2006 Hebgen-Madison Region

Project Awards

Project Title

Project Summary (Click here for a summary of all 2006 project applications or to request full application(s) in PDF format)

River

Fund Award

PPL Montana Match Award

Total Agency and Partner Contributions

Total

Project

Cost

 

Burnt Tree Hole FAS Boat Ramp Replacement

Replace dilapidated boat ramp and improve roadways and barriers to protect riverbanks from dispersed public use while providing river access for anglers and floaters.

 

$ 17,500

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$ 17,500

$ 35,000

 

Hebgen Reservoir Bathymetric Map

Produce a bathymetric map for Hebgen Reservoir using GPS and sonar to reduce the potential for boater accidents due to unsafe boating conditions in shoreline areas, bays, and areas near public boat launches due to decreased reservoir levels during summer months.

 

$ 19,545

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$ 7,750

$ 27,295

 

Lonesomehurst Boat Ramp

Refurbish old boat ramp to ensure safe boat launching all season, curtail use of a non-designated launch site, and avoid future shoreline damage.

 

$ 9,000

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$ 9,000

$ 18,000

 

Madison River Special Recreation Permit Program*

Initiate a Special Recreation Permit program for commercial use, competitive events and organized groups on BLM and FWP lands within the Madison River corridor.  Program would improve the ability to monitor and gather user information, reduce and mitigate conflicts between user groups, improve relationships with landowners along the river, manage impacts to resources caused by recreational use, promote responsible use of public land, and raise funds for maintaining recreation facilities and access roads.

 

$ 46,500

$ 22,500

$ 90,000

$ 159,000

 

Raynolds' Pass FAS Parking Area and Latrine

Construct a parking area with latrine on the east side of Hwy 87 in place of a user-pioneered informal parking area.  Project would include a safe highway approach, short road, and gravel parking lot, all lined with boulders to constrict vehicles to hardened surfaces, in turn allowing revegetation and reduce erosion and sedimentation caused by current use.

 

$ 25,000

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$ 25,000

$ 50,000

 

Hebgen-Madison Region Total Awards

 

$ 117,545

$ 22,500

$ 149,250

$ 289,295

 

 

* Project costs are for two years.