Fort Union Trading Post is experiencing high numbers of mice and rodents and is seeking public comment to determine the best manner to deal with their impacts. Mice and rodents are known to carry disease and rodents are damaging archeological resources by burrowing into them.
While native animals are protected within all National Parks, there are allowances to remove problem animals under specific conditions. Those conditions include when there is a danger to public health or when there is damage to cultural resources. Both of these conditions exist at this time.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act federal agencies are required to solicit public input into the management of their natural and cultural resources. Please submit any comments, suggestions, or questions to Park Superintendent Andy Banta at 701-572-9083, at Fort Union Trading Post NHS, 15550 Hwy 1804, Williston, ND 58801.
Comments received within the next 21 days would be most helpful.
In the coming months Fort Union Trading Post NHS will complete an Environmental Assessment and Historic Preservation Assessment of Effect evaluating the impacts the alternatives of the actions on the park’s landscape. These documents will be made available for comment when the analysis is complete.
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