HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-20 Public Comment - M. Penfold - Bozeman TrailFrom:Cyndy Andrus
To:Mike Penfold; Agenda
Subject:RE: Bozeman Trail
Date:Friday, November 13, 2020 3:42:14 PM
Mr. Penfold,
Thank you for the email on the Bozeman Trail designation. I will pass it along so others, including the city
commissioners, are aware of this effort.
Thanks again!
Cynthia Andrus | Mayor City of Bozeman | 121 North Rouse Avenue | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771P: 406. 582-2383| E: candrus@bozeman.net | W: www.bozeman.net
From: Mike Penfold [penrodmt@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 3:02 PMTo: Cyndy AndrusSubject: Bozeman Trail
Dear Mayor Andrus,
We are working on a project focused on getting the Bozeman Trail designated as a NationalHistoric Trail. Below is a letter we are sending out to citizens who might be interested. Feel
free to forward this to the City Council and others you think would like to know about this. Call if you have any questions. Mike Penfold, Our Montana 406-672-6630
Dear Montana History Stakeholder;
Our Montana and the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association, non-profit organizations, are
planning to ask the U.S. Congress for legislation directing the Secretary of Interior to undertake a
feasibility study leading to the formal designation of the Bozeman Trail in Montana and Wyoming as
a National Historic Trail. The process for requesting a study and subsequent National Historic Trail
designation is found in the National Trails System Act, as amended [16USC1241].
Before formally making the request to our congressional representatives we are undertaking anoutreach effort to garner letters of support, provide information, answer questions, and identifyconcerns. We will be sending this mailing to key stakeholders in Montana and Wyoming including;County Commissioners, state and local governments, elected officials, federal land managementagencies, museums, historic preservation organizations, and Indian Tribes.
Attaining National Historic Trail status will increase visitation to local, state, and federal historic sites
and museums. Increased interest and visitation will directly benefit local economies. Formal
designation will strengthen grant and other funding requests for preservation of trail segments and
enhanced educational opportunities at associated developed sites and museums along the route.
The Bozeman Trail route passes through eight counties in Montana and five counties in Wyoming.The Trail crosses private, state and federally managed public lands. One part of a feasibility studywill be to develop a definitive location for the Trail in each county. The National Trails Actspecifically states that preservation and/or interpretation of original trail segments will beenhanced on public lands and only on private lands where the landowner wishes to participate,and landowner permission has been granted. If a feasibility study is authorized, the lead federalagency will conduct full public participation with public meetings and a formal comment period forthe project.
The attached Question and Answer and Brief History documents provide additional information on
the National designation process and the Bozeman Trail.
Please contact us at bozemannht@gmail.com to ask questions, offer support, or extend aninvitation to attend a meeting and make a brief presentation.
For additional information on the project please visit our web site at https://www.fortphilkearny.com/bozeman-nht
There is a really good Montana Public Broadcast Documentary on the Bozeman Trail. Here is a link ifyou care to see this special. https://watch.montanapbs.org/video/the-bozeman-trail-qbl0je/
Sincerely,
Mike Penfold, Our Montana , 406-672-6630
Bozeman National Historic Trail Committee (Mike Penfold, Dave McKee, JoAnne Puckett)
Emil Address: bozemannht@gmail.com
Bozeman Trail Map
Brief History of the Bozeman Trail
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Mike Penfold