Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge Explained

Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge
Iucn Category:IV
Map:USA
Relief:1
Location:Wibaux County, Montana, USA
Coordinates:46.7925°N -104.1547°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Area:800acres
Established:May 19, 1942
Governing Body:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge is an 800acres National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Montana, U.S.[2] All of the acreage is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources.[3] [4] The refuge was set aside to preserve habitat for migratory birds that frequent Lamesteer Reservoir, and the refuge and reservoir are named after Lame Steer Creek.[5] The refuge is unstaffed and is managed from Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

The 2007 plan for the refuge proposed to remove the refuge from the National Wildlife Refuge System and relinquish the easement to the current landowners.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. 773202. Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge. March 9, 2014.
  2. Topoquest (USGS Quads). Red Top Butte, MT. March 9, 2014.
  3. Web site: Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 23. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. March 9, 2014.
  4. Web site: Examples of Conservation Easements. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. March 9, 2014.
  5. Book: Arguimbau, Ellie. Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Press. July 15, 2009. 150. 978-0975919613.
  6. Web site: Refuge System-Planning Mountain-Prairie Region. US Fish and Wildlife Service. 15 June 2016. 2007.