Conservation Through Consensus

Help Us Remove Plastic Fencing from the French Gulch Restoration Area

When: Friday, July 19, 2019

Where: French Gulch and Moose Creek-Mt. Haggin Wildlife Management Area

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm (this is just an estimate – stay as long as you like)

Directions: Meet at the Moose Creek turnoff, located on Highway 569 (between Wise River and Anaconda), ~4 miles SW of Sugar Loaf Lodge.

Why: During the construction of the French Gulch and Moose Creek Restoration projects (completed in 2017), plastic fencing was placed around hundreds of freshly planted shrubs and trees to protect the young plants from deer, elk, and moose browse during plant establishment. The plastic fencing has done its job and now it’s time to remove it from around the plants and let them breath and grow. (more…)

BHWC’s June monthly meeting featured a Big Hole Wildlife Update presented by Craig Fager and Vanna Boccadori, Wildlife Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Presentations included results of last year’s hunting season, recent wildlife counts, current moose and sage grouse studies, and more. View a PDF version of the full meeting minutes here. 

Our meeting minutes provide a summary of the information that was presented and the discussions that followed. Our monthly meetings are open to the public – please join us!

The 2019 Wildlife Speaker Series event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th, and will be held at the Divide Grange Hall. It will include a potluck BBQ with main dish, lamb burgers & hamburgers, provided by the Rafter Ranch in Wise River. Kerry Foresman with Montana State University will tell us about a species native to the Big Hole River: the Northern River Otter. This event is free and family-friendly – hope to see you there!