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Montana citizens are vitally interested in their fish, wildlife, parks, and outdoor recreation, and their interests vary greatly across these resources. As FWP works to perpetuate opportunity outside, strives toward balance, focuses on integrity, and brings people together, it has a continuing need to more fully involve citizens and provide a forum for diverse interests to come together. A Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) in each FWP region ideally provides a forum for good communication, sharing of information, mutual respect, and building trust.  

A CAC comprised of engaged citizens helps FWP by serving two central functions: providing information, ideas, and identification of emerging trends in a welcoming forum of diverse interests; and providing a means to better inform CAC members, who in turn are ambassadors who help to inform the broader public. This exchange of information, ideas, and opinions should identify opportunities, potential conflicts, management choices, and tradeoffs involving public trust resources.

Questions?

Contact Dillon Tabish at dillon.tabish@mt.gov or 406-751-4564.

Members

Ian Wargo

Kalispell

Term ends: June 2024

 

Tucker Landerman

Kalispell

Term ends: June 2024

 

Jay Sheffield

Libby

Term ends: June 2024

 

Denise VanArtsdale

Rollins

Term ends: June 2025

 

Patrick Smith (chair)

Kalispell

Term ends: June 2025

 

Rett Parker

Whitefish

Term ends: June 2025

 

Ray Holloran

Bigfork

Term ends: June 2025

 

Shane Oehler

Kalispell

Term ends: June 2025

 

Sam Bracken

Columbia Falls

Term ends: June 2025

 

Kevin Roeder

Kalispell

Term ends: June 2025

 

Emery Grady

Bigfork

Term ends: June 2025

 

Don Wilkins

Libby

Term ends: June 2025

Meetings

2023-24

Oct. 4 - Agenda (PDF)

Nov. 15 - Agenda (PDF)

Feb. 29 - Agenda (PDF)

May 2 - Agenda (PDF)

TBD

All meetings are open to the public. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ensures its meetings are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed, please contact Martha Abbrescia at (406) 751-4567.

Meeting Notes

Older CAC meeting notes are available upon request. Contact Dillon Tabish at (406) 751-4564.