Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Administrative Facilities Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment

The staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have been administering the units of the Western Montana National Wildlife Refuge Complex geographically situated within the Mission, Flathead, and Swan Valleys of Northwestern Montana from facilities on the Bison Range (BR; formerly the National Bison Range), in Moiese, Montana. These facilities included a 4,700-square-foot visitor center with offices; a 2,300-square-foot residence repurposed as offices; a 5,500-square-foot maintenance shop; 2,000 square feet of warm storage; 6,000 square feet of cold storage; a 5-acre equipment yard; and three additional residences for staff and interns.