Commission Approves Conservation Easement on Thompson River Timberland

Commission Approves Conservation Easement on Thompson River Timberland

The initial phase of a project to secure public access and remove development rights on 47,907 acres of private timberland in the Upper Thompson River drainage moved forward last week when the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the purchase of a conservation easement. On June 12, the commission’s unanimous vote in support of the project authorized Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to buy a 34,610-acre easement in the Thompson Riv…