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<br />000587 <br /> <br />MONTANA <br /> <br />A State objective is to preserve Montana's natural and historic resources. <br /> <br />More than two million acres in Montana's II national forests have been <br />classified as wilderness and are part of the National Wilderness Preservation <br /> <br />System. These areas are roadless tracts characterized by natural conditions <br /> <br />and contain a large share of the State's most spectacular mountain scenery. <br /> <br /> <br />The public domain lands administereg by the Bureau of Land Management and the <br /> <br /> <br />two national parks in Montana (Glacier and the northern portion of Yellowstone) <br /> <br /> <br />also have outstanding natural areas. A number of other areas set aside in <br /> <br />Montana for the maintenance of natural or semi natural conditions include seven <br /> <br />national wildlife refuges, two wildlife ranges, and four rivers in the national <br /> <br />wild and scenic rivers system. <br /> <br />Historic sites are an important nonrenewable resourc~ that is commonly <br /> <br />overlooked. They are classified into four broad categories: buffalo jumps, <br />pictographs, and Indian camps; trading posts, military outposts, missions, and <br />battlegrounds; mining towns; and historic sites related to past art, commerce, <br /> <br />religion, transportation, political, and exploration activities. <br /> <br />While water resource planning standards give equal weight to environmental <br /> <br />and economic development concerns, it is apparent that sufficient information <br /> <br />to consider these natural, historic, and cultural resources is not always <br /> <br />available. This inequity should be corrected. <br />NEBRASKA <br /> <br />To preserve and enhance the environment, health, and welfare of the <br /> <br />State's residents by the conservation, protection, development, and management <br /> <br />of the State's natural, historic, scientific, and cultural resources. <br /> <br />G-33 <br />