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Montana

Refuge / Contact NWR = national wildlife refuge WMD = wetland management district	Status CCP = comprehensive conservation plan EA = environmental assessment EIS = environmental impact statement
Benton Lake NWR Complex (Benton Lake NWR, Lost Trail NWR, Swan River NWR, Benton Lake WMD, Northwest Montana WMD, Blackfoot Valley Wildlife Management Area) email: bentonlake @fws.gov website: www.fws.gov/bentonlake	Planning Update 1 For more information, contact the refuge or district at the email to the left.
Black Coulee NWR email: Bowdoin@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/bowdoin/wmd.html#satellites	Project began in 2006. (Combined with Bowdoin NWR and WMD and Coulee, Creedman Coulee, Hewitt Lake, and Lake Thibadeau NWRs.) Planning Update 5/2007 For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Bowdoin NWR and WMD email: Bowdoin@fws.gov website: Bowdoin NWR	Project began in 2006. (Combined with Black Coulee, Creedman Coulee, Hewitt Lake, and Lake Thibadeau NWRs.) For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Charles M. Russell NWR email: cmr@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/cmr	Public Involvement Summary Planning Update 1 For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Creedman NWR email: Bowdoin@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/bowdoin/wmd.html#satellites	Project began in 2006. (Combined with Bowdoin NWR and WMD and Coulee, Hewitt Lake, and Lake Thibadeau NWRs.) For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Hewitt Lake NWR email: Bowdoin@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/bowdoin/wmd.html#satellites	Project began in 2006. (Combined with Bowdoin NWR and WMD and Coulee, Creedman Coulee, and Lake Thibadeau NWRs.) For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Lake Thibadeau NWR email: Bowdoin@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/bowdoin/wmd.html#satellites	Project began in 2006. (Combined with Bowdoin NWR and WMD and Coulee, Creedman Coulee, and Hewitt Lake NWRs.) For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Lamesteer NWR email: medicinelake@fws.gov website: Medicine Lake NWR	Draft CCP and EA 8/2007 Figure 6; Figures 8, 10-12, 18a, 18b; Figure 9; Figure 17 Planning Update Public Comment Questionnaire Project is combined with Medicine Lake NWR and Northeast Montana WMD. For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Lee Metcalf NWR email: leemetcalf@fws.gov website: www.fws.gov/leemetcalf	Planning began in 2009. Planning Update 1
Lost Trail NWR email: bisonrange@fws.gov website: Lost Trail NWR	Lost Trail Final CCP 9/2005 Appendices For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Medicine Lake NWR email: medicinelake@fws.gov website: Medicine Lake NWR	Medicine Lake NWR Complex Final CCP 2007 Complete CCP (pdf 28.2 MB) Figures 6, 8-12, 17, 18a, 18b (large maps) (pdf 22.5 MB) For faster download: --Contents and Summary (pdf 1.4 MB) --Chapter 1, Introduction (pdf 3.1 MB) --Chapter 2, The Refuge Complex (pdf 5.2 MB) --Chapter 3, Refuge Resources and Description (pdf 4.7 MB) --Chapter 4, Management Direction (pdf 2.0 MB) --Glossary; Appendixes A-C, E-K; Bibliography (pdf 1.5 MB) --Appendix D (pdf 8.0 MB) Draft CCP and EA 8/2007 Figure 6; Figures 8, 10-12, 18a, 18b; Figure 9; Figure 17 Planning Update Public Comment Questionnaire Project is combined with Lamesteer NWR and Northeast Montana WMD. For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Northeast Montana WMD email: medicinelake@fws.gov website: Medicine Lake NWR	Draft CCP and EA 8/2007 Figure 6; Figures 8, 10-12, 18a, 18b; Figure 9; Figure 17 Planning Update Public Comment Questionnaire Project is combined with Medicine Lake and Lamesteer NWRs. For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
Red Rock Lakes NWR email: RedRocks@fws.gov website: Red Rock Lakes NWR	Draft CCP and EA 9/2008 (14 MB PDF) For faster download: Contents and Summary Ch. 1, Introduction (2 MB PDF) Ch. 2, The Refuge (3 MB PDF) Ch. 3, Alternatives (3 MB PDF) Ch. 4, Affected Environment (5 MB PDF) Ch. 5, Consequences (1 MB PDF) Ch. 6, Draft Plan (1 MB PDF) Appendixes (1 MB PDF) Planning Update 1 7/2006 Planning Update 2 9/2008 (2 MB PDF) Mailing List Consent Form For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.
UL Bend NWR email: cmr@fws.gov website: http://www.fws.gov/cmr	Public Involvement Summary For more information, contact the refuge at the email to the left.

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