Bitterroot, Garnet, Big Belt, Sapphire, Flint Creek, Elkhorn, and Anaconda. The Continental Divide runs 

 through the eastern portion of this area. Mountainous habitats are dominated by coniferous forest 

 (Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, Engleman spruce, western cedar, hemlock, vvhitebark pine, limber pine, 

 ponderosa pine, juniper), and rocky subalpine/alpine communities found above timberline. 



Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones 



A e stem Mc'-na 





:-' zzly Bear Distnbution 



- Consistently Occupied Area 



Recovery Zones 



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ES3 Northern Contmenia Diviae Ecosystem 



EH Bitterroot 



Figure 2. Grizzly bear recovery zones and distribution in western Montana. 



