Wilderness Reference Manual

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• Introduction
  • Table of Contents
  • Interoffice Memo
  • Management Perspective Briefing Paper
• Section I
  Federally Designated Wilderness and Proposed Wilderness with pertinent Federal Law/Policy
  • Section A - Map of Montana Wilderness Areas
  • Section B - Wilderness Act 1964
  • Section B.1 - Minimum Requirement Decision Guide
  • Section C - Enabling Legislation (Public Law) for Montana Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas
    • 92-395 Scapegoat, 1972
    • 93-632 Mission Mountains, 1975
    • 94-557 Red Rocks Lakes, Medicine Lake, UL Bend, 1976
    • 95-150 Montana Wilderness Study Act, 1977
    • 95-237 Welcome Creek, 1978
    • 95-249 Absaroka-Beartooth, 1978
    • 95-546 Great Bear, 1978
    • 96-312 Selway Bitterroot, 1980
    • 96-476 Lee Metcalf, 1983
    • 96-476 Addendum, Rattlesnake, 1980
    • 98-140 Lee Metcalf Management Act, 1983
  • Section D - Endangered Species Act 1973
  • Section E - Multiple Use, Sustained Yield Act 1960
  • Section F - National Forest Management Act
    • National Forest Management Act 1976 - 2
  • Federal Land Policy and Management Act 1976
  • United States Forest Service Region One List of Roadless Areas 1999
    • Notice of Intent
    • Roadless Areas Table
• Section II
  Wildlife and Fisheries Management Guidelines within Wilderness
  • Section I - Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Policies & Guidelines For Fish & Wildlife Management In National Forest And Bureau Of Land Management Wilderness (Amended June, 2006)
  • Section J - State/Federal Fish and Wildlife Management Responsibilities Correspondence
    • Feb 23, 1995
    • May 15, 1996
    • Jun 06, 1996
    • Sep 06, 1996
    • May 27, 1997
    • Sep 22, 1997
  • Section K - 1978 MOU between USFS Region 1 and Montana FWP
  • Section L - USFWS Guidelines for FW management in Wilderness
  • Section M - Forest Plan Protocols for Wilderness Stewardship
  • Section N - Wilderness Act of Fish Stocking, Judicial Interpretation, and Agency Implementation
• Section III
  Specific to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
  • Section O - Regions 1, 2 and 4 - Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex
    • Management Framework
    • Memorandum of Understanding
    • Supplement
  • Section P - Regions 2 and 3 - Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area
    • Cover Letter
    • Table of Contents
    • Decision Notice
    • Comparison Chart
    • Appendix I Amendment
    • Amendment Table I
    • Amendment Table II
    • Distribution of Zones Table III
    • Appendix II Comment Chart
    • Appendix III Effects
    • Appendix IV Fish
    • Fish Table IV
    • EA For Comment Letters
  • Section Q - Regions 3 and 5 - Fisheries Management Plan for Waters in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area
    • Rock Creek [Map]
    • East Rosebud [Map]
    • West Rosebud [Map]
    • Stillwater River [Map]
    • Boulder River [Map]
    • Slough Creek [Map]
    • Clarks Fork Yellowstone [Map]
  • Section R - Regions 4, 6 and 7 - Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (CMR)
    • MOU between USFWS and Montana FWP
  • Section S - Regions 3, 4, 6 and 7 - USFWS Executive Order for Management of Wildlife Service Refuge System Lands
    • News Release
    • Executive Order
    • News Release #2
    • Internal Memo
  • Section T - Montana Trails Program Executive Summary
    • Map
    • Executive Summary
  • Section U - Montana Trails Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
    • Executive Summary
• Section IV
  Maps
  • Cabinet-Yaak Wildlands
  • Central Bitterroot Crest
  • Glacier-Bob Marshall
  • Continental Divide
  • Rock Creek Wildlands
  • Big Hole Wildlands
  • Island Ranges
  • Greater Yellowstone
  • Wild Missouri
  • Pryor Mountains
• Section V
  Bibliograpy and Contacts
  • Bibliography and Contacts