Fish restoration project proposed in Blackfoot River watershed

The Lolo National Forest is seeking public comment on a fish restoration project located in the Scapegoat Wilderness on Seeley Lake and Lincoln Ranger Districts.

The North Fork Blackfoot River Native Fish Restoration Project would authorize Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to implement fish management and stocking actions within the wilderness — measures that would “establish a secure population of native trout, replacing an existing hybrid population,” a news release states...