Table 3. Additional DNRC parcels in the BCWMA, to remain in DNRC ownership, subject to 

 Cooperative Management Agreement (Alternatives B and D). 



ALTERNATIVE C— FWP/DNRC LAND 

 EXCHANGE (no Cooperative 

 Management Agreement) 



Land Ownership 



Under this alternative, FWP would acquire 

 critical winter range habitats for migratory elk 

 and mule deer within the BCWMA from 

 DNRC. In exchange, DNRC would acquire an 

 equal value of FWP property, located in 

 spring-fall big game habitats (Table 4). Plum 

 Creek would retain and control the 

 management of their current acreage, located 

 within critical winter habitats on the BCWMA. 

 DNRC would also retain and control the 

 management of 1 1 tracts scattered across 

 Missoula and Powell Counties, Montana. 



Management in the BCWMA 



Under Alternative C, DNRC ownership within 

 critical winter range would be less than 

 ownership by FWP. Both agencies believe 

 that DNRC timber management on the lands 

 acquired from FWP would be compatible with 



FWP management objectives, so that a 

 cooperative management agreement would 

 not be essential. As under Alternative A, the 

 following activities would continue: 



• Current leases, licenses and 

 informal agreements between FWP, 

 DNRC and Plum Creek would be 

 maintained, amended or terminated 

 as issues arise in the future. 



• DNRC would be required to 

 consider alternative uses (e.g., 

 cabin sites, recreational leases) on 

 DNRC lands, to maximize revenues 

 for state trust beneficiaries. 



• DNRC would design and propose 

 timber sales periodically to manage 

 forests and generate revenues on 

 its subject lands, both within and 

 outside of the BCWMA. 



• The potential for future land sales or 

 development of Plum Creek land 

 holdings would remain. 



BCWMA Land Exchanges Draft Environmental Impact Statement 



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