The Yaak River winding through the forested valley

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The Yaak Valley, Northwest Montana

The Yaak River Watershed and Proposed Climate Refuge

Northwestern Montana. Inside the Yaak River watershed, the proposed Climate Refuge (light purple) would protect the low-elevation, moisture-rich old forest including the Black Ram region — the coldest, wettest corner of the valley.

Map key

  • Yaak River watershed

    USGS HUC8 boundary

  • Proposed Climate Refuge

    approximate boundary

  • River

    Yaak and Kootenai

  • Purcell Mountains

  • State & international border

Scale: the bar represents five miles.
MONTANAGlacier N.P.Flathead LakeClimate Refuge

Climate Refuge boundary is an approximation. Private landholdings within the proposed Climate Refuge boundary will be excluded from the designation.

Forest Refuge Alliance

PO Box 337
Troy, MT 59935
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