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	Custer National Forest
		The Custer National Forest includes a substantial portion of the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Montana.
		The Front is mostly off of the Custer National Forest, consisting of deeded land and scattered parcels of federal BLM land and Montana State land.
		There are also a number of national grasslands administered by the Custer National Forest.
	www.forwolves.org /ralph/cusforst.htm (414 words)

	National Forest Guide
		Ottawa National Forest - in Michigan extending from the south shore of Lake Superior down to Wisconsin including hiking, paddling, biking, scenic driving, camping and fishing.
		Plumas National Forest - located in Northern California between the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Ranges, the forest covers over a million acres.
		White River National Forest, Colorado - home to America's largest elk herd.
	www.outdoorendeavors.com /national.htm (596 words)

	Custer National Forest - Montana State Park -
		Northern Region - Custer National Forest and Grasslands - Custer National Forest and Grasslands The lands of the Custer National Forest and National Grasslands lie scattered across 20 counties in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
		The lands of the Custer National Forest and National Grasslands lie scattered across 20 counties in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
		Custer National Forest - The Custer National Forest covers a good part of the NE corner of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem...
	www.stateparks.com /custer.html (216 words)

	Lovell Chronicle News
		Forest travel proposal affects Pryor Mountain travelers By Karla Pomeroy The Custer National Forest has extended the comment period for the Beartooth District Travel Management Proposal to September 1, 2004, and scheduled a public meeting in Lovell.
		The Custer National Forest, Beartooth Ranger District is initiating an environmental analysis of travel management, addressing visitor and administrative travel.
		Access to this area is from the western and southern portions of BLM and private lands that surround Custer National Forest.
	www.lovellchronicle.com /News?dismode=article&artid=1319 (1085 words)

	Carbon County News Online......Archives
		Forest wide management standards for the Custer National Forest, pertaining to hardrock mineral exploration and development indicates that; “Exploration and development of minerals will be facilitated subject to the General Mining Law of 1872 and subsequent regulations in 36 CFR 228 developed by the Secretary of Agriculture” (pg.
		The USFS Big Timber District, Gallatin National Forest and the Beartooth District, Custer National Forest, propose to approve minerals exploration activities, submitted by Beartooth Platinum (formally Idaho Consolidated Metals), within the Stillwater Complex.
		The Custer and Gallatin Forest Plans provide both general and site-specific management direction for a variety of National Forest System lands activities.
	www.carboncountynews.com /2002archive/061203.html (4697 words)

	Custer National Forest
		The lands of the Custer National Forest and National Grasslands lie within 20 counties of Montana, North Dakotas and South Dakota.
		This Forest also contains portions of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area and the Grand River, Cedar River, Little Missouri and Cheyenne National Grasslands.
		The Forest is rich in the history of the west, Indian hieroglyphics and burial grounds.
	visitmt.com /categories/MoreInfo.asp?IDRRecordID=704&SiteID=1 (156 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Oil and Gas Leasing; Custer National Forest, Sioux Ranger District; Harding County, SD
		The Custer National Forest and Resources Management Plan (Forest Plan) and Record of Decision (1987) identified which lands on the Forest are available for oil and gas leasing.
		Jurisdiction or ownership on the National Forest road system, within the project area, is generally complete, except for segments of access routes between the Forest boundary and the County road providing access to the area.
		Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management surface management policies which may protect some resources at the expense of others may have a net positive or negative effect on the total income to communities.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1996/March/Day-21/pr-16386.html (2829 words)

	High Country News -- June 14, 1993
		Custer oil and gas leasing has drawn intense interest both from environmentalists and the oil industry because the Custer and the national grasslands it manages in North Dakota and South Dakota contain more oil and gas reserves than any other unit in the forest system.
		Helena National Forest Supervisor Ernie Nunn, who is also retiring in the face of a forced transfer, said Forest Service brass must remember that logging is a management tool, not an objective.
		After the Forest Service was required by the courts to do an environmental review of oil and gas leasing plans before permitting new drilling, the Custer came under pressure to complete environmental impact statements quickly.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=2296 (560 words)

	Wildernet - Custer National Forest
		Description - The Custer National Forest is made up of 1.2 million acres of high alpine mountain country, and small pockets of timbered buttes and grasslands scattered across Montana and South Dakota.
		The Custer is well known for lake and stream fishing.
		In the Montana sections of the Custer, summers tend to bring moderate to warm temperatures with clear days.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=0108&CU_ID=1 (476 words)

	Custer National Forest, Official Homepage - USDA Forest Service
		Custer National Forest Scale Roads Analysis modified 01/06/2003.
		(Above) The Beartooth Highway is one of the many scenic routes which cross the Custer National Forest.
		The Custer is the most ecologically diverse forest in the Northern Region, reaching from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near Red Lodge, Montana to the grasslands of South Dakota.
	www.fs.fed.us /r1/custer (146 words)

	The Yellowstone Country Page.
		The Targhee National Forest, under strong bureaucratic and political pressure, clearcut almost all of its Island Park and Ashton Ranger Districts -- the Targhee's forest subunits adjacent to Yellowstone Park.
		Nevertheless it is doubtful if the forest can find the volume of harvestable trees they say they are going to offer for sale, especially without great damage to the other more valuable resources of the national forest.
		The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is conducting a study of wintertime air pollution from snowmobiles in West Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park and surrounding lands.
	www.forwolves.org /ralph/yellcountry.html (4272 words)

	High Country News -- April 19, 1993
		A battle to stop the wholesale leasing of national forest lands to oil and gas companies is about to be fought yet again.
		On one, the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, the agency proposed opening nearly 1 million acres to oil and gas leasing.
		The Forest Service recently approved large-scale leasing in the Little Missouri National Grasslands in North Dakota, the Pike-San Isabel National Forest in Colorado, and the Manti-La Salle National Forest in Utah.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=2199 (1511 words)

	Beartooth Ranger District, Custer National Forest - USDA Forest Service
		The Beartooth Mountains are a portion of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness which is located on the Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests.
		This highway climbs to the 10,947 foot elevation at Beartooth pass and passes through the lands of the Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests.
		Occasionally grizzly bear are seen in areas of the wilderness located on the Custer National Forest.
	www.fs.fed.us /r1/custer/recreation/D2.shtml (733 words)

	USDA Forest Service - Caring for the land and serving people.
		The Forest Service is proud to be an active player with the DOT, National Scenic Byways Program, helping to promote responsible travel and tourism to our National Forest System destinations and assisting these community organizations achieve sustainable economic development along their landscape corridors.
		See the whole list for planning your next trip to the National Forests and Grasslands.
		The National Forest System is now a major destination and partner for a majority of America’s Byways.
	www.fs.fed.us (985 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Custer National Forest
		Custer National Forest is a densely-wooded region with carpets of alpine wildflowers and elevations ranging from about 2,500 feet in eastern Montana to 12,799-foot-high Granite Peak.
		The Beartooth Mountains are home to a downhill ski area, trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing, the Beartooth National Scenic Byway, campgrounds and a portion of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
		The forest's Sioux Ranger District in the northwest corner of South Dakota offers excellent antelope, mule and white-tailed deer and turkey habitat.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/15205gd.htm (243 words)

	Memorandum of Understanding
		The Forest Service is the federal agency responsible for management and protection of the lands, natural resources and facilities on the Gallatin and Custer National Forests.
		MSU desires to use Gallatin and Custer (Beartooth Ranger District) National Forest lands and facilities for sanctioned Educational, Research and Recreational activities that further MSU's mission.
		The purpose of this MOU is to establish a general framework to foster communication and cooperation between MSU and the Forest Service that will facilitate and promote MSU's sanctioned uses of Gallatin and Custer National Forest lands and facilities.
	www2.montana.edu /policy/forest_service_use/mou.html (1479 words)

	printStory?storyid=1612
		Records show that Custer National Forest officials in late 1999 denied the school’s request for a permit extension on the grounds the cabin was a “non-conforming use in a wilderness area,” even though the Board of Regents had earlier approved the ownership transfer.
		Custer National Forest official Tom Highberger says the owners of another wilderness structure slated for demolition have not sought congressional relief.
		Conservationists contend the “personal privilege” sets a national precedent that could open the door for hundreds of other national forest and national park private property owners to seek similar exemptions from federal statutes.
	www.billingsnews.com /printStory?storyid=1612 (2119 words)

	Custer Country, Montana
		Nearby are the open wildlands of Custer National Forest, including Chalk Buttes, Long Pines and Ekalaka Hills.
		Prime wildlife habitat, these forest lands are famous for hunting (deer, antelope, elk, sage grouse, pheasants), fishing (trout, bass and bluegill) and wildlife watching (nesting raptors).
		If you’ve never been on MT Highway 323 in Custer Country’s southeast corner, perhaps it’s time to broaden your horizons—along with your concept of what a “highway” really is. Beginning at the town of Ekalaka and heading south, Highway 323 offers first scenic vistas and traditional blacktop pavement for 25 miles.
	custer.visitmt.com /closeup7.htm (535 words)

	GORP - Sheyenne National Grassland, Custer National Forest
		The project was first assigned to the Chippewa National Forest and, finally, to the Custer National Forest on June 1, 1966.
		The Sheyenne National Grassland is an area of approximately 70,250 acres of public lands associated with 64,769 acres of privately owned lands in Ransom and Richland Counties, North Dakota.
		The Sheyenne National Grassland area is characterized by sandy soils that were originally deposited as a delta of an ancient river as it emptied into glacial Lake Agassiz.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/mt/gra3_cus.htm (1169 words)

	Native Forest Council: Forest Voice
		The timbered buttes and grasslands of Custer National Forest are scattered across three states: Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
		Like the other national forests surrounding Yellowstone, Custer is ravaged by livestock.
		The Seven National Forests Surrounding Yellowstone National Park are Vital for the Park's Survival
	www.forestcouncil.org /voice/issues/02_summer/yellowstone5.php (192 words)

	pryor.met
		Purpose: This dataset was developed to provide a geologic map GIS database of the Custer National Forest in the Pryor Mountains for use in spatial analysis by a variety of users.
		This geologic map was originally prepared to accompany a U.S. Geological Survey evaluation of the mineral resource potential of the Custer National Forest in the Pryor Mountains.
		The geologic map area comprises approximately 122 square miles (316 square kilometers) of National Forest lands, located 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Billings, Montana.
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/ofr-99-0450/pryor/pryor.met (257 words)

	Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area
		The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, covering 920,310 acres, is an administrated unit of the Gallatin National Forest, Custer National Forest and the Shoshone National Forest.
		From Yellowstone National Park Headquarters at Mammoth take US Highway 212 east across the north end of the park for about 50 miles to Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana, which is 4 miles east of Silver Gate.
		To the west lie the Absarokas characterized by stratified volcanic and metamorphic rocks forested valleys and rugged peaks.
	wintermt.com /categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=729&SiteID=11 (422 words)

	20000825_f1custer.html
		Hours before the Custer National Forest closed to the public Thursday at midnight, Olson was trying to minimize fire danger at his getaway home – the cabin that he and his parents moved into Aug. 17, 1959, the day the massive earthquake hit Yellowstone National Park and Western Montana.
		The U.S. Forest Service has closed all the national forests in Montana with two exceptions: the Pryor Mountain area in the Custer Forest and the Big Snowy Mountain area in the Lewis and Clark Forest.
		Homeowners who lease the national forest land their houses sit on cannot go to their properties without obtaining a free permit from the Red Lodge Ranger District office.
	www.billingsgazette.com /fire/20000825_f1custer.html (1003 words)

	Montana Wilderness Association
		Custer National Forest – Beartooth District travel planning: The Travel Management Plan will determine where vehicles will be allowed in the Pryors and along the Beartooth Front.
		The Forest Service is currently conducting content analysis on the 5,000 comments received and expect to release a draft EIS in autumn, 2005.
		Missouri Breaks National Monument: The Bureau of Land Management is in the process of developing a resource management plan for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
	www.wildmontana.org /eastern (482 words)

	Tallgrass in North Dakota
		All three are administered by the Custer National Forest, with headquarters in Billings, Montana.
		The Custer National Forest has joined with the Medicine Bow-Routt and Nebraska national forests to revise management plan throughout the Northern Great Plains.
		The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of reevaluating management plans for North Dakota's three national grasslands, comprising about 1.1 million acres of public land.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/1998/tallgras/rethink.htm (649 words)

	readme.txt
		For each study area in the Custer and Gallatin National Forests, USGS personnel prepared geologic maps to assist the mineral assessments; each was compiled at a scale of 1:126,720 from geologic data sources at a variety of scales.
		The Custer National Forest lands within the Pryor Mountains of south-central Montana were evaluated by Van Gosen and others (1996).
		The geologic maps were prepared to assist a USGS mineral and energy resource assessment of the western and northern parts of the Gallatin National Forest, which included Forest lands areas west and north of the previously studied Absaroka-Beartooth study area.
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/ofr-99-0450/readme.txt (2323 words)

	Wildernet - Montana National Forests
		State parks, National Forests, Wilderness Areas and National Parks provide a variety of facilities to meet every recreationists needs.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=mtnf&CU_ID=1 (74 words)

	Roadless forest policy not likely to significantly affect Custer National Forest - billingsgazette.com
		Last Friday, Clinton announced 58.5 million acres of national forest lands in 38 states where no roads now exist would be off-limits to road building and most logging.
		Nationwide, about 386,000 miles of roads are administered on national forest lands.
		The majority of lands in Custer managed for timber are not in the inventoried roadless areas, he said.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?display=rednews/2001/01/11/build/local/zmain.inc (771 words)

	The Black Hills Pioneer, Newspapers, South Dakota, SD
		Spearfish and Custer National Forest Service engineers came to the rescue in January, among hundreds of other volunteers, to help rebuild the devastated area.
		Mudslides from the persistent rain were to blame for the destruction of all the roads and homes in Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest located in the western area of the state.
		Michael Cody, Supervisory Engineering Technician out of the Northern Hills Ranger office, has been to Asheville, N.C. three times since January assessing the inland damage in two National Forests in the area.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1300&dept_id=156925&newsid=14637327&PAG=461&rfi=9 (656 words)

	Find in a Library: Forest resources of the Custer National Forest
		Timber -- Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
		Subjects: Forests and forestry-- Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
		Forest surveys -- Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/2de3d2ef28d5b8a2a19afeb4da09e526.html (90 words)

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