- Coeur d' Alene: March 10, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Panhandle Office, Roosevelt Room, located at 2885 W. Kathleen Avenue.
- Medimont: March 16, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Medimont Grange located near mile marker 106 off of Hwy 3.
- St. Maries: March 17 and March 24, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., St. Maries Fire Station located at 308 W Jefferson Avenue.
Public input sought for proposed Black Lake Ranch/St. Maries parcels land exchange
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) will hold four scoping meetings to gather public input regarding a proposed land exchange of four parcels comprising of 1,402.04 acres of mostly forested land in Benewah County, Idaho, (St Maries parcels), to be traded for 1,012.72 acres fronting the Coeur d'Alene River and Black Lake located in Kootenai County, Idaho (Black Lake Ranch).
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program, in partnership with the IDFG, have prepared a draft National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA) of the St. Maries parcels/Black Lake Ranch exchange.
The draft EA is available for review on Idaho Fish and Game's website at https://idfg.idaho.gov/panhandle-2016-land-exchange
Comments regarding the proposed exchange and draft EA may be emailed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at r1fa_grants@fws.gov. Comments will be accepted through March 28, 2016.
Idaho Fish and Game will conduct four scoping meetings to provide information and obtain feedback as follows: