<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr">Hey Missoula,</div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr"><br></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr">If you love wild places and wild things like I do, I hope you'll consider stopping by the BLM's open house at UM this afternoon for as little 10 or 15 minutes to learn about and weigh in on the the new management plan for the Missoula Field Office. See you there: <b><u>3:30 - 6:30 p.m., University of Montana, University Center, 3rd floor, Rm. 332.</u></b></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr"><br></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr">Have you heard about this coming Monday's rally for public lands in Helena? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1863413257279239/">Check out the details, find a carpool, and RSVP, here</a>.</div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr"><br></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr">Thanks and Keep It Wild!</div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr"><br></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr">Zack</div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr"><br></div><div><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><center><table class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610head-wrap" style="margin:0px auto;max-width:620px;text-align:left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px"><br></td><td class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610header gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610container gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610eoa_nmr" style="border-bottom-width:5px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(144,30,30);padding:0px;clear:both;margin:0px auto;max-width:620px;display:block"><div class="gmail-m_-2004327606137644862m_675762834444433610content" style="display:block;margin:0px auto;max-width:620px;padding:10px 0px"><table style="width:100%">
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.6;font-weight:normal;margin:0.9em 0px"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><span style="font-size:x-large">Raise your voice for local Wilderness Study Areas</span></span><br>
Attend a BLM planning meeting this week or send your comments</p>
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<span style="font-size:xx-small">Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study Area (photo courtesy of Wilderness Institute)</span><br>
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Hi Zack,</h3>
<p>The Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is re-writing its management plan for 156,000 acres of public lands in our wild backyard. Included in that landscape are three important Wilderness Study Areas: Hoodoo Mountain, Wales Creek, and Quigg West. Now is the time to help shape how these lands are managed for the next generation.</p>
<p>Scoping open houses will be held this week in Helmville and Missoula. Please attend the open house closest to you or submit a comment by email to speak up for the wildlife habitat and connectivity provided by these areas, as well as their value for quiet recreation.</p>
<p><b>Missoula</b>: Thurs. January 26, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., University of Montana, University Center, 3rd floor, Rm. 332</p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">A</span><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HExM%2FDNdHIcPjpsHvRg04bvp6y3ndVph" target="_blank"></a></span><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Dl5VdAkwc4%2FeI%2BQ6Cb6PjLvp6y3ndVph" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">dditional background information is available on the BLM's website</span></a>.</span> </p>
<p>Below are some requests we're sending to the BLM in our comments. Feel free to request the same in your comments. You can email your comments to <a href="mailto:blm_mt_missoularmp@blm.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">blm_mt_missoularmp@blm.gov</span></a><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><a href="mailto:blm_mt_missoularmp@blm.gov" target="_blank"></a></span><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><a href="mailto:blm_mt_missoularmp@blm.gov" target="_blank"></a></span>.</p>
<p>We're asking the BLM to:</p>
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<li>Remember that it has a responsibility to manage Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) in a manner that preserves their wilderness qualities and maintains their suitability for future Wildereness designation. </li>
<li>Inventory each of the three WSAs in the Garnet Range and Sapphire Mountains and lands that surround those WSAs as Lands with Wilderness Characteristics. </li>
<li>Recognize the outstanding opportunities for solitude WSAs provide, regardless of the amount of use they receive. We know that some areas are prized hunting grounds and experience high volumes of traffic during hunting seasons. However, this should not exclude opportunities for solitude or primitive recreation at any other time of year.</li>
<li>Manage lands, as other land managers do, to protect a variety of values, including scenic, historical, ecological, and archaeological values. Certain lands need to be managed in a way that preserves their natural conditions and protects fish and wildlife habitat.</li>
<li>Prioritize quiet recreation, which is good for local economies. According to a recent independent study, there were 2.9 million quiet recreation visits to Montana’s BLM lands in 2015. Those visits generated $141 million in direct spending within 50 miles of the recreation sites. These dollars circulated through the state economy, resulting in $41 million in employee salaries, wages, and benefits supporting 1,797 Montana jobs. </li>
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<p>Do you have a special connection to these areas or a question about the revision process? If so, feel free to contact me at <a href="tel:(406)%20823-0695" value="+14068230695" target="_blank">(406) 823-0695</a> or at <a href="mailto:zporter@wildmontana.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">zporter@wildmontana.org</span></a>.</p>
<p>- <i>Zack Porter, MWA western Montana field director</i></p>
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