Meeting to discuss watershed protection

Several organizations will meet in Whitefish June 17 to discuss the town’s viewshed, water supply and recreational opportunities in the Haskill Basin.

The Trust for Public Land and F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. recently announced a plan to permanently protect more than 3,000 acres in the Haskill Basin drainage, which provides nearly 75 percent of Whitefish’s drinking water supply.

The intent is to protect the basin for the benefit of water quality, wildlife and recreation as well as continued sustainable forest management.

The meeting will be held at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish starting at 7 p.m.

It is sponsored by the Trust for Public Land, Stoltze, Whitefish Legacy Partners and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.