Animal Wonders at Placid Lake State Park, Aug. 26
GREENOUGH - Join Montana State Parks for an hour and a half long campfire program on animal adaptations at Placid Lake State Park Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. Animal Wonders will have 10 different animals from all over the world. They will show the different animal species and their adaptations to their different environments.
Don’t miss this free, fun-filled presentation.
Additional Awards for Potomac Valley 4-H Club
MISSOULA – There were a few more awards from the Potomac Valley 4-H Club that were not included in last week’s coverage of the Western Montana Country Fair.
Sydney McDaniel: Third place senior rabbit showman
Emmett Zander: Second place junior meat goat showman
Keith Zander: First place junior meat goat showman
Wyatt Zander: Third place junior rabbit showman
Seeley Lake Waters Reopened to all Recreation
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake waters opened to boating and other recreation effective Aug. 18. The lake was under a temporary emergency closure since Aug. 1 while planes scooped water from the lake to fight the Rice Ridge Fire.
The fire remains active and suppression efforts continue, but there is not a need to restrict activity on the lake at this time. Recreationists are urged to keep clear of ongoing helicopter bucket dipping operations. Due to safety concerns, the lake could be closed once again if the public fails to cooperate.
For up-to-date information on this closure and restrictions related to drought and fire, visit fwp.mt.gov/news/restrictions/ or call the FWP office in Missoula at 406-542-5500.
Seeley Lake Library News
SEELEY LAKE - The Summer Reading Program concluded Wednesday, Aug. 16 with grand prize drawings for those who completed an entire reading sheet. Aaliyah Dalrymple won the tent, Parker Nedeau won the backpack, Clara Kyrouac won the fishing pole and Nora Stevenson and Luci Horne won fleece blankets.
The Seeley Lake Library Book Club will resume meeting this fall. All are welcome to join in a discussion of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s “Take Me With You” Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m.
In this novel, August Shroeder, a high-school teacher, is traveling to Yellowstone with his son’s ashes when an unexpected twist of fate lands him with two young passengers who have nowhere else to go. The trip becomes a transforming experience for all.
Hyde created a story with a message that will cause readers to feel a bit more hopeful about humanity.
Books are available at the checkout desk. For more information call 677-8995.
The Seeley Lake Library is a branch of Missoula Public Library located at Seeley-Swan High School. The library is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Flathead National Forest Plan Revision Status
KALISPELL - The Flathead National Forest release of the final environmental impact statement and draft records of decision for the revised forest plan and forest plan amendments is now slated for October due to the need to coordinate schedules with the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service.
In addition to addressing the effects of the Flathead National Forest revised forest plan, the final environmental impact statement includes discussion of the environmental consequences of the forest plan amendments to incorporate habitat-related management direction for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bear population on the Helena-Lewis and Clark, Kootenai and Lolo National Forests.
The final environmental impact statement and draft records of decision will be subject to a pre-decisional administrative review process, commonly referred to as the objection process. The Forest Service’s objection process provides an opportunity to have any unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest Service prior to a final decision by the responsible official. Objections will be accepted only from those who have previously submitted substantive formal comments during an opportunity for public participation provided during the planning process and attributed to the individual or entity providing them.
For more information, please call Joe Krueger, plan revision team leader, at 406-758-5243 or visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr.
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