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<br />woodland arei.lS - h<Jve several Federal and State agency
<br />programs and l.:oopcmtlve arr:mgements availi.lble which,
<br />upon request, (<.In provide them with gllidan~e <lud
<br />ted1l1ical Jss"lslance; 10:.ll1s; cost.sh.:Hing of conservation.
<br />dminage, irrig<ltion, recreation, and wildlife meJsures;
<br />watershed protection and tlood control; fire protection:
<br />and protedinl1 from disease, insects. and weeds.
<br />Assistance is provided also to Stale and local govern-
<br />ments and entities in the conservatiun, development. and
<br />management of their soil. water. wildlife. and reliJlcu
<br />reSOUTl.;es.
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<br />Federal lands
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<br />Nearly 45 million acres, or 14 percent, of the land
<br />and waler :Jrea in the bi.lsin ::ire owned by the Federal
<br />Government. The Yelluwstone Subbasin. with 34
<br />perct'nl of the bnL! and water in Fedeml ownership. and
<br />the Upper Missouri. with 26 percenl, have the greatest
<br />amount of Federal land. The Buretlll of Land Mnnage-
<br />ment and the Forest Service are the I.Hgest Federal land
<br />management agencies in the basin; together they manage
<br />nearly 38 milliun acres. As directed by Congress, these
<br />lands are managed for outdoor re~reatioll, range. timber.
<br />watershed, and wildlife and fish habitat. Legislation
<br />recognizes the multipurpose values of such lands. and
<br />currently they are managed to achieve maximum
<br />multiple llse. Certain areas of remaining wilderness and
<br />areas pos:sessillg uni4ue fealUrcs have been designated as
<br />"Wilderness" or "Primitive Are3s." These areas are an
<br />integr<ll part of multiple use even though celtain
<br />limitations of lIse are included in their management.
<br />Grazing of domestic livestock, hunting. fishing. camping.
<br />and other recreation activities are permitted in certain
<br />areas, while timber harvest, roads. strllc!ures, and the Lise
<br />of mechanized equipment is prohibited.
<br />The National Park Servke administers 2.3 million
<br />acres of public land ill the basin. They 3re managed to
<br />preserve natural scenic, historic, or recreational values.
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<br />Multiple Use of Forest Lands
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<br />In addition, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries ami Wildlife
<br />lll<Jnages nearly one-half inillion acres of bnd to per-
<br />petuate IJlld produce fish and wildlife reSOUTi:es for
<br />rei..'relJtional enjoyment and LIse.
<br />The remaining Federal lands, while managed to
<br />maximize multipurpose enjoyrnent by the public, are
<br />principally fundional lands acquired for specifi~ public
<br />purposes. This is illustrated by the 2.0 million acres
<br />managed by the Corps of Engineers 31ld the 1.1 million
<br />acres mall;Jged by or for the Bure<lu of Reclamation for
<br />projecl facilities. Many olher Federal agencies have small
<br />llliscelllJneUlIS plots of hll1d not specifically enumerated.
<br />Generalized locations of national forests Jnd grass-
<br />lands. natiun:]l p..Hks, public domain grazing lands,
<br />national wildlife refuges. i.ll1d Indian lands arc shown ill
<br />plate I. The detail of interspersed private ownersbips
<br />within shaded areas and project arCJS administered by
<br />the Corps of Engineers. Bureau of Reclamation. Bure3u
<br />of Indian Affairs, and other slllall scatter~d FederClI
<br />ownerships LITe not shuwn.
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<br />PRIMARY AND ANCillARY lAND
<br />UTILIZATION
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<br />All of the I<Jnd and water surface of the Missouri
<br />Basin has been appropriated for use or some kind. These
<br />different and Illultiple uses present 3 widely varied and
<br />highly complex land use pattern. A physicul inventory or
<br />land. however, is necessary to evalu<lte the use, avail-
<br />ability, adaptability, and capi.lbility of the resource with
<br />respt:ct to future needs.
<br />Land in the basin is inventoried by seven major uses:
<br />(I) agriculture, (2) recreatiun, (3) Ilsh and wildlife.
<br />(4) transportation. urban built-up. <Jnd other. (5) water.
<br />(6) mineral industry, and (7) military areas_ Table 9
<br />depicts the inventory of major l:Hld use Jml water areas
<br />in the subbasins. Land was placed in these categories 011
<br />the basis or first or primary use. In addition. com-
<br />plement3ry. secondary, and multiple uses were recorded
<br />where relevant data were available. However, multiple
<br />uses are only those relevant to (he planning effort and
<br />are not intended to indicate the total resource use of the
<br />land and water base.
<br />Approximately J 12.4 million acres. or 95 perl:ent of
<br />the total land area, are lIsed for some agricultural
<br />purpose. or the other primary c<.ltegories, transportation,
<br />urban, built-up. and other areas occupy nearly 7.7
<br />Illmion acres, and water I.:ove_rs 3.8 minion C1cres.
<br />Although recreation, fish. 3nd wildlife are the primary
<br />uses on only i.l small portion of the basin, nearly every
<br />acre contributes to the enjoyment of the human
<br />population. Hence, it is estimated that more than 300
<br />million acres of land contribute fish C1Ild wildlife
<br />resources, and that more than 50 million acres contri.
<br />bute to the outdoor recreatiunal assets of the basin as
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