Reservoir Reach

Welcome to the Reservoir Reach of Montana’s Missouri River. This reach includes Phillips, Valley, Garfield, and Petroleum counties and is home to some of the LARGEST features along the river – the Fort Peck Dam, which is the LARGEST hydraulically filled dam in the U.S.; the Fort Peck reservoir, which provides 25% of the total system storage for the LARGEST reservoir system in the U.S.; and the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, the 2nd LARGEST National Wildlife Refuge in the continental United States.

 

Reservoir Reach Stories

CMR NWR Community Working Group Meeting

‡‡‡  CMR NWR Community Working Group Meeting  ‡‡‡  

Thu, Feb 9 / 10:00 am— 3:00 pm / McCone County Fairgrounds, Circle, MT

 Please join in a collaborative natural resource community working group centered around the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and 6 surrounding counties.

Council's Quarterly Meeting & Tour

Missouri River Conservation District Council Quarterly Meeting & Tour

CMR NWR Community Working Group

                     ‡‡‡   9th CMR NWR Community Working Group Meeting  ‡‡‡  

Thursday Aug 4, 10:00 am — 3:00 pm

MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Building, Lewistown, MT

 You and your organization are invited to participate in a collaborative natural resource stake

Council's Quarterly Meeting

The Missouri River Conservation District Council will be holding their next meeting and tour May 18th and 19th at the Fort Peck State Fish Hatchery located at 227 Highway 177 just below the town of Fort Peck. Tim Griffiths NRCS, National Sage Grouse Initiative Coordinator is scheduled to speak on the 18th, a Sage grouse habitat tour is scheduled on the 19th(tour has been cancelled due to high water).  Agenda items include CREP Addendum update, Whitmore Raving update, CMR NWF Community Working Group update, and much more.

CMR Stakeholder Group Meeting

The CMR NWR Community Working Group will be holding in next meeting February 17th, 2011 at the Memorial Building in Circle.  The meeting will start at approximately 10 am a cash lunch will be available and the meeting will conclude at around 3 pm. We will have speakers on the economics of ranching in Montana on both private and public lands.  Directions are as follows:

Council's next meeting date & time

The council’s next meeting will be held January 12th, 2010 at the MFWP Lewistown Office located at 215 W. Aztec Drive (Airport Rd) from 1- 4 p.m. Agenda items include Flood Photo Archive Project, CREP Addendum, Hi- Line RMP Comment letter and Lower Missouri Wildlife issues. For more information contact Laurie at the council office 406-454-0056 or 406-360-6049.

Missouri River Council's comment letter on CCP -EIS for the CMR

December 09, 2010

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

Attn: Laurie Shannon, Planning Team Leader

P.O. Box 25486 Denver, CO 80225-0486

via E-mail @ cmrplanning@Service.gov & via U.S. Mail

RE: Comments on the Draft CCP and EIS Dear

Ms. Shannon:

CMR Stakeholder Meeting

The CMR-NWR Comminuty working group will hold it's next meeting December 9th from 10 to 3 at the Fort Peck Interpetive Center.  For more information contact Laurie at 406-454-0056.

Quarterly Meeting Notice

The council will hold their next quarterly meeting coinciding with the MACD Convention in Billings, Montana on November 16th from 4 - 6 p.m.  Agenda items include CREP, BLM RAC, CMR CCP, and MRNRC.  Please come and join us for further information contact Laurie at the council office 406-454/0056.

Council says goodbye and welcomes a new Coordinator

The Council has hired Laurie Riley as the new Coordinator. She is replacing Vicki Marquis, who is off to Law School in Missoula.  The council wishes her much luck in her endeavors and welcomes Laurie aboard. 

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