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HELENA - Plum Creek Timber Co. says it is enrolling 500,000 acres of its land in a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks program that allows public access.

The company said the one-year Block Management program agreement covers land throughout west-central Montana.

Under such a deal, FWP agrees to enforce hunting, camping and other recreation on the land. In exchange, the landowner agrees to allow public access.

FWP said it will update maps of the land and enforce Plum Creek land rules. Wardens will also help patrol the property to guard against violations of hunting regulations.

The company said that nearly all of Plum Creek’s 1.2 million acres in the state now are under the Block Management program.

Separately, Plum Creek recently agreed to transfer more than 300,000 acres of land to public ownership.

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