Historic & Cultural Site in Montana

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Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (Stevensville)

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located along the Bitterroot River in the scenic and historic Bitterroot Valley of western Montana.

Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Medicine Lake)

Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1935 to provide breeding habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

National Bison Range National Wildlife Refuge (Moiese)

Established in 1908, the National Bison Range is one of the oldest wildlife refuges in the nation. It was established with the first Congressional appropriations ever made for the purchase of lands for a wildlife refuge.

Northwest Montana Wetland Management District (Moiese)

The Northwest Montana Wetland Management District (WMD), established in 1970, is located throughout Lake and Flathead counties in northwestern Montana. The District consists of 14 Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) and the Conservation Easement Program.

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Lima)

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is primarily a high elevation mountain wetland-riparian area.

UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge (Lewistown)

Extending 125 miles up the Missouri River from the Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is approximately 1, 100, 000 acres in size and includes the 245, 000 acre Fort Peck Reservoir.

Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge (Malta)

Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), located 7 miles east of Malta, Montana, was established in 1936 to provide habitat for migrating, nesting, and feeding birds.

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (Lewistown)

Extending 125 miles up the Missouri River from the Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is approximately 1, 100, 000 acres in size and includes the 245, 000 acre Fort Peck Reservoir.

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge (Marion)

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in the west-central portion of Flathead County in the serene and picturesque mountain drainage known as Pleasant Valley.

Clark Canyon Reservoir (Dillon)

Clark Canyon Dam and Barretts Diversion Dam are features of the East Bench Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.

Garnet Recreation Management Area (Missoula)

The 12-mile long Garnet Back Country Byway climbs 2, 000 feet through the scenic Garnet Range to Garnet Ghost Town. Thanks to extensive preservation efforts, the 30 buildings in this historic town look much the same as they did in 1895.

Bitterroot National Forest (Hamilton)

The Bitterroot National Forest occupies 1.6 million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains, surrounding the Bitterroot Valley in west central Montana and a portion of the Selway River drainage in east central Idaho.

Custer National Forest (Billings)

The lands of the Custer National Forest and National Grasslands lie scattered across 20 counties in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Gallatin National Forest (Bozeman)

Located in southern Montana, the Gallatin National Forest offers 24 administrative cabins to the public for recreational use.

Lewis & Clark National Forest (Great Falls)

Located in west central Montana, lies the Lewis and Clark National Forest emcompassing 1.8 million acres scattered into seven separate mountain ranges. The forest boundaries spread east from the rugged, mountainous Continental Divide onto the plains.

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (Dillon)

Located in Southwest Montana, the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the national forests in Montana. The forest offers breath-taking scenery for a wide variety of recreation pursuits.

Flathead National Forest (Kalispell)

Stretching along the west side of the continental divide from the US Canadian border south approximately 120 miles lies the 2.3 million acre Flathead National Forest.

Helena National Forest (Helena)

Located in central Montana, the Helena National Forest surrounds the capital city of Helena. The Forest contains 976, 000 acres and is one of 10 National Forests in the state.

Lolo National Forest (Missoula)

Located in the "big sky country" of Montana, lies the Lolo National Forest. The Forest surrounds the western Montana community of Missoula. The crest of the Bitterroot Mountains divides Montana from Idaho and serve as the forest's western boundary.