Research Resources : GooWi Explorers Topics

Major Expeditions

Verendryes (1742-1744) Exact route unknown, along Missouri River, south to Yellowstone River near

Billings, into central Wyoming

Lewis and Clark (1804-1806) Missouri River, west-central Montana, Yellowstone River

Hunt/Astor Party (1810-1812) Southeastern corner of Montana

Smith (1828) Lookout Pass, lower Clark Fork River, Sapphire Mountains, Bitterroots

Bonneville (1831-1833) Big Horn River, Yellowstone River

Some Potential Project Topics and Foci

Climate Change: glaciers, precipitation and temperature, drought, agriculture

Water Resources: damming of rivers, irrigation, domestic water use, water rights legislation Industrial Development: mining, forestry, railroads, agriculture, cultural impacts thereof Land Use: European settlement patterns, land act legislation, Native American displacement

Population Dynamics: European settlement patterns, Establishment of Indian reservations, migration patterns

Jurisdiction Development: Establishment of counties,

Wildlife: changes in species abundance and distribution, invasive species, wildlife management practices

Paleoecology/Archaeology: vegetation change, prehistoric settlement patterns, rock art and other cultural indicators