Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Mountain-Prairie Region

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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Image: The Missouri River running through cottonwood bottoms of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

 

Extending 125 airline miles up the Missouri River from Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge contains approximately 1,100,000 acres, including the 245,000-acre Fort Peck Reservoir. The Refuge includes native prairies, forested coulees, river bottoms, and badlands so often portrayed in the paintings of Charlie Russell, the colorful western artist for whom the refuge is named.

 

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What's new at CMR:

Plesiosaur fossil finds home at Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK
January 2012

 

CMR bison bull succumbs to old age

January 2012

 

Two elk illegally killed in “Viewing Area” of the Charles M. Russell NWR

October 2011

 

Hell Creek Accessible Hunting/ Viewing Blind    (Photo)

August 2011

Prehistoric Marine Reptile Excavated from Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

July 2011

Photos of Plesiosaur Dig on Flickr

 

CMR in the news

July 2011

Read about how flooding affects Missouri River bottomland restoration

 

Mountain Lion Research in the Missouri River Breaks

January 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: January 17, 2012