The river corridor and surrounding wetlands are important for migrating geese.
Narrow valleys also lie at the foot of the lofty peaks along river corridors.
The bald eagle is one species that uses the river corridor as winter habitat.
Ten are considered common along the river corridor and include lizards and snakes.
Most of the river corridor is first generation rain forest and has never been touched.
Already, conflicts between grizzly bears and people are taking place along the developing river corridors west of Cody.
A local grassroots effort to clean up the waterway and create public access to the river corridor began to take hold.
Several river corridors, shorelines and islands are also available.
For years the river corridor remained somewhat of a lawless backwater.
Some environmentalists have questioned the Federal deal, because it omits a piece of the ranch along the river corridor.