The Service will host an Open House on April 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Heritage Center, 301 Fourth Street East in Thief River Falls, Minn. Interested citizens are invited to stop by to comment or ask questions on the draft plan. Comment forms will be available so that written comments can be submitted at the open house or mailed in later.

The complete draft Plan and a summary can be viewed on the Internet at the Service's Planning Website: www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/agassiz/index.html. Paper copies of the draft Plan and/or compact disks are available in limited supply by making a request through the website or by calling toll free 1-800-247-1247. The draft Plan can also be viewed at public libraries in Thief River Falls, Warren, Greenbush, Crookston, and Roseau, Minn. Written comments on the draft Plan will be accepted by the Service until April 18, 2005, at the following address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation Planning, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111, Attention: Gary Muehlenhardt. Comments may also be submitted through the website.