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| | Region 3 - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
 | | FWP’s administrative Region 3 is located in southwestern Montana and includes the counties of Broadwater, Gallatin, Park, Madison, Beaverhead, Jefferson and part of Deer Lodge. |
 | | Region 3 encompasses 18,089 square miles, which is more than 12 percent of the total land area of Montana. |
 | | Southwestern Montana is made up of broad valleys comprised of prairie habitat consisting of grasslands, sagebrush, and wooded riparian areas rising to foothills and mountains as high as 11,000 feet elevation. |
| fwp.mt.gov /r3 (550 words) |
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