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There are many resources available to help you learn more about the montane forest. Follow the links below to many sites that can help you discover new and interesting things.

Outdoor Learning Sites

• Yellowstone National Park
• Glacier National Park
• Boone and Crockett Conservation Center
• Lubrecht Experimental Forest
• Birch Creek Outdoor Education Center
• Swan Ecosystem Center
• Big Creek Outdoor Education Center

Video Reports

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks maintains a video library of many species of animals and areas around the state.

• Bull Trout Recovery
• Mount Haggin Moose Recreation Study
• Grizz Delist
• Mountain Lake Survey

Fish and Wildlife

• Conservation Requirements for Bears and Other Carnivorous Mammals
• Be Bear Aware
• Migrating Common Loons (Montana Loons from Flathead Lake)

Forestry

• Trees of the Helena National Forest
• Wildflowers of Glacier National Park
• Forestry Images Search

For Educators

• "Investigating Your Environment" - Outdoor student investigation from the US Forest Service (PDF)

Montana Outdoors Articles

Montana Outdoors magazine provides many stories about animals and habitats in the state of Montana.

Birds & Birding

• Harlequin Duck
• Gray Jay

Fisheries

• Trout Above the Clouds: Tips on finding and catching trout in Montana's scenic mountain lakes.
• Left in the Dust? Montana's fluvial arctic grayling could be doomed if the beleaguered fish don't get more water soon.
• Why Montana Went Wild: Montana Outdoors interviews the scientist whose research three decades ago helped revolutionize trout management.

General Interests

• Montana's Trophy Trees
• 40 Years of Wilderness: When Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964, millions of acres " untrammeled by man" were preserved for hunting, fishing, hiking, and wildlife watching.
• The Grizzly of Falls Creek Myth meets reality on the Rocky Mountain Front.
• On the Right Track: Reading the daily dramas of Montana wildlife.

FWP Issues & Management

• Death by Garbage: How trash, dog chow, bird seed, and other food attractants along the urban interface are "killing" grizzlies and stifling the bears' natural expansion.
• Barbed-Wire Bears: Using old-fashioned fencing wire and state-of-the-art DNA technology, this unprecedented new survey of northern Montana grizzlies could help determine whether the population is on the rebound.
• Tough Love: Why it makes sense to kill some fish in order to save others.

Hunting

• On the Front Lines-As the grizzly population expands, more Montanans are coming face to face with the emboldened bears.
• Making Sense of Mountain Whitetails-A newly released report sheds light on the many factors driving northwestern white-tailed deer populations.

Montana State Parks

• A Grand Little Canyon: Excellent trout fishing, rich mining history, and breath-taking scenery make Sluice Boxes one of the most delightful state parks you've never heard of.

Outdoors Portraits

• Ponderosa Pine
• Wolverine
• Rubber boa

Outdoor Recreation

• Huckleberry Hounds: Sniffing out Montana's delicious purple gem.

Wildlife

• Moose