UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge
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UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge is part of a complex of refuges managed by Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge from the headquarters station in Lewistown, Montana. Because the UL Bend Refuge lies within the boundary area of the Charles M. Russell Refuge, essentially they are managed as one unit even though they were established through different authorities and for different purposes. UL Bend Refuge was established through the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission on February 7, 1967 “for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds”. In 1976, Congress designated 20,819 acres of the refuge as the UL Bend Wilderness. Within this designated wilderness area, visitors can expect to experience undeveloped land that has kept its primeval character providing an opportunity for solitude and unconfined recreation.