Celebrating Wildflowers - Northern Region

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	Northern Region A whitebark pine stand in the Elkhorn Lake proposed Research Natural Area on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. View from the Maah Daah Hey Trail overlooking the Little Missouri River. Dakota Prairie Grasslands. The National Forest lands in the Northern Region encompass 25 million acres in five states. Included are 12 national forests located in northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, and Montana; and a national grassland in North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota. The Region's expansive landscape features a vast array of native species in very diverse ecosystems. The regional boundaries extend from the tall grass prairies of the Dakotas, through sagebrush communities and high-elevation whitebark pine forests in Montana, to old-growth Douglas-fir, cedar and hemlock forests of northern Idaho. The Northern Region also hosts 16 congressionally-designated wilderness areas, six National Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, over 2,500 miles of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and much more. The Region's unique wild areas truly offer countless adventures to experience the solitude, spirit and beauty of the American west. Viewing Areas Idaho Granite Falls Trail 301 - Idaho Panhandle National Forests Musselshell Meadow - Clearwater National Forest Seven Devils Mountains, Heaven's Gate - Nez Perce National Forest, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Montana Clearwater Canoe Trail - Lolo National Forest Elkhorn Wildlife Management Unit - Helena National Forest Flagstaff Mountain Trail #43 - Kootenai National Forest Jimmy Joe Campground and Beaver Pond - Custer National Forest Lake Mountain - Flathead National Forest Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center - Lewis and Clark National Forest Porcupine Saddle - Bitterroot National Forest Red Canyon/Cabin Creek Divide - Gallatin National Forest Vipond Park - Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest North Dakota Biesterfeld Allotment and Hay Meadow - Dakota Prairie Grasslands Maah Daah Hey Trail/CCC Campground - Dakota Prairie Grasslands Sheyenne National Grassland - Dakota Prairie National Grasslands South Dakota Pasture 9 - Dakota Prairie Grasslands Wildflower Photographs British Columbia wildginger (Asarum caudatum). Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Photo by Gerald Carr. Barr's milkvetch (Astragalus barrii). Custer National Forest. Photo by J. Locklear, Center for Plant Conservation. Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). Lolo National Forest. Photo by Gary A. Monroe. Little prince's pine (Chimaphila menziesii). Flathead National Forest. Photo by Margaret Williams. Lanceleaf springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata). Gallatin National Forest. Photo by Gary A. Monroe. Blacksamson echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia). Dakota Prairie National Grasslands. Photo by Larry Allain. Sulphur-flower buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum). Helena National Forest. Photo by Brother Alfred Brousseau, College of St. Mary's, CA. Bitter root (Lewisia rediviva). Bitterroot National Forest. Photo by Gary A. Monroe. False lupine (Thermopolis montana). Kootenai National Forest. Photo by Nan Vance. Pacific trillium (Trillium ovatum). Kootenai National Forest. Photo by Margaret Williams.
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