▁sed iment ary ▁and ▁vol can ic last ic ▁rocks ▁r anging ▁from ▁Pro ter oz o ic ▁B elt ▁Super group ▁str ata ▁to ▁C ret ace ous ▁El kh orn ▁Mountains ▁Vol can ics . ▁Th ick ▁sections ▁of ▁Pale oz o ic ▁and ▁Mes oz o ic ▁str ata , ▁including ▁the ▁Fl at head ▁Sand stone ▁and ▁Mad ison ▁Lim estone , ▁are ▁present . ▁ ▁Land ▁characteristics ▁and ▁habit ats ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁used ▁mostly ▁in ▁liv est ock ▁gra zing ▁and ▁logging . ▁ ▁Land ▁ste ward ship ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Tob acco ▁Root ▁Mountains ▁and ▁F ooth ills ▁area ▁is ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁A gen cies ▁at ▁ ▁( 1 4 . 4 % ), ▁which ▁include ▁B LM ▁at ▁ ▁( 7 . 8 % ), ▁US FS ▁at ▁ ▁( 6 . 6 % ), ▁State ▁ag encies ▁at ▁ ▁( 9 . 2 % ), ▁private ▁at ▁ ▁( 7 6 . 4 %). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 4 4 ▁terrest rial ▁verte br ate ▁species ▁that ▁are ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁North ▁Tob acco ▁Root ▁Mountains ▁and ▁F ooth ills ▁including ▁wh itet ail ▁and ▁m ule ▁de er , ▁el k , ▁and ▁black ▁be ars . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁habitat ▁to ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁" T ier ▁I " ▁species . ▁Mont ana ▁Fish ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Park ' s ▁classification ▁of ▁native ▁species ▁with ▁greatest ▁need ▁of ▁conservation ▁including ▁the ▁western ▁to ad ,