Comment sought on Westslope cutthroat plan

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public comments on a draft Management Plan for the Conservation of Westslope cutthroat trout in Idaho.

The plan is available at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/, click on the "comment opportunity" link. A 60-day public comment period ends July 26.

Westslope cutthroat trout are a native species. It occupies about 80 percent of its historical range in Idaho.

Comments can be mailed to: Bureau of Fisheries, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707; or at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.

For more information contact Scott Grunder, IDFG conservation and restoration coordinator, at (208) 334-3791.