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Protecting 6 mountain ranges

PUBLIC LANDS: (gallatin, madison, absaroka,
beartooh, bridgER, crazy)

CUSTER GALLATIN

NATIONAL FOREST

3.1 million
The Custer Gallatin National
Forest lies north of Yellowstone
National Park and covers over total acres
3 million acres of southwestern (spanning southwest
Montana. The headwater streams montana and northwestern
that flow from the Gallatin south dakota)
Mountains provide clean drinking
water, spawning grounds for trout,
and valuable habitat for a variety
of iconic Greater Yellowstone 12,799 ft
wildlife. Grizzlies, bighorn sheep, 300 highest natural
elk, and more call these mountains
home. The Forest is undergoing a species call this point in montana
Forest Plan Revision, which will
change how the Forest is managed forest home (granite peak)
and protected for decades to come.
(grizzly bears, black bears,
gray wolves, elk, bison,
To help us achieve our goals for
protecting this important part bighorn sheep, wolverine, bald
of Greater Yellowstone, GYC eagles, and so much more)
submitted comprehensive and
detailed comments in June to the
Forest Service advocating for
clean water, wildlife habitat, and
wilderness protections for these
beloved public lands. We also
organized thousands of comments
from citizens who share our vision.
Ultimately, our goal is to
secure new land protections for
approximately 250,000 acres of
the Forest, mostly centered on the
Gallatin Range south of Bozeman,
Montana. GYC is advocating
for roughly 130,000 acres of
recommended wilderness, as well
as another 120,000 acres of other
conservation designations such
as Wildlife Management Areas
and Watershed Protection and
Recreation Areas.

The Forest Service is reviewing
comments and will release the final
plan late this year or early in 2020.
Stay tuned! (Photo: Louise Johns)

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