| Lolo National Forest | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location | Montana, USA |
| Nearest city | Missoula, MT |
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| Area | 2 million acres (8,000 km²) |
| Established | 1906 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Lolo National Forest is located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The forest spans 2 million acres (8,000 km²) and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat and the Bob Marshall Wilderness are partially within the forest while the Welcome Creek and Mission Mountains Wildernesses are solely in Lolo National Forest. Wilderness is generally defined as a Natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by Human activity The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239936 acres (971 km² spread across three different National Forests in the U The Bob Marshall Wilderness is located in western Montana in the United States and is named after Bob Marshall (1901-1939 an early forester conservationist The Welcome Creek Wilderness is located in the US state of Montana. The Mission Mountains Wilderness is located in the US state of Montana. The forest was created in 1906 from 4 different previous forests which were combined for administrative purposes. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lolo National Forest is west of the Continental divide and has a biodiversity influenced by both continental and maritime weather creating a transitional forest that has a high number of different plant and tree species. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually Biodiversity is the variation of Life forms within a given Ecosystem, Biome or for the entire Earth. An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank.
Western red cedar, larch and whitebark pine share the forest with a variety of spruce and fir tree species. Western redcedar ( Thuja plicata) is a species of Thuja, an Evergreen coniferous Tree in the cypress family Larches are Conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. The Whitebark Pine ( Pinus albicaulis; family Pinaceae) occurs in the mountains of the Western United States and Canada, specifically the Spruce refers to Trees of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of Coniferous Evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Western red cedars grow larger in Lolo National Forest than any other tree species does anywhere in Montana, attaining over 8 feet (250 cm) in diameter and almost 200 feet (60 m) in height. In total, 1,500 plant species exist in the forest as well as 60 species of mammals, 20 varieties of fish and 300 species of birds. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Large mammals found in Lolo National Forest include the grizzly, black bear, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, elk, moose and mule deer. The Brown Bear ( Ursus arctos) is an Omnivorous Mammal of the family Ursidae, distributed across much of northern Eurasia and The American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) is the most common Bear Species native to North America. The Mountain Goat ( Oreamnos americanus) also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Bighorn Sheep ( Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in North America and Siberia with large horns which can weigh up to. The elk, or wapiti ( Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest Species of Deer in the world and one of the largest Mammals in The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. The mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) is a Deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. Both the bald and golden eagle reside in the forest along with trumpeter swan, herons and 30 varieties of ducks. The Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a Bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and The Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird if measured in terms of weight and length and is (on average the largest waterfowl species The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading Bird in the Heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation.
The forest has a dozen improved campgrounds and 700 miles (1,100 km) of hiking trails. There are over 100 named lakes and five rivers including the Flathead River. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Flathead River is a Tributary of Clark Fork in the US state of Montana and the Canadian province of British Columbia The city of Missoula, Montana is the location for the forest headquarters and is centrally positioned within sight of the forestlands.
In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Mineral, Missoula, Sanders, Granite, Powell, Lewis and Clark, Flathead, and Ravalli counties. Mineral County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Missoula County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Sanders County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Granite County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Powell County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Lewis and Clark County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Flathead County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Ravalli County is located in the southwestern part of the US state of Montana.
External links
- U. S. Forest Service. Lolo National Forest. Retrieved on 2006-07-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000
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