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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO

Dramatic rock formations called the Pinnacles define a 1,480-acre inholding that the Fund protected in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Gunnison County, and with tremendous support from the National Park Service. Situated above the Blue Mesa Reservoir and adjoining the Gunnison National Forest, the lands provide a scenic backdrop for the Curecanti National Recreation Area, home to bighorn sheep, elk and Gunnison sage grouse.

Regional Scorecard -

Mountain West


Acres Protected: 660,547
Fair Market Value: $494,570,697
Acquisition Cost: $375,331,031
Total Acres Conserved Since 1985: 660,547
Spotlight - Montana

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Where Montana’s dramatic peaks give way to the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain Front forms a landscape unlike any other in America. The Front represents some of the nation’s rarest wildlife habitat -- for grizzlies and other species -- and today it is under threat. Read more »

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