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    protected lands and recreational areas, including five state wilderness areas, six interpretive areas, and a wildlife management area. Two state parks— Edgar Evins...
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  • the way the area was managed). The establishment of the Russell National Wildlife Refuge is closely tied to the construction of Fort Peck Dam. The lower...
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  • Amelia Island Wildlife Management Area, also referred to as Amelia Island, is a 238 acres (96 ha) tract of protected land located in Treasure County, Montana...
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    National Wildlife Refuge in 1908, the BR consists of approximately 18,524 acres (7,496 ha) within the Montana valley and foothill grasslands. Management of...
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    Leopold, A. Starker; et al. (1963). "The Goal of Park Management in the United States". Wildlife Management in the National Parks. National Park Service. Archived...
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    American Prairie (category Protected areas of Blaine County, Montana)
    prairie ecosystem with migration corridors and native wildlife. This wildlife conservation area is being developed as a private project of the American...
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    crews and wilderness rangers. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas allow hunting in season. The wilderness, along...
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    Recreation Area is a national recreation area established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the...
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    Milltown State Park (category Montana protected area stubs)
    overlooks. "Milltown State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved September 4, 2021. "Milltown Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United...
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    Canyon Ferry Dam to provide flood control to the Great Falls area. By 1954, the rising waters of Canyon Ferry Lake submerged the old 1898 dam, whose powerhouse...
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    Bitterroot National Forest (category Protected areas of Idaho County, Idaho)
    Trail Pass. This area, named for 9,154' Allan Mountain (in Idaho), lies mostly in Montana and is critical to the migration of wildlife between the wildlands...
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    Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (category Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana)
    north central Montana. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings, steep bluffs,...
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    Ricketts Glen State Park (category Protected areas established in 1942)
    squatter, Jesse Dodson, cut trees from around 1830 to 1860 and built a mill and the dam for what became Lake Rose in 1842. Dodson also built a dam south of Mud...
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    Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (category Protected areas of Big Horn County, Montana)
    Little Bighorn River, and adjacent plains. Vegetation varies widely from one area to the next. June 25 and 26, 1876: Battle of the Little Bighorn 1877: Custer...
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    Anaconda Smelter Stack (category Protected areas established in 1986)
    Anaconda Smelter Stack. Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Smelter history in brief Anaconda Smelter Stack Atlas Obscura Revisiting...
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    Flathead National Forest (category Protected areas established in 1897)
    There are also 14 cabins for rent in the forest. Hungry Horse Dam is a 564-foot (172 m) tall dam that creates the 34-mile (55 km) long Flathead Reservoir....
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    Lewis and Clark Caverns (category Protected areas of Jefferson County, Montana)
    with tables, playgrounds, retail firewood, ice, trails, freshwater, and wildlife. "Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park". Geographic Names Information System...
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    Pompeys Pillar National Monument (category Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana)
    monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only...
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    Montana (redirect from Wildlife of Montana)
    Bureau of Land Management controls 8,100,000 acres (33,000 km2) of federal land. The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service administers...
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    February 1, 2023. "Hell Creek State Park Master Site & Management Plan" (PDF). Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. December 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021...
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    Gallatin National Forest (category Protected areas established in 1899)
    Howard E. Johnson, Wildlife, and Parks Montana. Department of Fish (3rd ed.). Helena, Mont.: Produced by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. ISBN 1-56044-479-7...
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    Wild Horse Island (category Protected areas established in 1977)
    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2015. Although 56 privately owned parcels still exist along the shore areas, most of the island...
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  • Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range (category National Wildlife Refuges in Montana)
    the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. A group of federal agencies, led by the Bureau of Land Management, administers the range. Because of the...
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    populate certain areas of the park. Reports from state and federal resource agencies, such as the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, indicate...
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    Fishing Guide: Flathead River". Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved August 30, 2009. Kerr Dam Essay Course info mainly from: Montana Atlas &...
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    Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (category Protected areas of Williams County, North Dakota)
    Buffalo Head Park Bull River Calf Creek Canyon Creek Canyon Ferry Dodson Creek Dodson Dam Dome Mountain Ear Mountain Elk Island F Island Flathead Lake Flathead...
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    August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018. "Bannack State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved August 28, 2021. Joaquin Miller (1894). "Erasmus Darwin...
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  • The Northwest Montana Wetland Management District is a wildlife management region in the U.S. state of Montana, a part of the National Bison Range Complex...
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    Les Mason State Park (category Protected areas of Flathead County, Montana)
    Kalispell, Montana. Retrieved June 9, 2018. Les Mason State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Les Mason State Park Trail Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks...
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  • Fish Creek State Park (category Protected areas of Mineral County, Montana)
    Draft Management Plan". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. December 2013. p. 13. Retrieved June 24, 2020. Fish Creek State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks...
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