Laura Lundquist

(Missoula Current) Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is anticipating a federal decision to transfer full responsibility for grizzly bears to the state and continues to consider corner-crossing to be trespassing, according to FWP’s director.

During Wednesday's meeting of the Legislative Environmental Quality Council, Christy Clark gave her second agency summary as FWP director of FWP's activities this year. Because Clark was appointed in December, she said she's carrying out the 2025 plan inherited from her predecessor.

Clark hit some of the highlights of the year, including increases in recreational access and an effort to improve FWP’s workforce culture.

“When I got to Fish Wildlife and Parks, I felt like a more intensive reset was in order. So we hired Collaborative Safe

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