The American Prairie Foundation is a public charity located in the U.S. state of Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. The foundation's objective is to build one of the largest wildlife reserves in the continental United States through a combination of new land acquisition and public land integration into the project, to be named the American Prairie Reserve

American Prairie Reserve

The American Prairie Reserve is a private project undertaken by the American Prairie Foundation to create a wildlife conservation area of in northeast Montana through a combination of private and public lands. National Geographic has compared the project to the creation of an American...

. To accomplish this, the foundation estimates that it must acquire 500000 acres (2,023.4 km²) privately, which would then link together over 3000000 acres (12,140.6 km²) of existing public property. The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge surrounds Fort Peck Reservoir and at 1,100,000 acres is the largest refuge in Montana, United States. Created in 1936, the refuge was named after famed painter of the American West, Charles M. Russell...

is slated to serve as one of the project's anchor properties.

External links

• American Prairie Foundation lands