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The state's first state game warden was hired in 1889, [6] the same year that Montana became a state. Under Montana state law, each county was also authorized to hire one game warden, but a lack of funds and interest led to no wardens being hired. [5] By 1900, only four of Montana's then-24 counties had game wardens. [5]
The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviated as the CMR NWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Montana on the Missouri River. The refuge surrounds Fort Peck Reservoir and is 915,814 acres (3,706.17 km 2) in size. [2] It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States ...
CSKT Bison Range
Northwest Montana Wetland Management District: Montana 1970: 14,752 acres (59.70 km 2) [267] Pablo National Wildlife Refuge: Lake County: 1921: 2,473 acres (10.01 km 2) [268] Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: Beaverhead County: 1932: 65,810 acres (266.3 km 2) [269] Swan River National Wildlife Refuge: Lake County: 1973: 1,568 acres (6.35 ...
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge is a 8,834-acre (3,575 ha) National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Montana. [2][3] Established in 1999, it is one of the newest National Wildlife Refuges in the U.S. and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
List of national parks of the United States
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks operate approximately 275,265 acres (1,113.96 km 2) of state parks and access points on the state's rivers and lakes. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation manages 5,200,000 acres (21,000 km 2) of School Trust Land ceded by the federal government under the Land Ordinance ...