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Stuart Mill Bay, MT

Stuart Mill Bay, with its magnificent mountain backdrops, is among the last remaining undeveloped tracts near popular Georgetown Lake. Thanks to a partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the state's Natural Resource Damage Program, and support from Dennis and Phyllis Washington, in 2003 the Fund transferred 363 acres in the Clark Fork River watershed to the state of Montana, giving permanent refuge to elk, moose and rainbow trout.

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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