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Cooney State Park is a public recreation area bordering Cooney Reservoir, fourteen miles (23 km) south of Columbus in Carbon County, Montana.The state park occupies 309 acres (125 ha) on three sides of the reservoir, a 1,078-acre (436 ha) impoundment of Red Lodge Creek completed in 1937.
The Montana State Legislature established the state Fish and Game Board in 1895. [6] Governor John E. Rickards appointed the first Fish and Game Commissioners on March 4, 1895. [5] The Fish and Game Board hired its first state game warden, R.A. Wagner, in July 1898. [5] Hunting and fishing licenses were imposed on out-of-state residents in 1901.
The CSKT Bison Range (BR) is a nature reserve on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana established for the conservation of American bison.Formerly called the National Bison Range, the size of the bison herd at the BR is 350 adult bison and welcomes 50–60 calves per year.
Tongue River Reservoir State Park is a public recreation area located 6 miles north of Decker, Montana, on the western shore of the Tongue River Reservoir.The 12-mile-long reservoir is an impoundment of the Tongue River.
In 1961, the site entered state ownership under the control of the Montana State Highway Commission, who in turn passed it on to the parks division of the Montana Fish and Game Department, the predecessor to today's Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in 1965. It was at this time that Chief Plenty Coups' land became a state park. [7]
Beavertail Hill State Park is a public recreation area located on the Clark Fork River near Interstate 90, 26 miles (42 km) east of Missoula, Montana.The park covers 65 acres (26 ha), has an elevation of 3,615 feet, and offers river frontage, tipi rentals, a short interpretive trail, an amphitheatre, campsites, and picnic areas.
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]
Prior to 1980, Montana Power Company owned the land and operated the park as a recreation area. In 1980, the company turned over management of the park to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP). In 1982, it was designated a state recreation area. Subsequently, the land was also turned over to FWP. [5]
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