, Libby, term ends June 2025
- Andy Larsson, St. Ignatius, term ends June 2024
- Ian Wargo, Kalispell, term ends June 2024
- Kayla Mosher, Thompson Falls, term ends June 2024
- Tucker Landerman, Kalispell, term ends June 2024
- Denise VanArtsdale, Rollins, term ends June 2025
- Patrick Smith (chair), Kalispell, term ends June 2025
- Rett Parker, Whitefish, term ends June 2025
- Ray Holloran, Bigfork, term ends June 2025
- Shane Oehler, Kalispell, term ends June 2025
- Sam Bracken, Columbia Falls, term ends June 2025
- Kevin Roeder, Kalispell, term ends June 2025
- Emery Grady, Bigfork, term ends June 2025