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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 ...
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation The Lubrecht State Experimental Forest is a 20,306-acre (8,218 ha) tract of protected land located in Missoula and Granite County, Montana , owned and managed by the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation , of the University of Montana .
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, created by an act of Congress in 1964, is located in the U.S. state of Montana.Protecting the wildest portions of the Cabinet Mountains and an integral part of Kootenai National Forest [2] and Kaniksu National Forest, the wilderness had enjoyed more limited protection since 1935 as a Primitive Area.
The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a national monument in the western United States, protecting the Missouri Breaks of north central Montana.Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings, steep bluffs, and grassy plains; a topography referred to as "The Breaks" (as the land appears to "break away" to the river).
Hell Creek Recreation Area is a public recreation area managed by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana occupying 337 acres (136 ha) on the south side of Fort Peck Lake twenty miles (32 km) due north of the community of Jordan, Montana. [4]
There are at least 45 named oil fields in Montana according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. The USGS defines oil field as: "Area where petroleum is or was removed from the Earth." [1] An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground.
While the decision only applies to the BLM land, the bison project area includes 5,830 acres (2,360 ha) of state land administered by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and 32,710 acres (13,240 ha) of AP deeded land. [70]
It rises in southern Montana, in the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness in the Beartooth Mountains, and flows southwest, into the park and into Wyoming, then into the Lamar River. Slough Creek is one of the most popular fishing areas in Yellowstone Park. The access is relatively easy and the cutthroat fishing is some of the best in the world. [26]