Ryce sent a letter of resignation to FWP Chief of Staff Melissa Watson that took FWP leadership to task for putting her on administrative leave on May 17 for what she called “baseless allegations.”
Eileen Rice was a proponent of research and native fisheries but she also supported Montana’s anglers in preserving their favorite fishing spots and species.
Collaborating closely with MFWP’s state fish geneticist and research scientists, the team furnishes genetic and genomics data, analyses and decision support pertaining to various species.
Arlene Montgomery writes, "If non-native fish hadn't been planted in Gunsight Lake then there would not be a need now to try to poison them out. The misguided planting of mysis shrimp impacted the entire fishery of Flathead Lake."