The Important Plant Areas (IPA) program uses consistent criteria to identify the most important sites for plant conservation across Montana. An IPA supports an exceptional population of one or more globally rare plants, or an exceptional group of plants that are rare or threatened in Montana.
IPA nomination form as PDF or MS Word
Places nominated as IPAs:
- Lost Trail (October 2022)
- Big Sheep Creek Basin (January 2011)
- Centennial Sand Hills (January 2011)
- Connelly Fen (February 2015)
- Dutchman Wetlands (March 2016)i
- Italian Peaks (January 2016)
- Logan Pass (January 2010)
- Pryor Mountains (February 2012)
- Pine Butte Peatlands (March 2012)
- St. Mary’s Peak (January 2011)
For information on threatened species and threat criteria, see the Threats page.