Name: Ecoregions of eastern Montana, part 2
Uploaded: 2022-07-16T20:00:00+00:00
Duration: 6 min
Description: Part 2 begins west of Miles City in an area called the "Montana Central Grasslands." The route takes us westward on IH94, paralleling the Yellowstone River on its south bank. We pass through an area c

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Ecoregions of eastern Montana grasslands prairie badlands pine scoria hills sagebrush steppe interstate

Part 2 begins west of Miles City in an area called the "Montana Central Grasslands." The route takes us westward on IH94, paralleling the Yellowstone River on its south bank. We pass through an area called the Sagebrush Steppe in Rosebud and Treasure Counties, then enter the Pine Scoria Hills, a scenic forested zone just east of the confluence of the Bighorn and Yellowstone Rivers.

LEVEL IV Ecoregions:
Ecoregion 43n - Northwestern Great Plains, Montana Central Grasslands 0:00-1:52
Ecoregion 43e - Northwestern Great Plains,
Sagebrush Steppe 1:53-4:02
Ecoregion 43p - Northwestern Great Plains, Pine Scoria Hills 4:03-6:01

Anyone interested in the EPA's well researched and documented ecosystems of North America, go to: https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions

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