Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
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The Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge is located in the state
of Montana
near the Canadian border. This very remote refuge is a part of the Bowdoin Wetland Management District (WMD), and is unstaffed. The refuge is managed from Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge
. A gated gravel road leads to the refuge and there is no vehicular access, however, access is available on foot. A small reservoir provides nesting habitat for migratory birds, with over 100 species recorded to date.
U.S. state
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of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
near the Canadian border. This very remote refuge is a part of the Bowdoin Wetland Management District (WMD), and is unstaffed. The refuge is managed from Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Bowdoin NWR was established in 1936 as a migratory bird refuge. It is located in the short and mixed grass prairie region of North-central Montana and encompasses . The Refuge lies about northeast of Malta in the Milk River...
. A gated gravel road leads to the refuge and there is no vehicular access, however, access is available on foot. A small reservoir provides nesting habitat for migratory birds, with over 100 species recorded to date.