Wetland Resources: Montana

National-Water-Summary-Wetland-Resources-montana.pdf1.39 MB

Wetlands cover only a small part of Montana, but their ecological and economic importance far outweighs their relative size. Wetlands provide stopover feeding areas and breeding grounds for migratory waterfowl.

Type of document

Report

Program

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National Wetlands Inventory

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency tasked with providing information to the public on the extent and status of the nation’s wetland and deepwater habitats, as well as changes to these habitats over time.

Program

Ecosystem

Wetland

Subject tags

Wetlands

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Mountain-Prairie

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