National Park Service releases a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bison Management at Yellowstone National Park
August 14, 2023
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service (NPS) released today a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park. The Draft EIS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside the park. This plan allows the NPS to evaluate bison management based on new scientific information […]
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AS OF FEBRUARY 8, 2019
February 10, 2019
DNRC Section C Budget: DNRC asked for a full house and we packed the hearing room. Thanks to all of those who traveled to Helena to testify on behalf of the conservation district funding request. Our approach has definitely peeked the attention of the House Natural Resource and Transportation appropriations subcommittee. The members understand the […]
Bison Relocation Comments ref Fort Peck and Yellowstone National Park Bison
February 18, 2016
Conservation Districts— The relocation of Yellowstone Park Bison has been a topic of concern for some Conservation Districts. Recently, The National Park Service released an Environmental Assessment (EA) to develop a bison quarantine facility on the Fort Peck Reservation. MACD submitted the following comments on the Environmental Assessment for the proposed facility: YNP_BisonRelocationComments (PDF). Additionally, the Montana […]
MACD Submits Comments on Proposed Bison EIS
October 20, 2015
Montana FWP’s proposal to reintroduce “wild and free roaming” bison has been a topic of much discussion amongst the conservation districts. In 2013, a resolution was passed that declares MACD “opposed to free roaming wild buffalo or bison.” (See Resolution 13-03). Therefore, MACD found it within our duties to submit comments on FWP proposed Environmental […]