Lewis and Clark National Forest

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Lewis and Clark National Forest
Sign from the Lewis and Clark National Forest
Outtotheprairie in the Lewis and Clark National Forest

The Lewis and Clark National Forest (German Lewis-und-Clark-Nationalforst ) is located in the western part of the US state Montana . The National Forest covers an area of ​​around 7300 km². The Lewis and Clark National Forest has areas in the 13 counties (districts) Lewis and Clark County , Meagher County , Judith Basin County , Teton County (Montana) , Cascade County , Pondera County , Fergus County , Wheatland County (Montana) , Chouteau County , Glacier County , Golden Valley County, Montana , Sweet Grass County, and Park County, Montana . The United States Forest Service oversees the area.

Lewis and Clark National Forest Use and Management

The Lewis and Clark National Forest is managed as two separate zones. The eastern Jefferson Division is a mix of grassland and bushland with island-like woodlands. Here the open land is leased to local ranchers and normal forestry is practiced in the forest . The western Rocky Mountain Division area, with the continental divide , is mainly cultivated for the preservation of nature. Much of the land has been designated as wilderness. The headquarters of the Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in Great Falls, Montana . Local district offices for the National Park Service Rangers were located in Choteau , Harlowton , Neihart , Stanford, Montana, and White Sulfur Springs, Montana .

history

The area was designated as Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve on February 22, 1897 and was under the control of the US General Land Office . On June 9, 1903, the Flathead Forest Reserve was added to the reserve. In 1906 it was given to the United States Forest Service for maintenance and to the National Forest . In 1907 the name was changed to Lewis and Clark National Forest and more areas were added. The forest area was named after the Lewis and Clark expedition . In 1932 the entire Jefferson National Forest was added to the Lewis and Clark National Forest . In 1945, part of the Absaroka National Forest also came part of this National Forest.

Others

Tenderfoot Creek in the Lewis and Clark National Forest

In 2017, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed a review of the Badgers-Two Medicine area, covering 130,000 acres, within the Lewis and Clark National Forest as a National Monument .

The Badger-Two Medicine area is adjacent to the Blackfeet Reservation and Glacier National Park . It is sacred ground for the Blackfeet tribe. An 1896 treaty gave members of the Blackfeet Tribe the right to hunt, fish and cut wood for domestic use in the area in accordance with state law. The Blackfeet have fought to protect Badger-Two Medicine by keeping the area road-free and preventing planned oil and gas wells. The Blackfeet have had support from conservationists including the National Trust for Historic Preservation , outdoor sports enthusiasts, ranchers, and business owners.

Approximately 93,000 acres of Badger-Two Medicine are currently recognized as a Traditional Cultural District on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), but Blackfeet and others continue to advocate designating the entire Badger-Two Medicine area as an NRHP.

Web links

Commons : Lewis and Clark National Forest  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
  2. ^ National Forests of the United States Forest History Society
  3. Final Report Summarizing findings of the Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
  4. Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others, Zinke tells Trump Washington Post, September 17, 2017
  5. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv39074/op=fstyle.aspx?t=k&q=badger+two-medicine Badger-Two Medicine oral history project, 2006
  6. https://wildmontana.org/our-work/protecting-wild-places/badger-two-medicine-campaign The Fight to Protect a Sacred Wildland

Coordinates: 47 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 111 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  W.