Comments sought on Vandalia grazing lease

Press release

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to renew the grazing lease for the Vandalia Wildlife Management Area until Sept. 15, 2023. Comments are being sought on the draft environmental assessment concerning the grazing renewal.

Vandalia WMA is comprised of 310 acres, bordering the south side of the Milk River, and consists of sagebrush grasslands, cottonwood and green ash stands, and wetland and riparian areas. The WMA is located approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Hinsdale. Grazing would continue to be managed under the current rest-rotation grazing system.

The draft...