Ecologically SignificanfWetlands intheFlatheadr Still water, and Sw»i River Valleys FINAL REPORT JUNE 1, 1999 Submitted to theM ontana D epartment off Environmental Q uality Prepared by Jack Gieenlee M O M T A ^ 1^ Natural Heritage Program Ecologically Significant Wetlands in the Flathead, Stillwater, and Swan River Valleys JUNE 1, 1999 DEQ Agreement 280016 Chl999r-icrd:aiaMdir£i Hait^eProgan adrLbByELJldng-REl.DH JDISin-l95EdSElliAifaiur-Hrftn> MT SX201Saa - AOt-UtSaO Thisdooimait ^ouldbedted sfDllows GcHubc JT 1998 Ecnli>^ k jfl> si^ njrui^iiil hi'iH Lind'i ld i lie Ftl l]i::id, Si ilh«!l er jnd B'' jn P iier v:JIc)?k Uipub- lEvliL'd rcjnl Lo I lie NroDi Jii!i DL'rtuI DiL'Ql i>f EiviR>i]n::Dl jl Qudlly. Moruau j N:l ii!!] Hl'hj^? Pnignn H L'k'n j. MT. I^pp Ji L^r+rar^ '^^ MonEiFi* NhIufb] Hcnta^r PrD^nm received b wctlind prDlccEnn " IJJLI QL^L grant fiDm 1hc EnviiunnKiil aJ Fmlcction \frncy to xlcn1]fy ind ]nvcn- tory ceo k>E>L aJLy ypnift-ant wcllinck ami piKmtiJC tbtm for conhcrva- tnn. rc^toralun^ icul iruti^itiLi ii ippLicatni^ N^ iKh oF 1 he s1 a1c LauLs bek informalion abcut H*^ v^cllind rcsoun^cs Like MatLonal Wdlind Invrntory mBp> inJ lb:i? £i oen k^ informatton available abcut v^hich cf lhe lemaiiung x^ttlamis art iLurlxinally ]nlBct arvl ot high quBlily. Tht> rcpon sijmnian/e> lb? re>ijLl'^ of a field invcnior^' of high ciuaJity VFftlBiich in lb: Flalbzad Vallry Tht project toc^usdil on bi>th pubLx ind private wrtlamis bund in lhc FLalhtad Lakr^ Slillwilcr. ind S \^ an drajnBga> m Ibt FLBlbzad R]V[^r watcnthcd Wt n^ntLfinl polcnl]^! ^^rtLandh Ebr invi:nti>r> b> qiii^ryiiig bcally knowLcd^ablt LmlivbJu4b> and by L£>]ng NitnnaJ WetLand Invrnlor^' mapt^ acnal imagery^ and BgciK> dala. Cnlcria uhcd lo "vln-t wctlanch for invrnlory incLixJcd lirgc ^izr^ wcllarx^ witbiL>ul ^^mnq^biK or hydrok^gic modiridtK^ii protfncc of inlarl iial]VL' plant commun]ti»>, [irE^^L'ncc of concirnlrilu nh ofrair planlscrr animals ami inlarl LipLajrLs. Of thf appio itunalcly 100 jwlcntiaJ wcl]arxt> Iha1 were idcntifKd, 54 appear ]n tbici import. The ccotagkaJ asscHsrrtnt of c*:h wcllarxl fbcushol pnminly on vcgcla- tiDn nincLiJii^nl in^ the types of ^^'cllind i:i>niniujiil>^ picscm 1heir qualMy and coDilition, anJ rire or sereiH ivc plant spec its prcscnl Wc also rccoi~de:1 LutonrutKm onsL'Lcctfd h>di~oLogic ami soil ^anablfs ukj^I la h}drogcomLiT|Thic issL'^m.'nls and the quaJityVconJH K>n of the sunound- ing LandHcape as l1 relalcd lo fiuKlioruL intrgnty Our obhcn'4t»n> indx-aLc Iha1 some 1>pn of ^vetLaixb^ like wrt meaikiwE and vallry bottom npinin (^ommunLl ifs^ ha>e drcieased ]n ^crta^r and quality ]n tht l«it [^) ycais^ wluLc sjm^ types of maish 4.0 mmuni tics, bkc caltail communilm. aie likely mLut comnan than IIev wert hnLon- cally Pcillandi and forcslenl wcllan[i>. siich a.*^ spnxe sw amps, art EnEnnsiciUy raie ind pi~ovxJc outs1am1ing bubitit tor wikUife ind rare planis ind aiumits Thequ*bty ami ^gnrficance of c*c h silc was ranked, and s]lcs wcie placed in one of ibur 4. ale^Tks based on sj/e wetland corxJ]tnu upland comlitton, the clLverwty of pi ani commiinitcs and welland feaLLues a1 lb? site and prt^rerte oF rare species and cojnmunitks- Opttons and piijn- liK for pn^lecting site?i, SIX h asspeciaJ status des]gua1 K>n of public lancb or pla(.]ng s]tcs uncfcr conhen-itcn cayeinrnts or in IIk Wetlamj Reserve Piogram are "^uninian/ed Del ailed tks^nplu r^ of wetlam] ^iles and communilLes are presentenl m ippendEcs. Land iruniger: cin apply the piocess prt^rentcd hirre lo help evaluate wellamis which were not mvento- ned The wctlanH uifbimitrm prracnCrd here can be irrd to prinritizc vrel- Famih for conhen'^tnn xJenlify ]rTcpl«.eable wcllinck Kl^utdy nzfeienzc wetlanct:, KJcn1if> polcniiil iratifitiDU wi\\^^ piuvKl? a context Ebr wcl- lam] permil itfLcw, ami piovyJe ]nforma1ion for landu^ dcc&tons. L_^ J S\'. 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Efforts to protect wellands have jiHensined bIso ind IbIzc ihbrv forms acquisi tion. crcBtioii edncBtion, mcentivcs management, rrgulalion, research, and rc?i1orB tion, 1o mine a few (World WiLdLife Fund 1992) Fo r CO nsc rv B t Jon cftbrlE to be most effctlive, bBscLine jnlbrmBtion must be gathered vii ^etlind in^enlories 1o documenl the locilion ind Hfcs of wetlands that e\isl in an area. The need lor wetland inventory information was recognjzed by the Mo man* Wei I and Co line iL in its Drafl Conservilion Slralegy (MontBHB Wel Land CoudcjI SlralegvWorizing Group L99T1- This mvenlory CBn take mBny forms, from lhe NitionBl WelLand Invenlorj^s (NW]) mapping of we1 Lands determined by remole sensing to field jnvenlories of high qnaLity "^ e1 linds sue h bs ^4s eondncled by the Montana Natural Meringe Program iMTNHF) m 199B- The puqiose of MTNHP^s wethnd mvenlory is 1o identify ind inventory ecologically sigmfjcanl welLands And priontjze I hem for consci v-BtJon restoration, and miligalion applications. ALthoiigh Monlana is one of the few si ales to have b rehuvely comprehensive wetUnd \ege1a1ion c I assiFicil ion, a c<]mpirable inventory of wethnds — one thai detijLs localion. communjl^ composition. CO ndi1 ion, funclionil integrity, Bnd conserv b tjo n sjg njfic b nc e -hBs beensorelv Lacking MTWHP^s wethnd inventory is sjgnjficBnt because i1 T^iLL provide government agencies^ wAlep>hed gioups, Und lrusls. Locil phnncrs. Con*icrvalion Dislriels. and otheis involved jn wdland protection ellbrts iccess lo reljBble info rnia1 lo n on the divcrsjiy of wethnd types, where they ire, Bnd their re I alive significance^ in order to effcclivcLy prioriliie wetlind con*icrvatJon efforts Good wellaitl infonnBtionein help ensure lhat protection, niitigHion, ind rcslorilicn efforts tBrge! lhe full range of wel Land diversity, including those wetlands which ireonlstBnding, unjqnc, or which C4]ntnbule most to W4tep>hed integrity and function. Qnlil now. accc5>s 1o siich information in Monlana hBS been hnnled because i1 rc?iidcs in various fonnits amc ng diffe rem agencies or bccinse it hBS no1 been collected. In o ther wc;stern si alc?i such is Idiho, Colorado, ind Oregon. sjKuUr wethnd invenlorjcs hBve been lindcRViy for Ecveral yeiis. These inventories have contrjbulcd directly to the prDtcctioii of wctlind^ in thc^c Milc^ Forc\am[iLc, m Idaho, I he Forc*il Scrvu-c Bureau of Land Management, and f^BtuiaL Rcso u rcc^ Con^>crvi1 ion Service have u-^ed the invenlorv re'>ult:£ 1o ^Iralcgicilly focLii protet"lLon efforl"^ on highquiln^ ^etlflnds identified by the inventory, ihrough mlun] Brc4 dcsignBtion or jnclu!iJon in the ^'etlind Reserve Program. The emphi-^tsof the-^e jnveiilorie'> is on pfolectjng 4iid restoring exi:£lLng ^etlends, rather than ereBt]ng new wetlind^ Although ^etlind creBtJon is Hometjme^ b neees^aiy nuUgalLon prietjce, "itudie^ ofereBted wetl4nd'> reveal lhe nuxed :£ucee'>^ that ^uch projeclsi have had 41 rrealing funcliouing welLand |e g. MLt'>rh et bI lyySl Prelecting existing welLand*i hB-^ lhc grealest chBneeof con-^ervjng wetland funclkms. mJ wellind rcsto FB tin n c B n be aeos1 eflcclive wiy of proteetmg welLands |e g restoring hydiologieBlly Bite red sile^.) Through CO n:£ull at ion wjih the Wei land CoLincil, MTNHP idemified several '>ubdrBinBgesorihe Flathead Rjver ^4lep>hed is ihe^tudv arrB for thb wetland jnvenlor^ (Figure lf_ The Flal head su p[y^ riE oneof thegreatc?i1 ind mos1 diveise CO neeni ral lo n^ of wellinds ju the Rocky Mouulairei. including pcalland^ o\bow [y^nds. springs and ^eepffi- eo mplexe'> of po tho le [xsnds, vernaL pLiob>, Bnd beaver |X3nds Like other arei^of lhe arid ^'e^t the import anee of wetlands jn lhe Flalhead f4rexceed'> lheir reUlively small bfcb Ibllowjng BtlribLite?i hvelrophvtjc vcgetBtion, hydric soik, and welland hydnslogv This definition includeii riparian ireas, wel meadows, and vernal fools- We use ^>everal welLand leims in ihis report thit can be interpreted in more than one wty, so follox^'jng are Home deFimtJon^ 1o eUnfy lhe meaning of these lernb Marsbesarr "seasonally lo [^rnnnemlv Hooded wetlands dominated by emergent herbaceous vegelalion M arshes generally fo rm on mineral soil, bu1 some [^^1 aecumulatjon canocenr because of the tremendous produclivit^ ormap>h vegeHlion In eonlr4'>t pea llaods are wetlaiid'> ihat accumulate peit, or padiall^ decomposed plant matler All lhe peal lands in h^onlana are fens, whose wjter source l'> predominantly giDundwaler, i^oppLised to bo^ whose witer source l^ predominantly precjpjl al lo n Peatland-s dominated by shrubs are known ^^ carrs and c^tt^ are aometime-s besi developed jn lhc la PP. or moal-like ring "^ometimeji found the outer maiginoF the peilUnd. A wel land dominated by tree?i is known is a sii^amp Sed]!e meadows occur in shallow basins and have limited peal development because they u-^u ally dry down for part of the gnsw jng sci^o n, in Monlani. they are Frequently domjniled by slender sedge {Ctirex !£^^t^M.arp£^]^ which IS ab^o common in lens The tf:nn-> slope, riverine depr^^onal. and la<:iHrllie frlni^e Vretlands are all used as defined by Smjlhel il. (I995f- ClARJFICAmPi OF TERMS Thcsiles whieh were examjneel in thi^i inventory fall within the definilionof wetUnd^ used b^ Cowaidjn el i\. f 19791 because thc^ all hid at least one of the Figure 1 . Drair>ageG in which 1 998 wetland inventory was performed^ -i4fl: I , "■ <^?) 1 @ ® ft.-. 1 (^ - ®© V & 4^ (Gee Table 5 Jor nsmwij L_l NWI -dlghrrnd quEida MTNMP.Mfl/17. 1999 STUDY AREft The study irca ]^ bratcd in northvr'cst h^onlana jn ihrcc draLnagc'>of ibic Flalhcid River x^-atcrshcd: the Sx^-an RivcT dri I n B|c, SuLLx^'atcrRj^cr drainage, and Flathead LbIzc iFigLirc 1) TbiCTicdrijnigc^ corrc^pand lo 4 Code U-S-GS Hydrologie UmtsfHUC^s 17010211, 17010210- aiKl LTO LOZOS, rcspcci L\cLy)_ The toul BerrBgc of ihi-^ Brea is 1 7 nullion Bcre^. The study ire a i^ withjn lhc FLalhcid Villcy IM333B) and Northern Rorkje-: (M333C| eeci rrg lo n B L seicl LO n-^ fNes^>cret al 1997) Thclowerdcvilionsm the ElLidy arcB ar^ pmdoniJiiiul Ly Tor have the pDtenliaL to bc| forested ^Jlh ecmifcni. wilh pQidcrosa pine Bnd Douglas EJrdominanI in drier areB^ and grand fir *ipruee, Bnd ^eislem redeedir dominant in more me'>ic Brcis Dougla*^ fir we'>lcni linzh. and '>iibalpme Fir ire dominant at mid-elevBtJon^, and whilcbark pme and '>iib4lpme Fir ire dominant al higher elcvaliorei (Sirueek BndBachun>ki L995f- The pBrent materials in the Mud^ arua Bre predoinju B n1 Iv ^edimenlar^ rocks of lhe Beh fbnnilion Ma^Drrock lypcs tre BrgiLLite. quartz I te, and siltJie, ^Jlh lociljzed BreB-^ of limeiitone The laigc lo\^' elevitjon vbLIov^ ^^ ere scoured by several advance'^ of conlincntBlgLacicis during the Flewloccne, Bnd higher monntBin^ were acted on by alpine glBeien> Sinee lhe retreat of the glaciers. vaLLev boUoms have been '>ubiected to alluvial proce5'>e'> Man^ lBke'> ind ^etl4nd'>oecurongLaciaLLy jnfliicnced hndforms like ketllc [^nds_ ont^iEh plijns, ind foolhills morijne^ lAlt and HyndmBn 1986). The cliniBte of the !itudy area is strongly influenced by Pacific marjiimc weilhcr B^3lcm^ ^'jnlers ire cool, cloudy, Bnd wc1_ On ivcrBge, mi>^t precjpul al lo n during a ycBr fait helween Seplembcr and February, bul June is usually the wellest '>ingle nH>ulh Kalispcll Bveriges 42cm (I6_4 mcheji) of precipjUlkm pci ycBr, Bnd has an ivcragc yearly temperature of 5 SV (42 4*^F|; the hjghe:£l nwuulajn rjdge?i nearby average about ?56cm llOO jnchcs) of precjpjl a1 lo n Summers Bre warm Bnd dry wilheool mghl^i fWOAA 1993, SirucekindBiehur^iki 19951 STATUS OF PiA TiOPiA L WETLAND INVENTORY IPJ STVDY AREA Large seile HnBl NWl mBps hBve been complded for allof ihecguidis m lhe slndy arcB. ind djgjiired MWl ma|is exL^t for a portion of lhe qnad^ ^Figure n ^'c ^umjrmixed ^ctliud becb for diffcrent classe-^ of wcthnd^ for the digniied qiiid^ iFignre 2A-Cf_ A majority of 1 he "^d lands in the study arcB for w h ic h d ig itjzed qu Bd:£ Bre avajlBblefBllinlo Co\^-ardin s 119791 iBcuslnne '>v^1cni, primarily beciui^e Flalheid Lake ie jn lhe '>tudv beci (Figun: 2B) If the deepwalerhibilal (\ e. heustrine limnelicr is removed from eoreijderalion and one lookii Bt lhe percentage of diffe rem Cowaidin ^etUnd classes jn lhe '>tudy becb, eE m oleir thit lhe dominBnt wdland class ]"> emeigcn! welland!i iFigurr ?C) The aqnalic bed ela'>^ make'> up b surprisingly large [y^rlionof lhe welland classes |20 5^1, with Hcrub-^hrnb and lb rested cIb^'^cs comprj'>ing smaller pcrtJDDS □ f the wethnd acreage Wflland 13 5*t UrccnBdic^td C- LTrEcnsdii^led Bollofn 23 1"%. Scrub- Sf¥ub 9 4^ Blreainbed 0_2^rxJ and wetlarxJ F rum dgii^bd NVUI it^k in si LxJy area. B Pem^nlB^of dffer^m CDV.Qrdin we1 ^nd sy^eme Fiom digir^HJ N Wl m^>s in si udy ar^a. C Pem^nlB^of dffer^m Cov^rdin v/el land c ^zses {exc luding ct^pwaler c^ss^] f rom d^ilized NWI nrapa in study: Service, Monlana DcpBrtmcnt of Fiih, Wildlife- ind Pflrki- MontBna Dcpirtmcn! of Natural Rcsouirc^ End CDnEErvHtion, Confcdcralcd S4lj'>h ind Kcotcnflt Tribes, Riparian End WcUand Research Fiugrani-FlBthcBd Like BjologLCil SlalLon, The Wflturc Cd nse r\ anc y . ceo bgic aL co il'>uIi ant*^, and mcmbcn> of I he Montana N alive Fl*nl Sorjctv ^'c aikcd them to idcntifv x^'cllands they considered ecologically EJgnjficBnt based on the following erilcrjBi sites ^Jlhout major hydrologie orgcomorphic modifications M_ETH_Q_DS WETLANDS FCR IWEi^TORY Several houflcs of inFoimation were eoreiultcd to Ldcnlify wcllands for pctentJBl Lneliision in I he wclland invcnlor^ We f]p>l conlactcd mdjvjduals \^'ilh loeal knox^'ledgc of wctUnd rejiOLirces This lisl of public and private seclorgrou[^ included U S Forest Scrviec. U-S. Fish and Wjldhfc Service, Natural Rc;&ouTce CoRberv al lo n ^ilcs wjih LntBct- rcproic nti tivc mtivc plant Lo nununil Lcs^ SLtc?i w]th CO IK. r n1 m ki ns o r rare plant or inimjl ^pccici^ b,\\€it within E:£lablb>bicd graz]ng cxc Losu res. o r ^Ltc£ wilh OLit'>landLng vhLlic b^ wjJdlifc habital Wc 4L>o jidcntjflcd pDlcnlLi] silcs by LCUipccUng lhc FLalhcad Nalional Forr'>l map^ Nitioml WclLand Invcnlor^ niap^^ ind U.S.G S quod ma|v> Aboul LOO sLtc^ ^crc idcnlifjcd through lhii process. End they ire Ittcd in Appendix A Wc prionlLzcd the silcs usjng lhc fo LLo w ing gujdc Lines: • Emphasize larger x^'ctlBnd'^ over '>m4llcr wcll4iid'> • Emph^izcsilcs wjlhoul gcomorphic And h^dro logic modification • Emphasize -^Jlc^ with jnlact nBtJve plant Lommunilics. bo I h in the wetland and in the nplind'i Aurroundjng lhc wclLand • Emphasize sjle^ with known CO nceni ral lo ns ot rare plBnts and AntmiJs Acnal photos frDm the Flalticid NBtionBl Forc-^l, feedback fn>m the lociUy k no w ledge abLc indivjduab>. ind existing ^eUand reports were icicd to aid the ^eleclion pnjccsi The above gujdeLines were de-^jgned to be flcxibLe Bnd no! Bb:£olute^sinee the isignifie ince of 1 he wetland depends in pari on il*^ iBud'^Bpe context. For example a valley bo I torn wetland which i*^ '>urroiinded by Unds used for agrjcuLtnre ind which has some jrrigalion withdrBWBLs and exolic '>peeLes mjghl neverthelew> be eonsidered a pnorily for inventory if it Mill his jnlact nBtJve pLant co mmu nj1 ie^. If lhe siine welland were loealedon ^tBte foreM iBnds Bnd surrounded by intBCI upland forcTit comninnitje^ it nnghl nol have been 4 high pricnly for invenlorv if it had the same irrigation wilhdr4W4b> Bnd exotjc specie'> no led iboYU. .VIdilional we1 lands lb r jnvenio ry were identified during the course c f FieLd wo rk. Some wetlands thai merjied invenlory were not field-visiled beeiuse sufficjent inform Bt ion from previous Fieldwork wjs Bireidy stored in MTNHP Hies, several pcatlBnd^ ind U.S Forest Service Reseaich NBturaL .^reis fell jnio this ealegory. Sixty-lhree ^etUnds were invenlorjed during lhe I99B fjeld season DATACOLtlCmPi Wetlands w e re su rveyed dunng The summer of L^9£ fo]k>wing '>tandard methodology to bs>c^ sjle condition, ealalog ecmmunily 1>fcs. and doeumeni rare plant and animal occurrences (Boii^eron et aL 1992) Si^ccjficilly, we aCtempled lo walk ihrongh alL wethnd plant eommunjlie^ it Bny given sj1e. excepi where prevented by deep WBter The dominant '>pecies ineichslrituni and ocuIbt e'>tiniBte'^ of 1 heir c ano pv coverige were no1ed, bs was in eslimBte of the acreage ofeach community. We clarified CBch wdUnd pLanI community u-^ing Han-^cn et bL (1995) Bnd noted the ccndilian ofeach eommnnjlv- including: presence of exolie species, evidence of hummocking or pugging, prr^enceof dnches, dikcji. riprap, Bnd other geomorphjc ind hydrologio mod ifjc at lo n-^, presence ofoLd giowlh conditions jn Ibrrsis depi h o f s1 ending witer, ind beaver adivity. A bUnk field da[a Idnn i^ included jn Appendix B For plant eommunilies not previously described or whjch are uncommon, detailed eommunily plol informatKnn wftsgnhen^d. A[ each ^ite the hydnsgeomorphjc fHGMl cIbss and ^nbcUss (Smith et al. 1995) were noted, as were the CowBrdin H^tem^ubs^tem,clBWsul>class, and hydro logir regime rCowardinci al. 1979) Wc Bl-m mfldc nolcs aboul off^itc Iflndu^c^ ind ^pjkc to landox^-ncni/ niBna^cp> ibout lenduEC hislory when j»sj>ibLc_ A cui^ory rBrc plfln! ^urvt^ W4H CO nduc ted diiring our walk-lhrough of each ^dland. Fiunil survcw> were condiictcd for ^clcHcd wclLandi These survcw> fQcuw>cd on anim al giT>ijp« lhal arr ceo logics I ly Jinportont m wctlBnd:^^ bul jhco nspjc uo us and no I well doc u nicntcd. Thii work included surveys for Bm^ihibians ind sublIs as well bs for carBbid bcelles, b family o f prrd aceo us beclLcs thBt includes a diversity af wctlBnd/rjpBrian specialists- Although no wetlBnd dclincBtJon^ or foimal VrTlUnd functJonBl isscssments were performed as part of this projecl, MTNHP's welLand inventory was informed by two regioml KGM models being developed b y rcjioarc hers al the Flalheid Lake Biologjcal Station fHaner etBl 1999, Hauer 199 B) For instBnce, Bt some sites 1 he depi h o f two soil hoiij^ib, the O horizon ind A horizon, W4S measured m some plinl CO mmunil les This varjBble is nicBsured m lhe jnlennonlane pothole HGM model, ind i1 represents lhe Long-lenn slore of nulrienls m lhe soil and icts is an index of lhe ch^raeleristjc decomposer CO mm uni1v in the wetland iHiuerelil 19991 A\erylhickA homon, foreximple.cBn mein Bn excessive ami>un1 of upland erosjon is tdkmg pi Bee Thih andolher noildm Isee field form. Appendix Bl was gathered lor so me we1 Lands About one- fourth of 1 he sites werr on pnvBte Land LBndowners were contBcled for permission to gain iceessi to their piopcrty prkir 1o site vjsits Useisof ihis weUand inventory report shoiiLd note thai they, too, need lo gel permission before entering privale lands. We created four types of dilabise records for the datB we gathered: communjlv plol records, community occurrence records die records, Bnd eommnnjU abiitracts We tUnd plant community plot informBtion (c g spccjcs compjsition Bnd cover dBtBl wbs entered inio EC ADS, admbise deveLopcd by the U_S Forrst Service for managing emlogicaldiH CJenseneHl I99J1 We ereiled 4 wethnd pLanI communjiv occurrence record for eich community it each sile_ Communjiv occurrence informBtJon |eg_ HGM cLass, Cowardin cLass^ubcLass-domjninl species. h^-drology, iBndscape selling) was entered jn lhe Bjological and ConservBtion Dal a Svslem (BCD), ■ datBbasedevelo[^ by The Nilure Conservanev and used by Herilage Programs across the country. SummiTy information Bbont each sile is b whole (eg. general site deseriplions, on- and of&>ite hnduses, management needs! WIS ilso enlerrd inio lhe appfopriBte modiiLe jn BCD. DetaiLed eommunily ahslracts were crealed which characterize bolh common and rare wethnd plant eommnnilies InfonnBlion aboiil communjly range, typical landscape selling, l^picil species compositjon, and succession a I and minagemcnt information was synthesized from j \ a rie1 y o f so nrces and Ls being slorcd lemporariLy in a wcid processing template, for Uler uploading inlo a new BCD module being deveLopcd The boundaries of each wetUnd site were dignizcd and stored is [y^Lygons ]n a CIS Laver. RAmNG OF COmUNiTJES AND SITES Flam community raiity was ranked using the same protocol I hat w is de vc b [v:d by The Nalnre Conservancy for ranking plant and injmal spccjcs The ranking s^slem IS intended 1o aLLcw managers to identify elcmenis at risk and determine mBnagcmcnt End conscrvilion prioriELCS- ComniLiiiLty ranki arc hflscd pn manly on lhc 1olal niinibcrof occLirrcnccE End arcB occupied by the communjl^ cilbicr rangcwidc fib r global orG ranks) or '>latc^jdE Ifor'itatcor S ranks). SccondirjJy^ 1 rends incondjlion^ ihrciTs. End fragility CO ntrjbulc 1o ranks ^hcn ihis infonnBtJon is kno'^n The rBcilz'^ Brc '>rBLcd from I to 5, with G L ind telling lh4l lhc communily i*^ cntidUy J m pen led rangcwidc, ind b G5 jndjcaling no risk of c n1 inci lc n. Guidelines used lo B:£'>ign community ranks arc included in Appcndn C A Ibt of wc[]and and npariin plani communities Ibund m the slndv area was Bs^embled based on Held dala gBthercd for this inventory and ringe comments found in PrKtcret al ll977) HBn^n ct bL (199^1, BndSinicck and Bichnrski {1995l_ FrcLiminarv gbbil and stBte communitv rBnlz"^ ^ereoblajned from lhe Wc5i tern RcgjonBl Office of The Nature Conservancy This list of communnie^ wilh prcliminBrv rinks wis ^enl to a pinel ofexpcrts ^ith bioBd knowledge of welland plBiit ccmmnnitjc^ '>lalewide, "^ho fnrlher refined the ranks The^e rBnks Brc nol '>lalic bul will change bs moic communily informal ion is collected Fiom Bcioui lbiest4le. Eich individual wetland communitv occunmec wa^ also ranked in1o one of four c alego rie^ (A, B_C_orDl using b protocol developed by The Nalnre Conserv'Bncy |The Nilurr Con-^crvanev lyySl Communily "^iic, CO nd I txjn, and lBnd^>CBrecon1ext were used to rank each community occnrTcncc- Each of lhese fac1op> wascvaluilcd for each community and assigned a rank of A to D^ and then lhe ranks of ill lhe factoTS were Bvcraged tor b Hnal communaty occurrence rank Communilv occun^nce ranks are not prc5ien1ed in ihis report, however^ ibiev arr available upcnreque^l Community occurrence ranks were not explicitly used for ranking si1e^, bu1 lhe community occun^nce ranking fictors were considered during the sile ranking pnjce^>s fsce belowl_ Wetland si1e^ were ranked using methods similar to those used to rank wetUnd'> in Idaho ind Washinglon (Washinglon IDepirtmeni of Ecobgy 1991-JankovskvJoncs 1997-Chadde et al L99£r- Each wdlandsite was evalnaledon 5 factop> (Tabfc l)_ Each factor al eichsile was assigned a scorr of to 3. and then all scores al a site were summed lor a total ranging fromO to 15_ Prc5iC nee of Fire species as well their degree of rarity influenced the rarity ncore; for example, presence of a single globally ri re species was ra1ed higher than presence of a single state rare ^pccicji The condilion and landscape conlexl cfall lhe community occun~ences al a site was considered when assigning the condition and uplands ^>cores_ respectively The scores of ah the sues were then arranged fiom highest to lowesi, and 1 he distnbulionof scoi^es was divided into qnarliLes Each of these quart lies dcEined a category cF sile quality o r s ig nific a nc e. The four calegoncs are described below. \stAB T Uetinifan&and drjcria tor ranVing £lCciaccwdinglodftgr*fto'*co'dgical sis-iilcantt j CRtTEPIA DthlHISlON (MD3GATOR3 RANKhNG SCORES Richness Hsitiilal djvef 5ily wilhm > A££«mblaQ6 ol numan^us pisnl communities wilhin Birgl^ unit of Cow^rdri'? ClE3:&biriLrci'j4jn • A$$efrtiiafle gf ptant ccmmunibes of ecological features (e.g. Desv^r ponds, pcattaruls. lakos) within sevef^f unte of Coward m's clat&incalkirh (-high structural j ditfBfSity] 3 Site haB h^ti dNsr^Hy at vegetalion types C4~ weltarK] features. 2 SiLo has a modorala diversity of veyalatiDn types or weiland , features 1 . &te ha6 Hjw diversity of vefletelion types or weHarKl features. r Reirty 1 PrBsence of sEale rar? plant ccrnmumt/, planl DT ^r^imal gp6Ci«g. and *^^e of ranty 1 • H*gli concentrallon of slate rBr€ pIsrE or anHnsl speoes * Praserh^ ol globally rare speaes or comrr unities 3 Site rh^a hl^CDnCAntrationDtraraspactesorGDmmL^ntljes. 2. Site ties moderate concenfradon of rare species or commumtjes 1 SIto Fb^s Ic^ ooncantratlon ol rar« fipdf^^ or cccnmunhios Srte ties ne r^re species or communities s > > Conditicn Extent [Q jri~iich srta ccnditKtTia (a g. pracefins, communtties} depart from rang? of neiural variation Pra^EnDG of on-^it^ impacts (eg. exotics. grazing, roads, ditchmg, imgstgn wrttiEti?^^!, Kecreatisnal use. timber hsfVMt) S Site in exDallent Donditior; human impacts atKent nr mETimal- ?. Site In good condftfon; some Impacts apparent 1 Site in pixN" condition, mgny impacBs present "S&i ^V«aL Kcnt the most ccologicallv significant wclLands in iKc survey irca_ These wclLands arc large and composed of a djvciyc arriv of plfln! communLtics and o1 her Jinpo rt ant ^dland features '>Lich is pcallancb, bcavcrponds- and springs, which provide B divcisLty of hibjials for wildljfc- These are pristine sites which ivptcfllly provide hflbitBt for CO IK. cnl ral lo ns of St B tc rare pJBnl ind Bnimal species The welLand jJtnt communities al these sj1e'> ire generally jn exeellen! condition There are minimBL i n1 hropc genie influences At lhese sites, so lhe weUand Functjons ire largely inliet and most hkelv fall wilhin lhe range ofnBtural viriBtion FinBlLy, lhe uplBnds '>iirioiJiidjng lbiesesite'> lend 1o be Fairlv intaci, ihiis maintaining the files' hydiDlogic regime. Impacts to lhe'>e '>itcs arr not fullv miligable. and Bnv B Iterations 1d '>iich sites couki IcBd to ^ignifieint degradation VERYHHillSKiflSffCAHCE Wetlands in this ci lego r^ are generally composed of diverse , high quality plBnt communilies. but they Bre d isl ing nished fiom the previous e alegory of wel Lancb by having 4 larger degree of Bnthropogenie dbiturbmceejlheron- or ofF-^ite (e g fciggjng jn lhe uplBnds near lhe "lite, grazing on b pnrHonoF the site^ etc 1 The y m By snppD r1 conce ntritions of si ale TBre pliiil or animal spccie'>, Bnd lhev tend lo be hrge Most of lhe wetUnd plant eommunitie?i al these s]tes Bre m exeellen! condition, but a lew may hBv-e some moderile impBCIs Impmvemem in rrsouiee mBnagement mX lhebe ^iles. such a'> changing grazjng mBnagemem plBn^or reducing trapping pressure on beaver, x^'ould improve lbie D verill suiie of wetland fLincitons at thb tvr^of site and could pu1 I hem on ■ trajectory to become Bn OulsHnding sigujficance site High significance sites lend I0 hBve 4 lDwerdivep>ily of typebof welLand plBn1 communjiies ihaneilherof the two previo us ei1 ego nes. ill ho ugh I hey si ill tend 10 be large. These site'> miy support popul B tions o r rarr plants and animals, bul ibiev usuallv have fex^'er diffcrcnt species ihan x^-ellands in the two pfTvious cilegoncs. The degree of anthiopogenic disturb B nee 41 ihese sj1es tend^ to be Sim il Br to that jn lhe pfrvjous c alegory. Most of lhe well Bnd plant eommunitie?i at these sj1es ire in exeelleni condition, but a few mav hive some moderBte impacls BecBuse the plant communities at these tvpes of sites tend 10 be Less diverse, these siles ma^ be the mos1 ippropriale models for welland rrslorilion projects, ihey provide good eximples of lhe djElnbutJon and com[y^silion of common nBtJve wetlBnd communjiies, Bnd they could dko ikCrve as seed sources lor plant niAleriai. MODEMIiSGWftCAfiCE These sites arr sjmiUr lo High signiFicince sites becBusc theydo not hB\e 4 very diverse irrav of communities and I hey harbor few rare species However, iheiic sj1es are generBlly jn poorer eondji ion ihan High signiricince siles, tor inslance, lhe^ have morr communjiies influenced by erotics (e.g rrcd e iniiygriss o r rrdlo pi or with simple structure (e g ciUail monoculluresi Although ihese sjte^ tend 10 hive lhegrcate?i1 level of current or hislorjc on- ind oftite impacls, their iBfge size stjil mikes them good habitBt lor waterfowl And some types of 10 ^j]iJ]jfc Dc'>pilc liBviiig been impacted to ^>omc i:lcf.rrc_ thc^c ftctlind^*itill provide jmportinl wclLand fLinctions bc^jdc^ wildlife habilal^ ^uch fl^ modcril ki n of jTcak Flows or removal of compLiunds and portico] Btc^ AdjBccnl or nearby wclLand^ thil hive been degraded arc good cindidilcs for mjlLgalLonMlc'>^ bs lhcir rc:£lorBtioii ^oold Bdd to lhc lotaL^ctlind icrcigc at the "iLtC. TAXOmWCCChSiDERATiChS Wcgcncrilly u^cd Hjichcockcl al_ f 19691 lo jdcmiFy plBnt species in the Hludy Brci However, jn keeping with The N al u re Conscrvi ncv\ Nal tonal Vegetation CLas!ijfk:BtJon fAndci^on ct aL I99B)_ we followed the synonymy pre*ientcd by Kancsz ll994f_ There were two esceptjon^ to this usige: for B^'^it^A gtairdiff^j^ia^ we uiicd FLor* of North Americi I L99T1, which pfovjdes b more rrcent IrrBtmenI of the genuH BefitfiA. A common well and sedge . usually referred lo 4h bciked *iedge, was erioneoiislv called C^frcx to^frala in previous ^ludieii In this repsrl, rhe spceic^ b> named CVjJd^x ifSfrc'AiiaSa |Grjffitb> 1989) AL>o, FdVd^sp (sprucel b> used to ineLndc Ft^ea en^ehfrannir^ Picen gfauci^^ knd hybrids PBubenmirc 1974). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION comuNmES Welland 4iid riparian pLanl communities found m the slndv area 4 re dispLavcd m Table 2 Allhough wc followed the c [a^ ifjc al lo n de\e Lo pcd by Hin^en et al. (19951- we spin into separile plBnl associalions ^>ome communiticji whjeh H4n'>cn et a1. (L995r lumped inlo one eommunily type foi minBgcmenl pur[y3ses For in^tanec, we split the Ctirex rr^vTn'jrtr hibj1a1 lypc [Hansen et aL L995r jnto three phm a'>soci4lion±] Carejc iitt kiitat£A^ Cutex ve^k:ariij^ and Ccrrfj rt/fr^'rv^J^r Herbaceo lis VegetBtxjn, and we split lhc Be^iffa g^^^ Jjj^^jiuj/Ccjj ^x r^^trtii£A habitat t^pc m1o lhrce plant as'>oc i al lo ns as well. Be7it!£A ^airditf^^^xr^Careji uf^lcufi^fa^ BeUt^A fffffir Jw'^Awr/Crt n7_i ^n^fckfi and ShnjbUiid'>. Lumped plBut Bs^ociations werespljl ou! forgrealerclBrity in dcTicnbing vegelation al ciehsjie Plot datade'>cribjng ibiese pimt liiSocjAtioiiik li. on file alMTNHP. Our Treatment of commnnitjes no1 dcseribcd b> Hansen el aL 1 1995) depended on whether they had been prev lo u^Ly dese nbed eLsewherc. For eommunities thil Bre described in ano I her cl Bs^iFie A1 Kn n leg. Thuja y!iL{ft£AfL\^ichrffjn cr?Fr^jiLtfjrcr^"|Kunzc 1994-Utzigel il- 19B6])- we entered eommunilv information into EC ADS and BCD and added the phnt BssocjBtJon to the li'>t in Tdble 2 Undeseribed eo mmunil les whjcK we r^[^4tedly eneountered 1e g Bi.'iit!a fi^^rt Jjj Jj'jAd/Ctjj d'x Citric UFi were 1 rented in the SBmc manner FinaLLy for undeseribed commiJiiJlie'> which we eneounlertd onLy rBrel^, we ire maintaining 4 running list oFdomjnanee types Community pki1 dila '>iipponing aLL CO mm unities not described by Hin^netBl (1995) is on file at MTNHP 11 T^1b2 Wetland pbm «] mm un'rtea and Iheir con^rvalbn lanka For Fbtheed wetlancb arran^dby Cowardin ByElem cIb^ andsiiicla^ ScemFL Name Common Name FlariL PALUSTRINE FORESTED COMMUNITIES NEEDLE-LEAVED EVERGnEEN F^oj 911 BqLi»JuiT7 jrwnu F^oj 911 Bi^rrr JriThzif^rr? Pcc^ 911 Ly?tUijiT7 jrTT0rhr^iL^T7 riYuj J pit JJ J ^AHIiJrUA' hor^ffuiT? Gia-Kj hi ad^ km StM>:4i4rE IrBlLKjD^nl r^tdcrau 3dEVr>= 1r>L^±r:>:hx ^o 3t±4)kK Ir1>tvll^ dLJ> 3t±4)RESTED COMMUNITIES BROAD- LEAVED DECIDUOUS FopotM^ tu.'£j.T?i'A».^j 55P Jrc^rjru J B^TTrpthnr^jipc] s jCuj x r^JAJLi^fj0.71LiJ:i|3»£'^/TT7piYCirCdipi>X J£KI2 SOCh «]1kHT#l>3li1=lEd iiKJtr cfc^^oixl aKh cGlkirT^ixkd htrtoctimE aocK colt>nh\'ood Kc^nl dlusid bar aocK con:nh\'Gi>l CfHnrmn »ic^;Ht-:rTy Qu^rq asptri Co(nrni>n BUAbtny PALUSTRINE SCRUB-SHRUE COMMUNITIES HROAD-LEAVED DECIDUOUS 2C^^ fT^iTI^Jli^J HT^iVA* CLi^itkil 2C^^ fr^iTtfLiJli^J Hr^rfA* LT5i>rJ.7M f^^CA'jn^ Barren UDLm^Bi AlEr SitioAkr Bog UniK-'CLClch'x xtdir Bog Urdu's It r>:^r 5tdff= Boa UrclrErzAtd »il3t Red o»-Kf^ aIIIu/h Btdi^d keW 3 DTdMT Alllc^/H ^aiTEn SDTdKT Allien Mrxlc v^BiJm^d PALUSTRINE EMERGENT COMMUNITIES PERSISTENT j^rcitf>^ tfci.br7Li0M RtdlDp L^E ^UKrTTTIE SVHWtl tfilfnE G4S4 G3&£ Q4-T&3 a4S4 G2££ G3&J G40S2 G3&3 □ IGSJ G767 G767 G4S4 G>^S GSS& G765 G4S4 Q4-T&4 G4«3 GX34B3 GS£& GSS& GSS& GS£B GS&E GB3E 12 C^swv JtfTwmSat C^swv ijtJtijl]^ □ 0XCttJ7V7XLT C« pldU □L/EttPbrn jrunv^JiivL^Ti EhXkciY^/ix p jAj sJriF EhXKi^/ix mi^^LiiM EqL^JXCJljiT7 fXJViMlfti GJycora hOTVJXt JiVKWI iJjXJCL X Fd J p jIj xJriF Rh jLrrJ^ jrcirururc J0 CdLMiUaxEftK Watr xtdir BiKbDun s s^ilar SItrdtr ::Ddff: Mud^tdv= McbraxK:] snrni>n sp^hcrLnti Btz^it d 5|:4.«rLEh WatrrnrxcUl Miirtitrn nana^^ix^ FdiUI tCKlcy K«nh>:hy Ulkctsx Re< d c :rarvv:xi% H3ds (tm t4rinEh G4S=34 Mo^t cmcigcn! ind ncrub-shrub c^ mmunct ics m the sludv ^rca 4 re rclilivclv common and widespread- For m'>l [incc . so mc conununjly typc:£^ like caltBil (T\^ha ia7rf\'}ffa}^ hanttcm bulru-^h (Sch^it^ acittiis). rccd caimj'grB"^ {Phtrfarh ^m^iilfracei^) *rc c\trcmclv common in I he viUcy botlom, and mav in fac1 be pro po rtjo n b Lly more eommon ihan before "^hite setllePi sladed popnLalmg the vBlley CaltaiF g known 1o jncreasc jn BbirndBntc jn lhc prcjiencc of Lncrci-^ed nutrjen1*i_ e^irccjBlly njlro|cn iNeiU 19901, Bnd rapid incrcaM:sornLitrient'> ire po'^ible wilh ferlilizer rLin-oFf and inpiiK of seplir cffliicnt to wBtcr bodici The tendency of reed canarygrass 1o spcTBd aggressively conld be relalcd 1o the nBtJvc orcxolir origin of this s[x:cjes MerigLiano and Lesica (1998) hypDlbic?iize ihal both native Bnd exolie genotypes of reed cinBrygrass e\is1 jn thcstBte. wjih the esotjc genotypes being rcspDnsible for lhc dense mo nocull u res o F I h Ls grBS^ Idund in some wetlands Olher lypcs of native wetland ecmmunilies are less common and hive pro b ably decreased jn Bcreage in the last 150 veBFS Wei meadow ecmmunilies ]n villey botloms arr one such lypc At many "^Jles jn VBlley boltonis, temporanlv Hooded wet meadows have been converted from nalive griss eommunities Teg. luFted haiigrBss (D^hiVrtf ^Fr^j_^ ^ ^e^xiifj^i) and blncjoint reedgriss (Cafain^f^ro'^h canade^jsis)) to eommuniliesdcminaled by exotjcs like redtop 1.4^ rc^vT jt '^fxitxfrrjeia} Bnd Kenliicky blnegrass (F{?a ftrtiiensis) 13 ALthoLigh mlart mlivc wcl mcBdow communjlic^ etc "^IlLI rc Lai Lvcly cd mmo n at higher clcvBtJons, vflllcy bntlom wet mcodov/Ti thil have been convened lo exotica Bfc qujlc common ind rcprcscnl a rcitoralLonrhiUcngc Anolhcr lypc of wctland/npEnan commiinLty ihat haii dcrrcascd m icrcBgc m lhc ]bs1 I5U ycBFTi is ^cll dcvclo[vd vbUcv boHomrotlonx^'ood rjpBnan forest tvrcs(MilschandGo^^cLmk L993) Ml ny such communilics in lhc Flalhcid hBvc been converted to agnculturBl usc^^ urban uses, and '>ubd iv lsjo nt In addition, manv of lhc malurr ccltonwood communLtJcs lhal remun hBve shifted from more [nlBtBble undcralor^ sjTccic^ (c g red-osier dogwood) lo Ic^ paLalabLespccjc^ lc | snowberr^l as the result of pBSI l4nduse'> such B*i hvcslock graung rHin^>en ct bL 19951. Finally, Ruvial proccs^c^ lhal lead to the devebpoKnt of eo I ton wood botloms. sueh is Flooding Bnd sediment deposition have been aflcctcd by Hungry Horse dim and bank slabiLiznion effbns .^'> ihe resull of these Fadois valLev botlom cotlonwood forests ire relatively uncomnwn. Feathnds are i type of weUand in lhc sludy Brei thi1 ire uncomKion bm whieh probably have no1 deerrased mirkedly in acrrage jn MontBnB (Chadde et al 199B) MTNHP traeks iheoccurreitc of ?S fcalland!! in the study Brei fMTNHP 1999) Severil pcalland!i in the sludy aret were ranked using existing info nn B tjo n . these *ij1es were no I Held invenloried foi this projeet Penlands are eomnion jn boreil bjome^, but environmental CO ndj1 ions that fivor pcBt formation are less eommon in more somheriv lat nudes such is I he P^orthern Roek^ Mountains For a more deta Jed de*icriptJon of the ecology tnd e^ reie rval lo n o r pen linds in Mont ana, sceChBddeetil. 11998). Somecommunjl^ ^yp^^ J" ^^ study area appear to be jnlnnsjcally rarr For example^ sw amp fore?i1s ^ ue h u> spnicc/skunkcibbige {Prcea spJLy^ich if t)fr americafiit^) or weslem redced ar/skunk c a b bige {Thuja p!ic{ft£^fL\siLhrUm fT?Fr^jricrFrcrrl lv pic ally eover small icreige^ in areas with high wi1cr tables adjaeen! lo Fens, beaver pDnds, or at low gradient loeslo pc seeps (Hansen elil 1995, Kun7.e 1994, Utzig el al 1986). Although some historic sw amp Fb resis were pfD b a biy co nverted to scrub-shrub wel lands bv limber harL'e*i1 Ipcrs. obs |, ihccombinition of fictors lhal led to the developfneni of this forcjit lypc appears uneommon at this latnude Spruce ^wimps in Monlani share nu merons spec les wilh boreal foresl!i CEllk.lt-Fisk 19SS1, bui also hive a marilime influence as evidenced by lhe pre*ienee of skunk cabbage, a^pecic^ morr common in low lying ireis near lhc Pacifjc coa^t ^iieheocket al 19691. Insomc regioni. bo re a I !iwimp fo reii ts have declined markediv (H rnberg ct al 199 B). Three emergent wetland communjlies appcino be rare jn ihcsitudy arei Columbia sedge {Cn^ex af?^FJa). dulichjum (DitHchmm anfirdmaceiun}^ and beaked spjkerush (Etc^x'han^ rfj^eHi^fa) eommunilies Beaked spikerush is tracked as a rare plin1 in Monlani as well as a rare eommunilv it Ls 1 rhizomatous species of alkaline substntes Dulichjum is a rhjzomalous peal land spccjes, and it is rare mos1 IiIlcIv because penlands are rare Lastly, Columbia sedge is a rhj7.o malo us s ['ccjes 14 thil fb nn'> ro mniLinLtJC^ m ■:lcprc'^'>LD nil bfl'^jns thflt Bfc flooded intermit tcnll^. More info rm at lo n o n thc^c and some common wctlBod communitjcs ih avail flble jn Append l\ D The following pBragrBpb> provide general deserip^iorei o f oiafLi r ^ c tli nd plant Lommunilies lo the Mudy irea^ organized by lhe pHLuMnnc eLa'>ses of CowBrdinet al (I979|- fORESTED VEGETAWH RjpBnan ind ^ctlind forests lo the stud^ areB arr dominated by both nccdLe- Icaved Bod broid-leaved deciduous vcgetBtion. IslBnds Bod allovjil temccs along mijor riven^ like the FlithcBd^ lhe Swan^ Bnd the SuLL^Btcr arc dominaled by s tinds o r b I ack cotlcmwood (P^^fMthi^ Ixi! sa? ff if *fr£^ ssp_ irrc'hi^a^f^^f) and spruce (Ficea sp.)- and weslcm rcdccdir (Ttrifja pficati^) or grand fjr (Ahle^ ^r^^^iii^) occBsionallv domjnitc^ low elcvBtJon tribLitaries Lo^ grBdient '>ti'eaii:[S al higher elevations often hBve rjpBrian forcTit c ano pie'> do mjm ted by '>Lib4lpine fir (Abie^ !£^^r^M.atj^a)^ while higher gradiciil streams rreqnenlLy hBvc nam^w^ [yjori^ dcvclorcd ripiriBo arrBs Poorly drained ^itcji on the margins o f fcns, beaver pDnds_ or loe slope seep*> arc usuBlly domiiiBted by we1 spruce foresls. or by bhekcotlcnx^'ood Bnd "^miller amounl*^ of -spruce, which eventufllly replaces CO tlonwood al such sitc^_ Fothcle lakes often have 4 nBrrow fringe of bUck co1 to nwood. quaking aspen (Fi^iiiiis fteiTJiiU^id^^} and/o r weste rn redccdanhal quickly gives way to u pi Bnd forest because of 1 he grBdient of the slopes around these sites. SCRUB'SHRUS VEGETAWH Riparian Bnd wetland shinb lands in lhe siudy arei occur iJi j^ailands, from terrace-^ 1o lhe ictive floodplain oflow and high gradien! streams ind rivers. annund beaver [y^nds^ Bnd on the edge of mBrshc^^ [y^ tholes, and lakes Drummond's Willow (S^^iix dniinmtjffd raffia) hi the mos1 common willow species found in the study irea, slands of Druniino nd 's wilkiw ire Icund on terraces of low grBdient streams and rivers al mid- elevations and higher and B£] a mosaic wilh m4P>h vegetation iu weT meadow complexes (which ot1en hBv-c some bcBver iuRnencel. Bebb's willow (Sa!Li behhiaira) Bnd Geyei's willow (Sa!ic ^es-'^ritiffti) are much less common Bs dominani fipccics. Sandbar willow {SaHc exr^ita) slands dominate active gravel- Bnd SBnd-bBrs MonntBin Blder (Alirif^ irrcafia) and red-osier dogwood (C{?T7iiis ^crk^'ti) dominale eommuuilies ak^ng higher grBdient slrcBms^ Bnd bolh mount Bin akier and ilder leaved- buckthom {Rh^frnfrif^iAiniff^k^) form ccmmunilieson lhe fringes of feus ind iBkes Bog birch (Echiitr ^hmdith^^t^ij is a common shrub eomniuuily on peal lands EMERGEHTiHERBACEOiJS} VEGETAmti HerbBceous cmergenl vegelalion in the sindy area is lypieallv Ibund g]~owing in a variety of sellings, including pcBthnds, mBrshes, p^thi>les, beaver pouds, wel meadows, lake-edges, o xbc ws, and sloughs This Ivfeof vegetBtion usually occurs Bs B complex mosBie of juDnoeiiltu]~es. due to the rhizomatous habi! of lUBny of lhecons1ituent species Slendersedge (Carex !£^^k^Ltrrp£^]^ BusbBiim's sedge iCtjjd'x i^tJihc^itmif]^ and mud sedge (C^rex H^fr^j^a) arr three sedges lhal cm dominate portions of fens ind sedge meadows. Marshes in the si lid y arra 4]~e lypucallv dominaled by c ait ail (Tyyha inir/jjUij}^ haidstem 13 bulrush (Sch^it^ aciihi^). beaked Ecdgc [Carejc ittt fi.itfata}^ jnflalcd ^cdgc {Ca^ex ve^karia}, and awncd !icdgc {Carejc athet{?de^) Wc1 mcidow^ ire frcqucnl Ly do minalcd by cnotic^ like rccd c anarv^g ras!i (Fh^^itiri'^aMin^ffni^cFa) or rcdtop 1.4 j^ ^r^h-T ft '^fji^mrfcra}^ or by notjvc gras^c^ bkc luflcd hBirgriHS (D^schafffpsk^ i F^T j//jSL'dl or bliicjomt rccdgriss (Cafain^f^ro'^h c{fn{f{f6fn^is) AQUATiCBEDVEGEUmN PBlu^lrinc^ LaruHt n nc ^ ind Rjvcrinc aqualic bed vcgctatjon occut^ m liltDia] f< 2m) and limnclLc O 2ml ^onc^ of fonds ind likoi or on I he bed of slo\^'- movmg pcrcn nj B L !i trcams in the itudy ami. An Bqnalic commLinLty classifies tion for^cslcm Monlans and northern Idaho bi m prcparBtJon iPicrcc, [^[^ comm_) Whal follox^'^ ire some of o Lir obscrv 41 lq ns of aqu4l \c do mm b ncc t^pcs m the iiludv arca_ Yellow [^nd lily (f^itphar jxf^ \7ii^{fhiin) ^ 4 flo b tjng-lc av cd spccLcs^ b> a common dommBnt Bqnalic ■species Wilcr miLfojl (Myrifjfxhj'Hiiin vetticfifatiiin) ind mBrc'si tBil (MfftfMitf^ viiigatf^) dominate £omc aqnalic CO mmnnjl iCi ind arc uiiuallv completely submerged or parlly cmcp>cd_ Coonlail [C^rtik?^h\ifitm Jfmf^njml, fcnncl- Icavcd fondwccd {Pf)T^t?iftgei{^ pecIm£^fXis)^ Illinois pondwccd (F^faimj^ehjff fiffn^M.'ff'^i^)^ ind Chata sp. (an algid 're dominanl in other aquBtic {^ommunitic^i and are most often completely '>ubmcT3ed. RAREFIANTS Forly-two plan! species which are rirc in Monlana ire known from the '>tudy Brea (Tabic 3, Heidel 1999) Oflhcie/onc (Asf^!enmm Irrc'h^.fm{fn6'^) is beheved to be extinct, and 6 ireonlv known fiDm historic collections |.4fj^WFX fmncaia^ Carejc tincta, Cu ^mm bre\^hi\iif?fr^ R^^mi^^iiht^ i?ci^fr^it^}. Of the remaining spccjc^ most fB II gene rally inio oneof Iwo groups: species with a boreal orcircumboreBl dislribnlion which are restricted to [^allands. or aqnal ic spec ie!i Several moonwort^ (BoiryL-hmm "spp.) al-so occur in 1 he study area, they tend to be more Icircslrial spcches^ bul can occur in riparian fbrrslfi T^[e3 Rbib Flora cf Fbl head wel lanc^ and 1 he ir cc rr^ival on rnrk (^ indLBlesan h^tonc occurrence of b ^»cieB Ihal abD occ uib ot9ev4iere in 1he state} Scbmic Name Amsrorcbis rolumMoff^ Aspf&nkjrT} tfk^homsnes Atnpfex fTdjrTc^fl B}dsn9 hecku BaiQychfva? campesire BaiQychtiyn m^gan&ns& BaiQychtiyn morflamAT? Ec^c^ftUT? paradoxtJfrT Era&eaij ac/trederr CarsK ctyordof^t][za CarsK ft^jdfl CarsK paupefcula CarsK pfa\re3 Common Nan'e Rou ixJ- leaved Orahrs ^idanhair Spleenviorl Wed^-baved ^Ifcush Bec^ Waler-mar^kJ Prair^ Dune^^orl Wavy Mccrrwari Min^n la^ixJ N^:x>nvA>n U^unlain M:x>nwort Peculer M:x>nwon Walers^ieki Creeping Sed^ BrEll^ Sed^ Pa^ Sedge Poor Sedge Praire Sed^ Rank G5S2S3 G5SX 135 5H G4&2 G3G1 G352 G4S3 G352 G2S2 135 S2 G552 G5S1 <35S3 G553 G5'S1 16 Csrex syT?cf\ocephaia C^SK It net ^ Ct^B\um brsv^Syhjm* Cypr^?fl±UTr psrvfffoTiyn Cypffped[tjfr\ psssennxjm D^ceera angtica D^opt^fs c^^tala Epipsctfs g\gantea Enophorxm} gracffe Het^fsnlherB dubss Ho\j\^0i{ia ^quaijfis apana {oaseJff Myceotis v^fn^ N^as guadaiijpsnafs Nymph^ea fefrapo/ij Oph\Qg{cfSsum pijatiium F&iasstae frtg}dtjs ^ nfvai^ Fatamogslof? obtuaffoJ^ f^afHjncutus peiafkkjs^ Sch&uchzsna pakjstr^ Scirpisa caspjiosi^ Scirpisa autfSam\}f?ai]B Utrkyufarta jnJejTneda ^}Qfa renJfoiia Wo^a cofumbiana lifeny-hea^d Sec^ Shon-El^lEd ThtBlie Red-rcol Flelse^l^ SmBll Yelbw Lsdy a-sl ^ifH r SpBrrow & Egg Lady s-al^iper EnglEh Sundew Biic^^r Fern Be^-Led Spherush GBm Hellfborine Sleru^r Colbngra^ Waler SlBr-giE^ Waler Hov/ella Loe^l 3 Twa>blade EBi\y Fo rgel -Me-Nol GiBffakf» WBler-nyrrph Pygmy WalBrlily Ad^ra Torpgue PBlmale-t^vBd CoH^ool Blum-k^ved Fond^x'^ed Honhern ButlBrcL4> PodgrHES Tilled Clii^-riis^i Waler Bui riis^i F^-kaved BbddenA-cirt K kJ ney - ka V ed V n ^ Colu rrijta Wsler-meal G451 G451 G4S1 135 5H 135 S3 G4G5S2 G5S2 135 S2 G5S2 G4E2 G5B2 <3551 G252 G551 G5B1 G5S1 G5S1 135 S2 G5T^S1 G5S2 G551 135 S2 135 S2 G4G5S2 G551 135 S3 G5S2 RAFEA!^iMAiS_ The ^4lcT^hcd'> included in ihiE mvcnlorj' provide x^'ctlflnd habitBt for 37 animal ^pccic^ of special concern x^'ithjn Monlana (Tabic 4j_ Two of lhcsc (Yellov/stonc CulthioBt Trout and Snipping Turtle) are no1 nali^e to the arci Yellowstone Cunhn^at arc apparc nl Ly rc^l ricliid 1d Echo Lake in I he Flalhcad Lake wilep>lKd_ There is no evidence thil Snapping Turtle-^ Bre reproducing x^'herc ibicy have been inlEdduced near K4li'>pc LL^ iliso in the FlalheadLakc wileiHhcd- The renmnjng 35 *i[x:cje!i native to the wilershed^ use welLand habit Bt^ lor breeding ind fbraging to various degree-^, o r pas-^ ihnniigh them dunng migration. Non-breeding spec les th^t uliLize wdUnds in the-^e watersheds for Ibra^ing orduimg migralion (ind more locil movementsf incLnde American Whj1e Pelican, Trnmpeler Swan, Harlequin Duek, Bl Be k-nec ked Suit. Frink Lin's GulL Forster\ Tern_ and all of the lUBminals e\eep1 Nonhcm Bog Lemming. All of these bird species breed elsewhere in Montana ^Harlequin Ducks probably bred in the recent pBS1 wilhin the inventor^' btcb and slill breed in several adjBecnl x^-atcrsheds) Species like Che Gra> Wolf, Grizzly Bear, North Amenean Wolverine and Lyn\ may use nparjBn arras, especially in the Swan and Stillwater waleisheds . during ■seasonal and annual movements bul are not e-^pccially dependent upcn them. n T^[e4 Rare am rr^^ BS9:>CBled wri h F^lhead we1 bnds arxf Iheir con^rva1»n rank Common J^Bme Scienii c Name Gbtal 5la1e FiBh Rflr+: Rri^ Shorlhead Scut>in CoSltJS canf^^tjs G5 S3 Velb\valoneCifl1hrDBl Troul (1^ QnccrhynchuB cJsrkf bouhrten G4T2 S2 Bull Troul Saivef}fHJS cofTftu&ntuB G3 S3 Monlana ^ml (c G raylfr^ ThymsffiSB Brctictjs montams G5T2Q SI Amphibians TaiMFrag AsosptKJS /ruaf G4 S4 Weslern ToEd Bufobor&as G4 S3S4 Mori hern Lacpard Frag Rsna pp^iTS G5 S3S4 Reptiles Sn^iping Turl^ {1} Cbefydra sa'perrtTiTJ G5 S3 Birds Common Loon Gau^¥77/7?«r G5 S1 52B SZN AmarKian Whrfe PelKian PoiecsmsB exythrorhynchoB G3 S2BSZN Graal Bliie Heion Ard&s herod^as G5 S4B-SZN BfeA-c rowrpad Nigh1-heron Nycticorax nycticorwc G5 S253BSZN While-faced IbE Pfegad& cMtr G5 SIB SZN Tnirrpeler Swen G4 S2BSZN HHriequin Dixie NBJTrtHf^tug hisfiTonrcdis G4 S2B.SZti BakJE^b Haffss&tus ieucQcephaiiiB G4 S3B 53N Peregrine Faton FafcQ p&^0gnfH^ G4 S1 52B SZN Bbi^-rpEK]kEdS1iH H^mamopi^ mexjcantjs G5 S2B.SZH Fib ri^line Gull Lartjs p^xcan G4G5 S3BEZN Ca^an Tem Sterna caap^ G5 S2BSZN Common Tem Sterna hv^TOe G5 S3BSZN Rd rslers Tem Slerna fosster} G5 S2B.SZH B^c^Tem Chikydon^as mge^ G4 S3BSZN Graal Grey Owl St^ix nebijtQss G5 S3 Weslern Screech-owl Oixs kennscoSlrt G5 S3S4 Bb^Sn^ CypEBtudaE n^sr G4 S3BSZN Mammal B TQi^rF^nd a B^-eared Bel Co/yrwr/tfmj£ fownse/icfr G4 S2S3 Nonhern Bog Lemming Synapomya hor&aSs G4 S2 Gray Wolf Cant9 ttjptjs G4 SI Gnzzly Bear UiHdJS ardos hofnbJJis G5T3 S1S2 Frsher JWartaa psnaanff G5 S2 Nonh Amercan Woh/erim Gufo gijto fusctjs G4T4 S2 Lyiu FeSs lynx G5 S2 DamseinSeB Si^iarclc bliel Co&nagrton \f?ter^Qgatiyn G5 S1S2 Lael besl ^n~F^f ly EnaSagan a opt^motocxss G1G3 SI S3 Malluaks Flalheed pcixJer^il Stagn^cofa eirodf G1 SI Lar^moul h pom^nail Stagn^cois efrodfaaa G1 SI To wnsc nd\ H L^-c B red Bil brcccl*i End hjbrrnBtc^ m cavc^ End abandoned mjnc^, bu! otlcn ibrigoi in forest openings ovc r !i trc anui and pDndi where insects arc abundant MobI spccjcs Bre re Lai ively w jdcsprc ad in lhese walersheds Several Jifccjcs, however arr qujle reslricled There ire fe^^er thin 6 ^ite*i 1(^3 ndii orsloiighsf jn the FLalhead Lslze waleished where Nonhem Leo paid Frogs *il ill occur, ind the Northern Bog Lemnnng is known only fn>m one Bre* ficvcril fen^f Blong Snndiv Creek jn lhe SliLL^Bter ^4leT^hed. FE>her were e\tiq>4ted fiDm Monlana jn itie I920'!i and '>ucee'isrLJIy reintroduced at lhree releiEC "titcTi in lhe IbIc L950'e. one of the reintrodnclion silc?i ^BE jn lbie Swan watershed near Holland Lake Cnrrrm distrjbulionof Fisher is poorly known, but tvpicilly the species IS asHJCiated with mBture spruce- fir and cedar-hemkjck ibre^ls soKietimes wjlh welLand ind nparjBn hBbitit Bo I h d amselRies (Snbardic bluet Bnd La'>t,bc?it damselRy) are repLided from one locilkm eaeh in the Whjieftsh arcaof lhe SliLLwatcr watershed fal Whitefi'>h Like ind Blong the Whitefish River, respective lyf_ The Flalheid [y^ndsnBil is reported onlv from Flilheid Like jn '>halk>w mnddv near- shorr habjlUs The Largemouth fcndsnul ih rc[y^rled from Swan LBke in the Swan wBtershed Bnd Upper Whitefi^h LBke jn lhe Slillwaler w*1ei^hed. thbi spceiesocciira most oflen on shalk>w nscky substrBtes Resnllsorfaunal '>iirv'e^s conducted as part of this wet I Bnd invenloiy ire prcTicntcd in [he site dc?ic ripl lo ns jn Appendix E Bnd in Ap[^ndi\F_ which summarizes the re'>ulls of the carBbid beetle surveys jn the study arei. CO iV5£fl VA m jV PR 10 RiTJE SFOR ECO iO QIC ALLY SIGfiiHCANT WETJAf^DS S]xty-lKree wctlBnd'> in lhe study irea were inventoried durjngl998, and :£umm4rv jnlonnition Bbonl 5A- welLand siles \s presented inTBblc 5 The original 6 J wcl lands ^ere reduced lo 54 ^dlinds for several reihons InseverBl cuic?i wctlBnd'> k>catcd neireach other were Lumped together due lo their proximity and IrcBtcd as a "complex" A lew wel Lands thil were visited ire no I lepaded herr because they werr too degraded ind did nol quiljfv in anv of the ranking categories- Furl he rmo rr . Ecvcral welLands are ineLnded lha1 were not field- inventoried, imple information to dcTicnbe and rBnk these site*^ wis available from i vBrielv ofsoiiircTi including existing Rcseireh Nalnril AreB and BolinicBL Si'ccjil lnterc?it Aie^ csti bli'>hmenl record'>, unpublj'>hed reports fnnm previous fjeld inventories, pcalLand records from MTNHP^s Biological and Conservi tion Dm S>Blem and Chadded al-1199B) Several jn~evio t^ eFortE lo idenlily EigniHcanl welLands have occurred jn the si lid y arcB One '>t ud y jde ntjfied ecolo^icBLLy "^jgnjficBnt ^ iters beds _ river-Lake corridors and wethnd comple^cTi of the Swan Valley u^ing exisling informal km 'tOuree'> fFrisscLLel al. 1995). the authors identified hrge patches of the S^in Villcy lands^ipe which conlribnle '>igniFicinll^ to bjodiverait^ in the watershed. The prcient MTNHP wethnd invenlory further refines and complements ihi^ previous work by providing "^Jle-spcc tfic field invenlorj'dm gathered Bt ^etlind^ which nc^l withjn lhe welland complexes identified by FriEsell ct al. 19 T^IbS SUB rari^in^ maiiB^mE int ElaluB and awneishp cf F^head wel^nds invenlored in 19^3. ?iilp MarecemE:!! EUHje' O^TBrsho" WETLANDS WITHOUTSTANDIMj SIGNIFICANCE 1 fin±Toae Fen - Ri 2 inceC^€€h - SillMEiEr a Cbaer Slcugh - FNF 4 aegg Creek Fen - FHF 5 Hcli^n L^e BSLA F^iBllywthnBSIA KNF FVi r.TT 5 Lazy C^ek Fen - Cp 7 Lo&1 Creek Fen GBJ-dc^leBSIA FHF S hUlyLske - Sill^^r 9. Fbn Creek F€n - cp 10 ftrojpre &€€fc CcnrJeic - Sran- Cpl- FNF 11 SMsnFbver DeIU TWCftesEfve WiR FNF USFWSTNC 12 SMBnFivEf RHA RHA FHF WETLANDS WITH VERY HK3H S IGNI FIC ANC E 1J Cco±n Creek BSIA BSIA FHF 14 Fla1lBadFS>/€f Island Fk^faly^M1hnNBU^aJ Atbb^ StHlE Geme Freeerve WT. Ri. FNF IS GaaEfjV^irdtdl^lieGCTTTJex - FNF Cpl 16 l^Kwz Meacftiw - Cpl 17 Ui^at^ r^ad^r^ - Stfhnlef IB lAjdL^Le - Pi-WT 19 Ifape Creek Fen - Swan 20 Itrlh Sartci Creek Fen - FNF 21 RvH ReBEBm Fen - Swan 22 Sinfa^ Creek Bd1>;^ - FTi KNF 23 Wax^Beavef-Ffairbiw Lnkea - E^llwalEf _ Cp1_ FTi CcnipJe:^ 24 Woxthvard Meadi^^.^ - FVi Swan.Cpt WETLANDS WITH HK3H S IGNI FIC ANC E 25 Beer F^w MeBd>v - StllME^Er S BercpGrdLjke FiBhng Ax]c«b& Ri-FWP 27 BcHwn Creek Fen - FHF 5E Crys^ Fen Wiktfre3& FNF ^ FcclNlla r^lead^hv - Swan ED Lo^nC^eekl^Bdiw - FHF 31 LcHver lazy C^ek BDtkm - Sfllv.Qler Cpl 32 hJr^rrie FEn - FNF 33 Rcurd r^adD^l^adiw Lake - Cfri. Slllvoler ^ Sak hlvtn r.ltfsh TIC FVeBErve TIC 35 5 iBnnrd C^e^k Fen - FNF 3S Sturi^ MeB[i>v - StIhffilEr 37 Soulh SariLO Creek Fen - FNF S S^u1l Creek Meecftiw - Cpl S Whielieh Spun Svm^ CE Ri WETLANDS WITH ICDBWTESK3N IF CArCE 40 Hbs^IWPA WPA USFWS 41 BexH^c^ r.leacftwiE - Cpl 20 42 E^ Slojgh 4J Gccd Creek f^brsh 44 GcxxlC>€€kTnl:tJlar^ 45 Ljke hkuse Mescftiw 46 fAiWerra^r Slcugh 47 RvHcJ Fkidw CE Srrvlh Lske WPA Bi^eezer F^acknvs Upf]er Wesi Fcdc LBZ^Graak VtfiLBke Wdl Creek Slcu^ WoKt Lak€ PariBllyAHlmWFA CE 4S 49 50 51 52 53 51 'Marjagemenl Status: RNA- dsa^iatod rtaBQBrch rOaUrHJ Area: BSIA- c^EJ^Hled BDlaricaJ BfKaaJ hle'EBlAjea-TNC-Tf^ NaUre Ccre^r/arc}- Wh" R - rkhcre? 'A'lld^'e felu^i'iVPA- WalErlcvH FToljcliGn ^rea CE- CCTiservaiai eaBemenl "Ownership -Nf - Flalhtad hktcTEil FcreBl. KNF - KDDlEra rOalcTEl Fccesl U5FWS - Rsh ard i/^kJik SEf>4c« Sfl^ra^r- S«^reter Suit FCTtsI Svnan- S-AHnHver Slate Fcresl FWP- MT Fish. Vrtldiie arri Parks MT - u rp^Ejg^ led sble land Cpl- ccrfxrale trrtef lard FTi- pifivate Ri FNF Sill^rater SillMEter FVi KNF FVi Sillvnaler Sill^rater U5FWS Ri Cpl SwHn Cp Swan Cfjt FVi Sill^ter (19951 Two other wcl Land invcniorjcs hflvc been conducted x^'hjchcmphi.'iLzcd idcntjfic at lo n o F wcl Lands w i th signLHcanl waterfowl production capBbihtJcs CKjng 1975, Wjltmicr 1986). Both studies padiallv ovcrhp the present sludy arcH. ind lhc^ bolh identjfv pnorily wetlands lor Bcqujsitjon and CO n*ierv a1 Lo n CBScnients, bu! I hey differ from MTNHF -^ currcnl inv-cntorv bcciu-^c they emphasize lhc we1 lands' vbIuo is walerfbwl habitat rBther thm presence of inUct nBtJve ftctlind plant coniniuiiJlLes. Detailed info inial ion ibout wdlind siles can be found in Appcndjx E, wilh hjghljghlssLimmanzed below A nup showing geneiaL hicalion^ of ^ethnd silcs cin be found in Figure L, with more detaiLcd local ions shown jn FigLirrs 3A- 3E_ Useisof this well and invcntorv report shouLd note thai about ^y^of lhe wetlands arc on pHvale hnd and [^rmbisjon from lindo^nery is needed before Bcees-^ing Bny prjvBtc Lands- lip JS FAlVDO^G SiGMfiCAfiCE Siles in this ci1 ego ry represent the mos1 ecologically significant welLands in lhc Hurvey trci. All of these siles have Bn ouEslandingdiv'ep>ily of wetUnd plant ccmmunLtJC!i and wetlarul fealiires. For exampLc, the Porcupine Creek Complex features aspriicc swamp, mBi^sh cc mmunil Lcs, bog bjrchcirr, wlLLow slands, nch fen communilics, bcBvcr [y^rKls, Bnd floBting mals Mosi of the siles arc qiiLtc Large, ind bLI but GUcicr Slough hBvc some degree of peal I and dcvcLopmenl Mosl of lhc fens Bt ibicjic silcTi havccDnccntraiions of rare plBnt specLCSL These wdLands tend to be in rxccLLcnt condition, and I he su rrounding uplands generally have nunimal humin impicls. The Iwo wel Lands lhal are closcsl [o being exceptions ire Swan River IDella and Ambiose Fen. The former ha^somc large reed c b naryg rass stands, old ditches which werr intended to drain lhc sile, ind roads on three sides, however, there arr no dams on the Swin Rjver above ihis sjle, thus IcB^jng inlact mBny of the fluvjBL processes whjch helped 21 Legend for Figure 3. List of Wetlands Map Legend 1 Ambrose fw^ 2 Antice Creek 3 Glacier Slough A Qregg Cr^^t Nn 5 HlUd^nUkfi B&IA B LazyCrMftF^n 7 Lost Creek Fen a Molly Uk* 9 Plum Cre^k Fan 10 Pc>rcuDlneCreekCcinipld;t 11 SwanRlvEFDalla 12 SvjanFTIwrRNA 13 ConCanCfeekBSlA 14 Rflinead River Isfands 15 Glaciar/Wridlall Kettle C^implDt 17 McCab« M^i^do^v la MudUke 19 Nc-^fV,3 Crr.^ik Hv\ 20 Nurth5ankoCJeekF&Ji 21 PocmPfea^ani Ffln 22 Sundsv Creek Bonom 24 Woodward Meadows 25 B^^P^w Meadow 29 aianchard Lake 27 Bowi^n Cr^QkFen 28 CrystaJF&R 29 F^ilillLs Uaadou^ 30 Logan Crask h^aa do w 31 Lower Lezv Creek B&itom 32 hJinemiJaFen 33 Ro UP I d M^ df?o vv- M ea do ;v Loke 3i Saf6 Harbor Marsh 36 Sh^ppsrd Creak Fen 36 Skunk Meadow 37 SoulhSankoCraakFan 33 SwjftCre^k Meadow 39 White 1 1 sh Spruce Swamp 40 Bla&dclWPA 41 Bootjack Maadows 42 Egen Slou^li 43 Good Craek Marsh 44 G:]qH Cri^fik TFJlHiri^rv 45 Laka HouE^ Maado^/v 4£ MoWa^megtirSk^u^ 47 Point 0' Rocks 43 Rilsenburg Meadow 49 Smith Leke WPA 50 SqjQGzgrMdadowf 51 UooerWestForkLazyCreek 52 V^nL^ke 53 Woll Creak Slough &4 WooJfi Lako Wetfandartes SUmI aOHlBuR^) CotL Olher DOD NPS USFS Other US DA USFWS S-|?tB trust lands DPWP UnrvarEity & jn^titutionE Local goverrifnent Tribal a Allotlad PlumCraak Private Con^aruation Other pj-lij^^Et^ Water 22 Figur e 3a- EcQ logicslly significant wetlands in the Upper Stillwater drainage ■4r«sv^ H KA MTNHP. Mgy 17^ 1999 Figure 3b. Ecofogjcally significant wetlands in the Whitefish Area MTNHP, May 17. ^953 Figure 3c. Ecologically significant wetlands in the Kalispell Area CJ1 ruTTHK P. May 17. I^gg Figure 3d. Eco logically significant wetlands ir the Lower Swan River drainage u □> 4_ MTNHF, Way 17, 1999 Figure 3e. Ecologically significant wetlands in the Upper Swan River drainage MTNHP.May 17, 1999 Ibrm thcsilc. Ambrose Fcn^ in spite of ^omc grizing imparls and b major hjghwav ncirby, j^onc of ihc largcs! End mo-^l diverse fens west of ihc contjncnial divjdc in Montana. Several of thc^c wctlind^ already have :£onie eo nserv al lo n s1 41 us S^Bn Rj^cr Research Naluril Are* fRNAl and Hidden Lake Botanies] Spceial ]nlere?il Are* fBSlAl are prolecled by their :£pccial Fore^l Service des ig n b t jo ns Pirt of the Svran RiverDelta i^ b U S Fish and Wildlife Service WalionBl \k"ildljfe Refuse, ind pBi 1 1^ Nalure Conservincy Preserve LosI Creek Fen i^ 4 candidale BSIA_ hut none of the other '>ites Hbvc any proteeted sl4liis Glacier Slough j^ an ouls1 ending e^BmpLeof b montBne mBFTih wilh mUct ^e1 meadow eommunilies ind largely jnlact upland forests in the drijnige ]1 qiJBlifie'> far Niluri] AreB dc?iignBtion^ bs do the slate owned sj1e^_ The remaining OutstBndmg quality ^etlBnds Bre m mined ownership or privalel^ owned- Conserv a1 lo n o f the'>e siles will require col I ahorBtJve efJbns between the piu-Bte parlies- land trusts^ and/a r pu blkz agencies. nejt lo ihe two ^itci hBve been iflccled by ro ad-building Bnd timber harvesi SjmilBflv^ FLalheBd River Islands^ which has Home of the besl-developed examples of valley bo 1 torn npBriin foresl in the s1ud^ arrB^ bi surrounded by urban and ignenltural I Bnd uses. Two sites CondonCreek BSIA and Gl Be ier/ Windfall Kellle Complex, are oulslanding ex Bm pies of glacial polhcle p^nds in 4 fo reeled selling Mino r e hange'> in mBnBf.emen1 praclices at some o f thc^>e sites could put them on a trajeclor^ to become OnlsHnding significince welUnds. For example, changing I he grazing mBnagement pracliees al SundBy Creek Bo I torn eouki improve I he condition of the willow cemmunily at the si1e and stBbilize slrcBmbanks Alternalivelv, leaving lBrf.er buffci^ belween timber hBcvesI UI1I1S and welUnd'> like Lewis Meadow would lessen changes to the hydrology of such '>ites and reduce potenlial inpuls of sediments Only Owen Sowerwine N*turil AniB (pan of ihe FlBthcBd River IsUnd^l ind Condon Creek BSIA have any special co nsen' atio n st Atu&. VEPYHiGSISKifiSftCAfiCE Very High signifieBnee wethnds shire some qnalil les o f O u t'>l and ing signiFieince welUnd'>^ '>iich os large size^ a d iven>il y o f w etl B nd plani eommnmties, orconcentrBtion^of rare species Thev are generallv di^linguishcd from the former ealegory by having a greiler degree of hnmin impBels. either on- or off-site. For example. WoodwBnH Meadows Bnd Poinl Pleasant Fen Bre bo I h composed of adivcT^ily of wetland pl^m commiinitic?i thai arc in good condil ion fe.g. few exotics no grazing impBets, etc 1 However, ihe conditic ns in the uplands HlGHStGKIftCAfiCE Wetlands in this e b lego ry diffe r from the previous ealegory ehieflv by hBving a lowerdivei^ily of wetlBnd plani communities and well and feilures; these welUnds are also mere numerous ihBn those in the previous ci1 ego neii For example, Skunk Meadow only has some willow Bnd map>h communities, mhcr thin lhc mix of eommunilies no led above Ibrihe Porcupine Creek Complex The High significance pcBthrKls also tend to be smBller Bnd less divei^e thBn peal lands in the previous eilegories One site. Round Meadow-Meadow Lake, has some large areis of weL 2B meadow, ilthough nomr piirf^ hivc been mvidcd by rccd cBnBrygrBss The ccmdition orthr'>r wdlinds and iKc '>urTO Lind Liig Li[iLands tcncl^ to bcbLmilu to the prcvkms cilcgory Only a fcwof ibiQC sitc^ Brc under coreicrvalLon management, one b:£ a Nilurc Co nscr^' anc y Frcic rvc (Sale Hirbnr MBryhr ind Buothcr wjlh a conscrvilion cascmcn! (Whjlcfish Spruce Sx^'Bmp) BccaLi*»c ihc plant communities at the^G t^pcsofhilD^ lend to be Lcwi diverse, ihcicjijli:^ miy be lhc inosi ippropnatc modrL> Ibr wcUand rciloFBtion pn>jcct^_ They provide good c xamplc'> of 1 ho di'>trLbutJon and compo'>ilionorcommon native wetland communitic?i. and lhc^ could also serve Bs seed sources Ibr welland plant. Some of the siles. whicK have hid some hydiologc modiHcalion |hke Round McBdow-McBdow Lake) .could serve me pctentJBl niitJgBtion siles Wetlands m this cilegory range from smill 1o hrge, bu1 ihey ah tend to be dominalcd b^just b few wetland planl communities, and very few sitc?i support pcpiiLalions of rare plants or animals. Moderale signifjcanee siles tend to be less funcliomllv jnlact thm bov of the previous ealegones, either beciii-se of historic I and uses, exist ing impacti.or both- A few moderile "signineance sites are m encellenl eondnion^ bol irequile smill. while such wellands miv be funclionBlly jnlact, their priority for eon^ervitjon is s1ill relalivelv low compared to larf.e sites lhat are ]ngood conditjon. Despjie si>ine of thejr impBCIs, lhese sites do provide some good hibjlal Ibr wildlife and waleTfbwI. Like High signiEleance sites. Moderate signiFicBnee sj1es Bre reUlively common Of the Moderile quality sites we invenlemed. only four ire under CO nserval ion management^ two bs Waterfowl Pnjduetjon AroBS Bnd 1wo wil h eonservi! ion easemenis MBnvof these sites hive [^stentiil for restoration and/or bs mj1 igal io n sj1es d ne 1o pBS1 use by domestic animator because of alteralions of hydro bgic regimes. Rcjitoralion miy be as simple is fencing and allowing nalive vegetBtJon to recover. Revegemion, chBnnet slabilizalion^ weed eonlroL Bnd h^-drologic rrslomion mBy be necessaiy and should beeviloBted on i sile specific basis WE^J^rD5 NO T iPiVEPiTO R lED iNJ998 .Addilional wellands in the s1udv area ire prcjicnl ihBt were not snrveved as part of this wethnd invenlor^ projeet RcBdeis should no1 infer thBt wellands thu were not ]nventoried ire in pjor eo nd itjo n or have low fnnclional in1egrj1v The pnjjecrs goal wis ve ry spec ific: to identify lhe most ecologjcallv signifleinl wetLnds in the s1udv area ind priorilize them lb r CO nserv B tion^ reslornkm^ ind mjligilion Bpplicilions Therefore, manv wellands were not invenloned because lhev did no I niee1 lhe selection criteria- However, manv of the unsnrveyed wellands do pnsvjde LinportBnt welland fnnelions Bnd arr quite valuable for this rcBson akme The mBjonty of lhe welland sites in the Eiudv Brei whi^h were not in^enlorjcd as part of this pnnject ire High and Nloderile signifieince wellands Man^ of these sjles have been fragmenled by roads or hi ve had I heir nalive well Bnd plant CO mmunilies degraded by b variety of land uses. Othcni ire pri&tine but very 29 zmiW and iJoniLnalcid by '>inglc [ilant conununit ic^ Thr Hjgh End Moderate Eignift: mcc sLtc^ thit ^r did viiiJl irc t fiirly rcprrscntiUvc "^i m pic of 1 hcsc t^ pes o f wcl Landi Plant communily divcrsjly. prc^>cncc o f rirc s[x:rjcs_ and ^ctlind Ejzc ind condilLon informal ion can be suirunBrircd for unsurvc^'cd or datB-pjor x^'ctlflnd^ by consulting NWI mBpi requeuing rBrc p]Bii1 ind animal occuiTc ncc diH fiT>in MTNHF and an- silc cviLiialLCinof jmpBcls. Wc ire rclalLvcIv confidcnl ihat all OulstBnding ^jgnjficBncr h^ctlBnd^ have been idenlincd in ihcstudv Brci and I hat few lo none of I he unsur^'eved wetlands fill in1o lhis ei1egory_ Our confidence is bi'^ed on two reBsons Ir ihcdcplh and brcadlhof ibic locallv knowledgeable mdjvidu4L> who were eonlaned during the jnvenlor^, ind 2) using N^l rriBpi and aerial pho1o'>^ we jdentjfied Bnd inspected large wetlands which hid not been menlioned by the bcally knowledgeable individnaK- This wetland inv'enlory identirie'> ind pno rit izes ce rt b in types o f wel I ands and wetLnd funclionh and proce^se'>^ but some othei typc^of welland*i Bnd proce^e*! were nnderemphasized during the jnvenlory Beeau^>e of lhe emphasis we placed on lirge ^ites.iome smaller siles^ hke ^mallspring/'>eeps with nnjqne annual phnt communilies (I IDeSanto pcrs eomm.r were no! invenloned Fud hennore^ so me fluvial processes (like deposition^ channel migralion^ and flooding) occur at a Urgerseale thin was targeted bylhis pnnjec1_ RjpBnan eoltonweiod eo mninni tie'> are inenlricBbly lied 1e buch processes, and the'>e commnnitjes c anno I beconsen'ed solely by pioteeting exLsling pilches of mtture eottonwood Ibrest. .\reis where depjsitjon j^ occurring (where future coltonwood si ands will be recrnitedl need lo be consei ved as well (Mengliano 1996) HOW THIS IWOHi^AT!0\' CAN BE USED The jnlent of thi'> welUnJ inventory projec! IS to provide infbnnilion lhat will issLSI jn iheconservalionof welland diversity ind qnahly The Idllowing pDint^ illustrale wi^s in whjch the infbnnBtJon from ihis wetlind inventory ean be used: * Fr^}vkie tr i?rityriik^ l^^i of v\^i!and^ This wetland inventory provides a lisi of wetUnd '>ile?i thit ih ranked by ecological signiFicince. This list can be used lo efficienlly priontjze how hmjled welland proteclion funds are !ipcn1_ Fore^Bniple, this lisl should i'>sisl Und lni'>ts eoreiideringconservBtJon ea^>emen1s or slale^federal igeneies and cor[y^ri1e owners eoniiidering easements or land exchanges. This lisl of '>igniric4 nl welUnd sjle'> identifies welUnd'> lhal ire e'>senliallv irreplaceable So me of 1 he Ontsl and ing and Very High significance sites eonlain wetUnd features like peatlands and spnice swamps whose lo^ eould not rei I isl le a I ly be nnligated High ranking ^itcji on Forest Service lands may be good candidates for Research Nalural Arei or Bolanical S|x:eial InleresI Area designnion. Likewise, similar sile^ on ^lale land merit conservilion managemeni ind/or designation as Natural Areas. 30 This Ij^t Lin be u-^cd as a lool by coibultinls. wetland ^cicntiEl^, w i1 cp>hcd giD u [^, ind government agcncic!i to identify reference wetlands. Such silesein \ct\c as niodeL>of wetland plant communjl^ Elrueture/rompoEJIion for rcstoratjon projec1*i or 4h *iecd so nrres fbrplinl materials Reference wetlands are also extremely useful for inferring jmpacls of I and use letivjlies. Some sites m lhis lisl could serve as mjlig*l km sites to hcLpoffsel lossesof we1 lands al olher Lccatioiis^ in ecmpliince with Section 404 of the Clean Wa1er Ac! I use me cascji restoring hydrology of lhc site by blocking peripheral drainage would improve welland fund ion. review For witershcd-ba-^ed assessments of wetland resources^ ihis lisl o f s ig n ific ant wetlands and wetland communities can help reguhtoTS ascerlain the relative scarcily of a pirticular wetland type or eommunilv wilhin a waleTshed This list em be used as a Tool by county planners, regiiLalors. andolhera to help inform decisions 4 bout landuse, growch, and developmeni Some of lhcse siles idenliHed by this invenlory could serve as reference sites for the regie nal guidebook for slope wetUnds bejng developed With ihe VrTlland jnvenlorv in the Slillwater, Swan-andFlalheadLake drainages now complete. MTMHPsees two needs for improving Monlana wetiinds jnfonnat]Dn s^tems in the fiiluie. First, therr is Iremendons need for comple tjng lhc Nil ion* I Welland Invenlory for Montin* WWl provides very valinble informalion on the difilnbutjon, sjze, and types of wellanch Ibund icross ihe slale_ Second MTNHP recommends eon! inning efforts to identify ind priontjze eeologically signiHeanl wellands on a watershed basis fo r o1 her prjo nty walersheds in the si ale. Appendix G contains a preliminary list of Montana walersheds wjlh a preliminiTy priorilizatjon by biodiversity value and levelof ihreit lha1 could helpdirecl future wetland inventory efforts- HOW TO REQiJESr ADDITIONAL INfORf^ATiOPi .^ddilionil wetland dm is avaiUble for watershed- wide or site spceiHe piojeels- Digilized National ^'ethnd Inventory maps for some USGS quads in MonHni ean be viewed on lhe web 41 I he f^atnral Resource Informalion Sw>teni's Welland Cleanngho use web page (hTip//nrLS_slale ml us/wLs/wisI html)_ Hjrd copy mapi are avijiable for inspection it U S F W S offices or for purchase from lhe NWI Regional Dbtrjbul ion Center (60S^88-5B90) The following wetland information is available from MTNHP: * Occurrence informalion forrai^ plants^ animals, and niturtl eommunjiies * Sjle-spccific wethnd community information * Informalion on ceo logic illy signiFieinl welUnd sjles not eiirremly under conservation management * Informalion on ceo logic illy significinl welland siles currently protected 31 For more iDrormalLon. [ikinc canEocI the MTNHPInfurmatjjn M*jiifcrjl <40fi> 444-^009 or via MTHHP^^ ^cbshi: hL hl[p-//nri5 -m l go v^j nln hjV In ihccomcnf mo n Lhs. scLci: tcci wctlond td~Qrmalion ffDm the L991I jn^cnlorj" wlL[ aLw bcLomc j>iilabLc vij the MTNHF ^cb-SLtCL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miiiy ind Lv id LJ ab CD ntribulnd to \hc sucensE of this inventory and dc^icrvc: spceia] lhank'>. The foUowjn^ individuals were hclpTuI en [iruviding information on hjgh quality ^cllonds En thc.sludy areB. information on landowner contDCIs^ and jcce'>±] infoimHlJon: Gael Bi^Hc]], Nea] Brown. Shannon KimbaJ]^ FclerLciica_ MirjB MinlBs, Miry Prices Kcv]n Shelly Dein Sjrucek, Tob^ 5prib]|]r. Jack Sunfcrd. and Manlyn Wnod- Slcvi: C oo [^r, Bonme ETeklcl Fctcr Lesici- M*ria MantBs, John Picnze, SlE^c Shelly, and Jim Vandcrhor^t iW were helpful in ranking wclland communities in terms of ranl^ Brad Cook ^a^ very grAciewi in providing answeis to a ^idc nngc ofgencrBl wcduid and bojis questions. Thanks bct alio due to John Picnze ind Jim Vandcrhoist for thcu~ asEbtance jn the field duang thi^i projecl Vcldj Welch WIS \er^ helpful in providing detailed Nilion^l V/elland In^rnlory information Mabel J b nko vsk j"- Jo ncs of ihc Idaho Con^rrvBlion DalaCrnler wst very geneious with her lime ^nd answered manv qLici^lion'^ regarding a similjr ivelland jn^en1or\' she has been conduelmg We Bre ^Isei grateful lo her &r providing many of 1 he wellind plant communilv ahsmcrla. Thanks abo to Lvnda Saul ind Steve FoU"^ fd r pTD vjding prompi nzsp^n^es lo numerous quesHons abeul ihe w el land grant piDee*Hh, and lo ihesliFf of the Monlana Nalural Heritage Fiogram for all kinds of helpdunng the izDuise of this piMiject- ThQ project wis funded by in Environmental Proleelion Agency Wetland Prolecljon CranI as authorized by Seelion H}4(bH3) of the Clean Wner .^1. ind adminislered bv lhe Montana DepanmenI o f Env iioome n I a I Quality. 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USDA Forest Service. 23 pp We*i1 ec h J 1 ik:_ ind P_ Lesiea_ 19B6 EgBn Slough eonservalioneB-icment documentation report Unpubltshed report prepared for The N al u re Conserv anev Helen* _ MT Windell.JohnT ,B E WiUaid, DJ Coopcr^SQ FoMer, C F Knud-Hansen. L P Rink, and G N. Kihdis. 19S6 An ecological charactcnzationof Rocky Mo unlijn montane and *iub alpine wctUnds. BioLogicil Re[y3rl S6(h l}_ U_S_ Deparlment of lnlerjor_Ft&h tnd Wildlife Service. Nalionil Ecology Center^ Division of Wild hfe and Contaminani Rc^icarch- Washington. D C 298 pp W I tinner H. 1936 LBnd acquLslion anddevebpmeni plan. FLalheid and Like Co unties- Ocloher, 1986. WorU Wjldljfc Fund 1992 StBtcx^-jdc x^-ethndsstrBtegic^ a guide lo protecting ind mBnaging the resource Island Fress. Washjnglon, DC 268 pp Young blood- A P_ and W F Mue|^Ler_ 1931 A-^pcn commnmtv types on iheBridgcr- Telon NalionaL Forest jn western Wyoming. Rc^icarch Paper [MT-272_ Ogden. QT: US_ IDep^nmenl of Agrjculture_Forest Scrvjce, I ntermountain Region 34 pp Youngbkiod- A P_ WG_ FBdgelt, and A H_ Wjnward 1935 RipirjBn community type cLas!ijficBtJonof eislem Idaho-T^cslem W^-oming- Eeol Rep R+Ecol-35-ll I Ogdcn, UT US_ DcpBrtmenlof AgriciiLturej Forusi Service, Inlcrmounlijn Region. 78 pp. 3B Appendix A - List Of Wetlands Identified By Locally < nowledgeable Indivjduals WETLAND l_CCATHD« 1 T3NR20W 2 Btaver Lake i^oily T31NR22W 5 Bg Spnjce IsJBnd T2SNR21W 4 ftchCk TzrHR2lW 5 Back Lak« T24HR21W 6 Banc^rdLjke Ta]HR22W 7 BariLerst^ ^rea ■.^iancfe TJ1HR19W S Bas^l WPA T27NR3DW 9 BdoI^^l Lake ^veiancfe T31NR23W 10 BD^A^nL^Lfi TJ2N RffiW 11 BD^Iel^LB T J1 N R22W 12 Cbtsx utiojlBlB marsh T J1 N R20W 13 CBrreyCt T26NRl9Vh' 14 Cec^rbtMnlen TaiHRaDW 15 Cec^rL^Le T31NR3DW 1G CfurchSlcugh T2BHR3DW 17 CcTKtnCk Eolarira] Arta T21NR16W IS CcfHm welBFEb TJ1HR19W 19 Ccfielle ^and T2BNR21W 20 CollirwDcxt'SBJi:^ en^ia T30HR3DW 2\ Grvslal &rch1en TJ1HR3DW 22 Deph-iERvid T26HR3DW 23 [>:gl^Ecl:w T33HR23W 24 E^n Slcugh T2BNR3DW 25 OTEnFan T25HR13W 2G FBjrrtewlbBh T29HR3DW 27 Fish LBk€ lEfi TMHR24W 29 FlEltEAdWPAl TZTNRSDW REVIEWER CQMMEriTS MEfoncic lBk€. very hgh ccrKljci^ly rbel ajltral at Ma^ nol be pfiaire bul ^d^xxJveg 3 f XHTT^ies ol ctp'esaCTial weiBn±- giod ^^ildile irrtEfTTiedBle kn. Ice%ig mal remot aenal ptiotQ sug^Bl IoIb o1 lAQlEf liliea remofc pfisire rd ovEfi^ eKdirg anaJI tn lacfr^ Id cotkviwiod botkm Isr^ lca#^ rml pasiand cairs nee cotk¥i.^o:>d i^nrian bcltfn. scene w^l da Ljrt»d CDtk¥i.^o:>d-qnH« oifTTTi tslan±a1tctdbYl^fr Dam veginbd r.lan^HIDWAQUpcvicfe acme w.^ ^ rue b1 seme w.'bul felween Owen ScHvervme and Bg Spojce lslan±- ycur^r island BDltcnsahvig Flal^ad R . smal doughs vef^smail ^n in c«c^ ^^o:>±. lcG#ig. pts%ie Lcrg smded QcGbicn pcnd Isdaleddc^rO^rlea Jaucfietle Island hi qjaJil^ tnripfivat ci^u~emt^ aneJI tn burred reni^nly Lacustir^ tinge a^Knconm. moctfatly ^zed. e:cc. ^A^ldile 39 29 FlElteadWPAZ TZTNRSDW X <3aa3r.'VJlrdtal area TaDHRl7W 31 GcxxJOc^lb^h T3aHR24W 32 Ifa^ll Basjn TJIHR22W 33 Hci^n L^Le >A^lwvfe TilHR25W 34 Ifcreeshi^ Lake T26NRl9Vh' 35 U^n Lakc-LeB&BU RMA T33N R24W 36 Uzy &y T J1 N R22W 3? Ldzy C^eek l.faB£in>B TJ2HR23W S T33HR24W B LfBEauRIi^ TZ4NR24W 4C L£X¥lLBke T56NR19W 4t Uk1 Oe^ Fen Ta5HRlSW 42 Lois Lake T33HR25W 43 Lo^r Laz^ Ck c^ajrB^ TJ2N R22W 44 U]Cet«UiM T33HR23W 4G UiyfBrr^^r Sku^ T2SHR3DW 4C I^BcljhV Lsk^ TJ2N R23W 47 Uasjcn Well T26fJRl9W 4? Ibnr^Skugh T29HR3DW 4a Ibjn^i kp Vi^lBnd TJINR3DW m lAjdL^Le T27NR19W 51 IAjdL^Le2 TJIHR19W B2 lAjFT^y Lake T3IHR22W 53 Hrerr^e Iccp ^veiancfe T32NR3DW B4 Owen SowervMit Mai fii^^ T2SHR21W 55 F^ide^k^ns TJJN R25W 56 F^KfCk hfOWAQU dits^ TZ2HR17W 57 RiMTi Creek Fen 5S ftrojpre fen T24NR1BW 59 Pi ReBsartFen T24HR17W GG RM|ieMeacft]w T33NR25W iBGUstmt kresltd - very nee. scene wfe1 rare Man^ s^attEfed c^pf essjcrsl ^veiancfe undsUrb^d sellrg r.ltfsh ^^1h SCHPAUCARCH:) pc lal-e nee len. smal. |its%ie BDlarical SLA rich kn. bog brch cair. mera ties pcn±. Uia lenaarg Typcal kerte lake, sticfed by bcQbicn pen ol Le^BU RNA. menicvied in Ffats&Chacftt repc¥l nee ^4}w slancfe and Bqj pJBm conminlv echbo c<¥idicn Ibf^bI peaiBTTJ ri WNtfsh Ffar^ ^luc^ swamp cair.fen marsh l^wnred Ua.lce^^ len. pts^v-C ARLf^ Surrcundrg ifiancfe mfstMbed. pcvvfe iBke.fers Typcal kerte iBke. sticfed by bcQbicn Less iviand dsUrtens. sjm. b Rvctjpr^ Ibf^ Hc^B.I-y^anie toairg ma1 Brcund ciKn. ctep iBke^KOBB peer HOWAQU pel?- kite ol welBn:t Ver^ddcKbiw ipwellirgzcrH 9 Ritema^tn spp Lcchs rfcreBirg ^wvlhy ol sirvey. much BqjBic veg WelBnd culover bul man^ ^^ ate by bcQteicn ovEf years Cattail rr^rsh ^bv^ Cbtbc^ ^xse rnlic in spcirg vefnal^wel cvitp ol mcuntan cri^ seen ri dfcr pciBlre qiTiglal^z ^Hblal kvesled Bnd {pen v^iBn±. ^azirg^ CARLAS sec^ meBdiw wj'pealy waters ec^ inlEfes#ig IntfBl zcrv wc¥lh botencal sirvey Ver^ nee we i b n±. dverae. scene I c^rg nearby IsJBnd ri manslem FiBltiead R. nch len. nipGcted by ^z Irrt^r^nrveBt man^pts^r^ pcn± wj' mid- Buccesacjial rri iced ccnler kvesl rich fen upiBnd {fstMbanne Pi bulr^clfen lOrarefiante.spp Iis1 40 B1 FfailBbcre Fen TMfJR25W €2 HwfTV welBnd 2 TZ^HRigVh" G3 RivefTit welBndl T25HR1BW 64 Hi^m Rood Ta3NR20W e& F^ndl.faBd:w TJZHR23W GG Safe IfartKT IbBh T23HR3DW 67 Small lich tn T31NR20W GS SmlhLBke T27HR22W G9 SpEfic^r-SkylQBlBkes T3IHR22W 70 S|iuc« T3INR22W 71 Sbrl^Ecliw T3DNR24W 72 Stilwatr R welBTK^ 73 StIlwBtr Hvcf T3ZHR24Vh' 74 Sinfa^Ckv.eiBn± TJZHR25W 7B Sinfa^Ljke T33NR24W 76 EiiBn UIlb riel T25tJRlBW 77 S^Bn Hwf Qdxiw Resarve T25NR1BW 78 S^^n Rivef Rli^ T24NR1BW 79 S^^BTHWdlCk Tafi7Rl9W 30 S^^llCk. ^veianfe T3aH R2^W ai Tally Lak€ T3lNR2^^fh' 92 Tslly Lake lEn& B3 Tfiekerte r.leacftiw TJ1NR3DW e4 Tmrrijid Ol area TJIHR21W S5 Tmrrijid Ol araa T31NR21W a6 TitLe^Fcod T26NR19W 37 ir¥ianKd mamh TseHRSDW aa UTsmed dough T2rHR2lW sg ir¥ianied lA^iand 1 T27NR20W QQ UrTsmed ^^iand 2 TJ1NR22W m UrTHmed ^^iand 3 T3lNRigW BZ UrTHmed weiand 4 T31NR20W interTTKdafe fen pretty giod ccodiCTi intact: ^»d vdcfite Pcrovvit &ic^- N alcrg river ieast bori^ SmJ LVSAME"PICE.^swMi^ OKccrrftai CARLTR marsh uaed to b^ mewed k¥ ^y TICFre3€fve oneJI rich fen in^res^ng pJam ccmminly. easy to ^i k) Lar^ ^velan^liatulow lake - ma^-may nDt b^ ri giod s^p« Mars heB ard npanan thc^tB SarpuB laciEns IccaJly intrEcly albred kvested - ^eal veg eaa^aD:]esa CARLTR marsh v^ I watered pastr eland. V^atr >^r^ aill MBTRI and BDUFLU n mo^rg ^ratEf - «ftJ hhi^ bi^rch carrs vA^ bottcm ^xxJ ccvid. several mre |iarA aJcfer and brch carrs weak fen cfevelqifnEnl al lake ec^ R~et1y g»d and relaively ur^xded weland area TIC preaefve-nvenne wetland l-KMAQU. CId g^iwth nfHrian Mosaic o1 weiand l)pes pfiaire npenan'^^land oifnpJe:^ &c^^^ lake, cul cfe aaclake QeggCk Ta}4{¥Ck othErs- c^c^ pea land c^tabase Lar^ pfiairv rich kn. hard to ^t to nee nponan bottcm LVSAME. hpaiers aurella Desnid pqiulaicvi. 2 PhD^ abi^t Scfnew^t im»c^d - cfepresacvial weland- giod ^^Idite Sali^asB pcfxjialcn anal I ahfef carr. nearby lake a (^avir .etc) nol rich ri aqj veg rev£f b^enb Icchs ritreairg CARUT R marsh, vefTHJIy ^ vet Pcf]uluB boJBamilera B^^es 41 93 Upfsr Uzy CtL [iHis^ T32N R23W lots ol welanfe scmelar^ 94 Upf»rSinfa^CkvjeiBn± T32NRSW much sp^Hg-um. bog lemnrg 95 Upfi^r Tmrrijid Ol 1 TJ1HR21W nee npGnsn ^nd ^^iBn±. Ivoad tocxtian scene lEnB^^ner^ tits 9B Upfi^rTmrrijidCtLZ T:»NR21W nee npenan and v.eiBn±. Ivmd locxtian scene lEnB^^nem ties ff7 VaiLBke T22HR17W NEact o1 Vsnl^Le- Lacustrv tr^ K Wh^Bti EFViJce Swarp TJIHR21W A-2 APPENDIX B - FIELD FOPH 43 MTNHP WETLAND SURVEY FORM GENERAL SrtE/PLOr DATA: IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION: EX AIf1 a N tRc S J PLDT na PLUT NO_ SFTENAME Dvtr MANUAL _ EOCODE liMTi __ri __m STATE COUNTY rURP: PREC CJUADXAME GFS REF XO OWNERS HCPIcLiuLi:) Pn-.^ (Nih QUAD CODE ifTE S LEGAL LOC :T__;R__;i__; IV4 S . ____4y4 4^^ ^ U E Fdic^ ^^hmr. E LU. Tnk^ Bh nrtn 3m^ H T. PLDT TV PCS: PL^T SIEC: RADIUS /LW, bfrDTJl ZURVET _ PHOTOGRAPHY [ri^poziHiitk.i:tr ) DIRECTIONS GENERAL WE1 LAND EEATUHES CDiiV^nlja CluK HGM rbii ^ys\c m/KuhKjvcB C 1uk/ku]>l Lani WslcriTgiiDC Watcc^nJckriD DnmLiuiicc iy\\c WETLAND SIZE Cm} OUTLET. _EXLET_ FR]MARY WATER iOURCE SURFACE FLOW f pcn:ii»B LTiaHrrrnxLirDl st rra m _ d vc rt oiH fthw> FPT . iFR]NG/SEEF_ G ROU N D W ATEK OT H E R PRIMARY WATER OUTFLOW SURFACE FLOW {pc rr dbuI- irUc nxLc oi « rra m . (i ycrb kJ fkn ^ cnpnri n oiplr G ROU N D W ATEK . OT H E R FLDD D [N G/PO N D [NG EVIDENCE: [a ktUf^ik] D t^^ rm ^ >»:bTJ %r»LvtaHL leh D i^i^^ Efcrk^n l dirl. i ■ ■! ■ ^ bhn r huh %rKt Ih ilHEllrtlDHi) INUNDATCOX PEnCOD^ftcpint 70SC prrJCd}: rm»:Bllyn»iriEJ (Jt tIeJ, ktcnfandj npuEd 4II rkL|,SEBipEn»:Bllyn»iriEJ C]]-5b tIO iEai*HiJlyDiiiEd ^3 I J T.l^h Tcaj^jve 1^2 v± i) N*he AVG DEPTH STAND]NH3yPONDED WATER fm} BANK iTAI?[l_ITY Rilb-Culij ClULios HcmIltJi- Sljmps. Umfc-juuc Bjak ScahLc Other % OF HANK WVDEEPBINDCXG ROOTHASS HEAVEK E\[DENCECY N_4J«^.Ti>cJ RIVEBINe GAUGE DATA. _ V A L LE Y FLOO R GR AD I ENT: FLOODPLACX W[DTH:r[ii.t J RIFAR]AN/WETL AND ZONE W]DTH RANGE (m^ftL I?ED MATER]AlHlEJi»ci knildrr »Ub mvcl imi4 ihiUiy) EANKPULL WCDTH B AN KFULL DEPTH: FLOO D PRO NEW]DTH (vjJ.k u J^ t-khll] CHANNEL ENTRENCH {v.J^>. J^ ktnkr^.li-ir.ll vddk) KOiGEN STREAM TYPES SILT/SEDCHENT DEPCiS]T[ONrti..LJ r^n c-Uir. Din-JtvEn) COVEH*! EVIDENCE OF SURFACE INFLOWS FROM UPLAND [nil. rmWy, JiErdn^. ik. J«. . -^DnEo .« chJD.TJ> E VJ D ENCE OF SUB SURFACE FLOW ^KEpLHVClludEiEE TE| ir^VBr #V1Dr ^ ^EI^IX hElJui IE^H ■ I^Cir^JC qvJbl EridEIE> DLrTEiEHiriih EVIDENCE OF BR^CDED CHANNEL! Y N5 PO]NT BARi RE V EGET AT]NG "^ C Y , N _ N A |_ COARSE WOODY DEBR3S SOURCES PRESENT NEARBY IN SYSTEM IY,N,NA> GENERAL SUT DESCRIPTEON. L ^MmA i^^C EDraH KlilE I pTC3EHt [< J ^UT- HK ik, CeD, eAc | id^CEHE < I I eIc 1: KEY ENVCRQNMENTAL FACTO RSC4frtr t^ tKiucc ii:« kchlcuI fkiixJ J^. w tMi mhIL h^ii^l^F^ j HhrTH»q^hkiB ^. hzaMT kI ^ t> dc^ LANDLISEH]STOnV fp.ic L^i^^ od i^rL LANDUJE CDM MEMTS [cavTEDl iMdnic** HiE.LLrmrE^iHH.^^iHri iruHj arncHharc m^bj E09i b nprihCHcnli in^HliiH clT/ANIM AL EO'S (iPF EC iML FAUNA OBSERVATIONS. OCULAR PLANTSPEaESDAlA: Plat B u Eiibtr] Datr SAr Mlb i-oicrutic GROUND CO V ER {rhuti) sfflL+ «iatel^- idce + liitci + ^nt [miP:=LaO'^ Flirf IDL PNC T&BBfl: T^TAL CV _ KEAH MT_ rOECHfl : T^TAL CV _ MEAN CIT SPEC LEE IDCNTrrrCATIOn HT CCC' ^IDX T L - - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ — T 2 T 3 T ^ T J T B T 7 T a SUKI 3 1 ?BI 3: T^TM n? hIEAN tIT _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ _/_ 3 2 S 3 3 4 3 T 3 C 3 ^ 3 ? 3l{] 3lL 312 313 31-t GRAl- II HO cna: T^T CV_ _ KEAM HT_ G L G 2 G 3 G 4 G J G C G 7 G ^ G S Gl{] GIL Gl2 r 1 Gl3 Gl-t Gl3 Gl^ Gl7 GlJ] rOECHfl: T^TAL CV _ 3PC^IE3 IDENTLrL CATION F 1 CIT _I1A£U VI c CCC F F F F F F F F S riD Fll El2 ElJ EH El5 FlS Fll ElB Fig F2a F2l ^22 E2J F21 F23 F2& FJ7 EJQ FJg FJG FJl FJ2 EJJ EJ1 EJ5 F3g rEIUIB JLND JlI^IED FOHH3: TOTAL CV_ MEAN HT F 1 F J _ _ _ _ _ F J _ _ _ _ _ F 1 _ _ _ _ _ F 5 _ _ _ _ _ F B _ _ _ _ _ Mcn_ tv BBTDIISB £ Lie BBS E B L Q 3 Q 5 B 7 L L : T3TAL CV_ L 3 COMMENTS (EODATAl _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ B 2_ B 1_ B S_ B a_ L 2_ L 1_ PARENT MAT LANDFDRM: PLOT POSIT [ON- 5LOFE SHAPE AiPECTCl SLOPE r^>: ELEVATION: EROSCOX POT_ ER05 TYPE HORLZON ANGLE N _E ;i W LEGAL T R S IM 4/4 4.m viLiaa^ Cv 3 ■ >□■ rip - "=-L, <^ It^ >^^L^ 2^ ^L^, ^Ur J[^ ?J^i ^l^r 44- >J^^ ^4^1 ^^ >ii, ^^, rKi -\\^ ?U, --^r l[^ >T^, ^H^ »< >nr ^?^ H - >ii, ^ ]DD rLEm chEB* L«el*tj d ^nm irti afHcdHU tjleh ce«p1»eh v*rL*r niB» lE cnrJuELDn fHaELblE y Lthirl dE»f de ■ 3lt4 harrre: Open Wgrer (lacking emergeni&.% of totel): Bottom Eubsir^ LPJ Ai^HMrH Vegetaliiin: pH: , Condutljvily (/jSj'tjri) , Tftmp('C)_ WETLAND PLANT COMMUNmES Date. paj. Day Y[, l-T,&sl^jaLor(s) Wotiand(iih:tiedortilert7lfyes.iiito^hH;hzoriepM. SU. WM, _,CaCOi. _^ Suiaidft HjEV Y r^. RDDtcharnidte y n VEOETATIOM DE5CRJPTI0N:(se& Hansen etal 11595] lor waHgrKi^ripangr kevs, use six-letter acrwyms, cc = canopv cover "^ith standard FCODATA dassfts^ Plant AsEDCialjOnS L^r1 Layer i ExdhljC^AiV^UJE Posidon rol_ to ^djeconr mmmAvelerdepdi %flA IL ' hJHMTECW W { ) 1 ) 2) L HHUTECW 96 ._t^u.._t ) \ t 3L ' HHMTECW 99 n-«iw — *-.f ^Trrr^^.f ^ 4L / 1 NHMTECW &9 ___„„,( ),_„^„i 5 5) L rJHMTECW oq ' ' ^ ' 9L ' rJHMTECW 99 "-'---^ 3--^ — i ) 7) / NHMTECW 99 __^_«.{ )-- — -..1 3 a) ' , ^ ^ — ^ — , — L J 1 J rJHMTECW « ( 5 1 5 10) / NHWTFCW « 1 ■ ^ *--. — ^\ * %oj3an wat^r ComriHrits. HVDROLOaiCAL AND PEPOLOQICAL VARIABLES: ft DepLhof DepLh Ld Tret vpBlflrii^fnh saturate lm[»in)eaUB Ohi:«l2i>n A hiifiz^ A hflnzgn TsKli^^ %Hlf A^ 1> 2J 3| *l » *l T} 1 « ^ TD> LA^nlrtft W^kT^^C7.v ' 1 1 ^Nlt^Afhlorrh []b«pkfai^ j Upbrd j tAhff) Comirfinte" APPENDIX C - G/S RANK GUIDELIhES For El ale rink."^^ just "^ub^Ticutc S IbrG in these dcfLciitians Ql = Critically impcrLlcd globally because of exlrcmc rinty | tv pic b LLy f Jvc or fewer occurrences o r verv few remajning acres) or because of some fflclorlsl mikjng J1 extremely vuLneriblc to expHrpilion. G2 = ImperiLeid globally because of exiiemc rarily rkypicaL[y six Ic 20 occuirenccs or lew remajning icresi or because cFsome fActDr(s) making ii very VLiLnerablc to extjq^Bt»n. Gi = VulEierible_ejl her very rBre End locil throughout its ringc or found tocallv (even abundantly al some of j1s LocBtionsI in 4 lestrjcted range leg. h single Greal Plam^ Eiaie^ t sjngle ph^jographic o r eco region h I unil) or because of clhcr Fadors making Ji vulnerflble to extirpation thioughout Ji^ range. Q4 = ApparrnUy Sc^nrc. Uncommon, buE not rarr (although J1 nny be qujie rBre jn pirts of Its Tinge especially al the periphery) ApparenlLy not vulnerable jn mosi of jIe range. 05 = SecuTC. Co inmon, widesprrBd, ind BbundBnl 11 ho ugh it may be quite rire in parts of i1s Tinge, especially at the [^ripheryf. Not vulnerBble in most of its range GU = Unrankable Sli1uscinnc1 be determined al ihb lime. G?= Unranked, Sli1us hss not ^ei been assessed. =*=*Modif]era and Rank RBngcs=*=^ ^ A question niBrk added to a rink expresses an uncertBinly Bbont the rank in lhe range of I either way on lhe 1-5 scale GJIG# Greater uncertBintv about a rank tsexprr^sed bv indiealing the full range of ranks which may be appropriate. Q A '^Q" added 1o a rank denoles questionable taxonomy It modifies lhe degree of imjTcrilmem and is only used incases where lhe lyp^ would have a less imperiled rank if it ^ere no1 recognized as a vtltd name (i e. if il were combined wilh a mo]~e common typcj. E Exolte CRITERIA USED FOR RANKING The criteria for ranking are based on a set of quanti! alive and qualitalive factoid. These factors are listed below in o]~der of I heir general importance: 49 a. Number of E Icmcnl Occurrences CEC^l the csUmalcd number of EOe ihroughoul ihc Element'^ global range; b. Abundance: the e^lim4lcd global ibundflnce of the Elemcnl ^measured by number of indjvidLnl^, or arrB,orslreBm length covered), c_ Size of Rflnge: the c^lim4lcd sizecf iheElcment'is global ringe, d Dislnbution I rend: the 1rcnd m the ELemcnl'sdi^mbul ion ever it'b global range, e_ N Limbc r o f pro tceled ECta the c:£lLmated nnmbc r c F adcq u ately jv^tecled EOs [hro ugiiD nt the Element's global range- f_ Degree of ihreal the degree to whjch the Elemen! b> threalened globally. g Fragjhly the frBgility orsu^ceptibjhty of the Element to mtrosion. h. O ther g lo b al considers tions: for example- the qnalily orcondjiionof EOs I hat aFeel ormiy iffcct end angerment status; nnenplBined popuhtjon fine tn b tjo n'>^ re pro dnc tjve Elralegic;^ I hat are dependent onspcciFic habilat.elc. 50 APPENDIX D - COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZATION ABSTRACTS 31 Characlerl/^llon Abstracts tir Planl Communlllesln Ibe SUllxraler, S^an, sind Flalhead Lake DralDa^!^ BETl/lA GlAi^DbLOSA/CAJ^a:?: LTWJCL-Mr^BCK B I RCH/H EAKED 5 EDCE> H citaccEaB \ cgCTaLi>» %3 C^f^EX f^VXBAL'MIHUUXBAUM'S SEECZ>Hc[faaLnKJi Vcsdaca _ ___ ___ __ __ ___ 54 C^fffA"y_ri/DJ.^rMUDSEDCE>HciHcc«K Vc^jdaicm __ ___ __ __ ___ ___ .56 CA.f^tX L^f^ICUIATAtUEA¥iZD S EDCE> H ciwcEL^K \ ripiU na _ ___ ___ __ __ ___ __57 C4fff;hr^f7^C^jeJririNFLATEDiEI3GtjHcrbM.nniiVc£rtaiHn__ __5B Ct?ffA't.'5i"£fl^CJ:^CRF_lM>S[ERDOG*DODjSfcni>tjml __ __ __ ___ __ __ ___ _fiG D[/£y H ciraccnK \ cipil J ana ___ _62 Ei^J?aWJ^JSff^t77J-:UJr.*C BEAKED 5PIKERLISHjHc]l^a4^LiiVcgCTaLx]ii__ __________ ________6J JUNCVS aALTICUStB^LTlC RU S H > H criKJccniB VcgCTjLn* ___ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ___ 64 PfCEA SPJCMWd.-3J£ttyC"tAriPRUCET?EI>-05]EE DOGWOOD^ ft- luA ___ ___ __ __ ___ ___63 PfCEA ^FJEQL'fSfTUM ARV^t\S£[^FR.UC^T\tl.D H OR5 ET \l Lj P^ mrf ___________________ 67 PfCEA SPJI.J3yCTfrrO.V.4Mfffy]T>r:u _6e POPULL"i BALSAMIFiy^l^^? 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Sjcce^oh Tj^ha bLjfihLB A t pnhlLfhL ^u] prDiijLCT jmJ cdLu^^n cicpihNcd mincnL uJw4 mici iemIiI^ CfimHUJiEhiN aju sjbLc i.vkrn \hinLcr r^jBi^ r^maiD £jir^ h\^ albmgb Lh: Kf^chi^ can^otrjlr j^nKL^ fil drnj^tri (Harncnci :lL I^^RK Mahae EHEHT S h< cdd ag^juiNn'c bim^ LawdkiDJ iesIooiod prn^dft ^MriKh and Gouctul: I9|J3^ bi>_aLiNC Df riK abiUiKLL^ fihrnidcinc mL^UMulucn ApjACEKTCq nnUMTIEJ Carrx ipp jrKi S^irpiL^ spp uhmjninri ici cfi mnia nif dlluc k j ±i^ Cd HSEEVAHfr n Rahw: EdIFD HJ AUTH D 1 7? Appendix E -Site Descriptions BO 1 Ambnrsc Fci B2 2 Airicc Crcct __ E4 3 GljcKr £ lous h S6 4 Grceg Creek Fci _ _ _ 5 Hidden Liikc BnJdn ic^ Spccinl 1 ru^re?! Arcd - - «8 S9 fi Lii7y Creek Fci __ 91 7 Lcri CrcetFcrui 93 S MiilLyLakc 95 9 PLumCreetFcii--- 97 10 Porc u pine Crect Complex ___ 98 1 I 1 1 Swji River DcJla_ 12 Sw4iD R iver Rewjrtli NJnial Area |j Coadoa Ciect Bciijn iclJ SpeccJ Iqiciuh Aicj___ LOO L02 LOil M FldlicL^I RncrE-J^d-^ 15 Gljc'KJ7\^iJii]J.JL);etLJeConiple;t _ H>6 HB 16 Lewii Meadow 17 Mccjtc Meiiikvft' Complex: L LO L L^ IS y\md Ltite 13 NjftiCreekFcn--- 2fl Nonh Etiiko Creek Fci 21 PoinL PleiKinl Fen _ LL3 L L5 LL7 L L8 22 Siiadav Crcek BtiLran 23 Waids- Bej^'er- Rjiilw^ LatcCcwnpfcs L20 L22 24 WcoHi-^^urJ Meinkiv.-^ 25 Bear ?,x^ Meaikvw L24 L26 26 Bliuchtiid Ljkc _ _ 27 BowenCrrctFeii L27 L29 2S Cn-^aJFen 2? P^xhiJfci MkmIow - L-10 L3 1 30 Logua Creek Mc4jdm^ 31 Lower [_£!£> CiKtBrtlim___ L33 L34 32 Njiie[rule Fci _ _ _ 33 Koiind Meiiikvft'- McjdCT.^ Lake L35 L37 34 £tifc HtirixjrMiijyh 35 SlicpjMr^] Crcct Fea 36 StuakMemkvw __ 37 ^trnih Etiito Creek Fei [39 L4I L4^ L4J 3g Swifl Ciect McjdtJT.^ 39 Wh itefbili Spracc Swamp P re^erL e 40 Blasdel Wjlerfnwl PrtdutlKJi ^rea 41 BtxijuLt McudtJi^Ti 42 Egaa Skju J h 43 Gcxid Creek Mi3D>h- L44 L45 L47 L49 L5 1 L53 44 GccdCreekTribuLtiR' 45 Lake House Mcjdtjw L51 L55 46 McT^ciic^tif S k^gli 47 PoinL of Recta __ _ L56 L57 4S KilHeaburg Mcjdow 49 Saiilfc UiteWdcrfowlPniJiclKHi Aiea L58 L59 50 5se Fen Ldcatmh AETibruM: Ftaislnc^fd la I hL' 4iJlLiVEj pbi n r^mic^ hv [ he Ftii hmd R]vtr J aiiJL'sC!^ kai? nnnli of [ he non h shorL' of Fbhcad biii: in hl^Iiwch^ii] Nf^^rutikJ LinJ2 nilcs^J km ) "4:^1 h ol Llielowiol Ci«on NOTE Th l^ l^ j pnvijtc wdbsd, aul lundcn^ ELcr peruiL'SttLia is nei^dL'^J Lo ul^chs Lliis ul [^ RjCHNES Am buisi: l-L^n ]k^ ijH lie: VJJ liL".id VaJky and ls a mtKJK. of ^'rt ^jwucl" J Plcl^ -q^j fiifCH ^jubcair^ a»do[Kft ftns. Dctp 4iDd ^haJkiw fxx^biof^'aii^rcicciiTinfdlchcsili^^Li^cd Ibdt [he p:4itljnd b fomicJ tibui'i: and air^u nd sprin^'^ The "^^ i:r Hti«iu<: L^aic:^ Likely 4 [ic: kdlk Likes fiivftd in [he nilLing gLicEded upLiuls Lo [ he ejd (Le^sLt] \9^) Thb fea-LtuT compJe^ h^liiLh is one of Llie Ijr^L^fd p^J Lind't wl"4 oI Llie Com menial Divide in Montana, Hvpfoils a d iverscy iif pLaH eoniniu n il ks Tliere 4IK Lwo wet sprnce Fiife?! emnnnmljes Llie Hff uee^f leld horsrJdi] ( Picc^i^q u mfln m an'ens: Mnd spmcc^ku nke^bboge (Piee^VL>?iiehEon dmerKLinnni) commiiil ics. The fi^nner Ls dominLiccd by spruce aMl p^iper hiiuti l Bet u b jxjpynfera? tiul il hLJS ti djverx: nnderdoiy Th l^ fiifCH ixeiis on Ll]cnmihe4ri aMl'^cd mdeof[he'4e.The IlII er "q^njce 4 > [e Lsnueh'^d4er4han[hc FotvKr i\md Lsfii«ftd Ixkiw Llie big ■iprinj'i Jnd cK tier wet JTCiK Lcskj U 9*^ 3 dew-ntcs < wi> Lyjx^ iif cam-c^dJ urn liH lie sil e bc^ bi iLli^wi^er "^ge ^ BeJ iti nanL^dre:^ ^nLi iIeiJ aftd \xj^ tntrh/BiiNK tmk(Bc1nLi ntihi^JiK us tuh eils> eonmu n II les. NeiL her pLiri Lc^niicEd urn }il£i heen de^nb.'^l forN^i^UnLi Bcith aic damiKHed h}' bn^^ hirch npto I 540 2m[tJL ^^herLLitr^-omnmrniiesjlthesiledrethe \x:^ tntL hMznder ^\lge ^ Bctib ■aaoCjre:^ Ltstix-LitpiO Lind h.^ biicli/licakcd s[:dge IBetnLi Kjna^are^ ■! tjl u IlIlij amni u n lUes. Tlie fei etmniu n il y t1 1 he see ls nv^re ofcn aMl \s euffifKJsal of L^x) ptinl cimmnnjl ks LliLic hj>e le^ ^^ eLI-dei elop.'d nhru b 4.ompii*ents. Lesiea U ^^^-5 Mesrnhi^s t hesi: as Llieliog bin.]] A^ucr s[:dge jnd hiig biKh/ldid^eni tnlntsh ( Bl1 nLi ntimi/Eeitpns tiL uLns? enrnmiii les. siniiJjr vcgrtairai has b^en de^nbcd forPineErttcFcnlLciLej l^6i_ Tlie Ixjg birtli LsgenerjLly leHilhjn Urn tail The pH ]■ tie LiM 2 commin J Lcs ^viis measured li 7 J and LiecondurtLvily was 520 nS.^en Tlie bj£ bireh^^ er nedjc eunniumly in 4 tie fen differs fioni Llndc in I he ^.l^ct hc^'au'te I tie fen ^.omniiiiy is doKiinai ed by a Im^ cover of b::^ biiLh "thru bhy ejH|ieloiL 4 Peni jphylkitJ L^s fkinbu nd j^ aftd hcxin' wiLlo^{Sii]i\e4indjdii^ wil[iL^giound4.o>?rof bcdked spikerviti LHLeixliaris Jo^eLlLicai Biitun m^ ned^e (Carc\ hn:^]unmij> inLind s[:dge LCjre^ inierxif ^ uhI "^^ er ned^e. Tlie c^irr liieks sliTiJ bby c inqnefmL 4ind treated spikenjsl]. J n 4 tie bKJ^ hjiuh^'hLiid4 em bnLnjsh commiiiy. haid'^em buLnjs[iisdomin4inl in ^umc areas, oilen ^Lirin^ 4k>niLntiH.e "^ lIIi bv: jked spi ketimh Key Env iflo n m EHia l Fa c tp re I [lednMn^ fLiiLkif ^y Ambnis^ Fen is Llie livdrology of tlie hKc Annnti[ V4in:1 ion in pKcipiliikiieiin ptiy ti kitge Rik in 4.cunpi>tC ion and » njLl ire L^ piiini amniu niljes in I he p^Lic bnd Nnnen^usd^LxJ h.^ biiLli h^ er^ ob^^n'ed near tliceadem ed^c of I he fen. 4ind 4icecml ing to 4 tie Liftdi>wner^ t hey alL dcd d nnng Llie Hvnmer iif L9^7^ when 4 tie "^^eridcltie fen wl£i ver>- li igh aJI tinnier d u e to i?4.oid HMV^'falL I he prev lous winter. T h is h i^li w Jler ^iffurenl l> inRucKed conimnn il y eimfXisilKi* tis ^?IL bccL^usi: d u nn^ Kiy sjle vlsiI I ni^JLed Heverd differences hel^ven ny obfiCR'n ions a»d LcsKi3^l]^^_5?D:jminiiiydesen|KL(jns Rh exuniple- 1 he spniLe/TiclJ ior^KtaiL 4.ominiiiy Jl t he "^e^em ed^eol Llience htid tii underlotv'dominLiced by WLler [lOESd Ji] ( Eqiisi:^ in flnvulik ? "^lIIi veT> liLJe TkU horxlail WLicer lu^Esd Ji] fin'ors wetLer ciiwlE kuis t hLii Ikid hordajl.and lI's fxus^ihJe 4 hai VrHcr horsi^jdi] b^eaine donuijnL dinig aftd lolloping the summer of 1^7 In 4idd il un. woler ned^e w^tsncx veT> commi>n in Llic fei. despil e IS 4ip]X3renL domi ntinee Ll 4 imes in I he pLi:^. Tlie ^et l^nd eonimnnjl ks t1 1 he see htiv e appurenLly resjxuided qnjie tupidly Lot-lun^esin the h>'d n^L^:^ le legivK RjMirrf Li addLtitm to being one of Llie br^erfens !■ Llie IJeitnd svpfKHlin^ u divers: anay of fmitind eomnuniies AmbRis: Fen LiL^^ lioHS J nimbcr iif QiTT pbM [DpaLiKifts. 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On smaJI jxicchL"^ of h i^lier 2 [ii«h1 in [ he "^ai n~ limvimL cornmiiiy dre pix kcl^ iif a^ ncJ "^^d^c (Ctirc;^ Lie hciride^j cimETiu n il y ^ d Lveine Hfn]cc^rcd-L>iKr4kigwrxid ^ Picclj np /CiHii us SL^riccLi) fore^ (xcu rs j[ii«hI M iddle Fori[ Ltizv C R:ek "Jif hi ly dowKd re^un f n^m 4 [lc preyi[ra'> dcpfc^iLon lI L^dimindcd b> Hffucc in 4 [ic ovci^my uftd tikjcrl ALn us ^[1 ?■■ Llie skrnh layer, wil [i l^ djveiw hcrtueeous Liyer Ai tikJcrj-ornmiiEy { A I n us ^p iixeuni t]lD[L£ I lie c R:ek. £t^ dcKS ti b.'alLed sed^etCLjreK ■! ric u Ilcmj aiinnu aily. AdjLKenL 4o I he hi: jkcd »:Jge (^ranniiiy o* sl]gh Ly hi^tier grou nd b iDi^re nLznder "^ge LomnLinLly. Ltvi Ly lji u ndc^K^TiK^d Hff uce (.oinnLiaLly (xeLiE> on ^^ncwlia h iglier £[ii«ftd LliLjn I he fffev LOUS spncc amniu n il y This Lil er coairnnnjl > htts l^ lijgher eovci^i^e of Lirger d uaieicr spruce Ji Llie ij^ eK ( Corns ii^LiiLidcKSbj Luid Llie ground b n^re lnjii^ivx-Ly A^Zi^icl^ecJ spc4.jes dre ^iJder-kzLiv^d bu4.l:l hiini ( R h^uniis tJ[iLFblLa>, fickJ l]nr«z4ml LHqu Utet u rn mvcKse ^ Buckler feru L Dryiifl ens en^dlLJJjLyer- Lcdf ^ ml er^reci ( Fyiula tisjnrolijj , rcdiop L A^ [ivl IS ^ok^jferjj^ 4ind nins^ N:x j|] cd~ I he well jnd cornmiiJl lcs a LewL^ MeiJikiw wcfc viidcd.The upland L^ppe^rMobc rncKll> giaMl I ic^tE^id liJy L AbK^ f r^ud liAZ IjHuau u n iJlora^ foied Tlic civjnniineiiLLiI fLidocH Lli Lie hj>'c pb>al [lie bj^efl cuk of :dTud nnig Llie pLioL (.cunnnaLljeis di [ h Ui firlc aic tlic gcomorpfciil:)£> Ljad I he h^'didngy. Rarhv T^'oraj? piLjni pofvttkua^ L3rr fnnud st Lewis ^leadi^w Bk kler feru | DryofHens CTL44it:j| Eud spnTied ^enrun C Hutcaia dcf1exa>. Or III V^LIFJ Tlicic LOfenn evHlenl cirrenl bnduscsii Lewis Me4idnw Sevcrdl emetics iiccnr in Le^ ls Meiflow. inelnd in^ CuniAda Ll]]4 Ic (€ iiM u rn lon'easL: Mnd leed (.L^niofygiaHS L FliLJlans lonindiftiiee^jj^ wliic h dre adahlblial in ntiiy cimniu n iLy LyiLCi Reed eL^n^Liyg ra»> fx:n:?i I he gr^ e^ fxleni iliM liie^i lothesile. Upl h \ n e me Lifilaods ^"cie lieavily krggcd la I he [^td . dnd 4 lie »e4.ond gnnvtli has b^en dlmoi oi^rnj^eLy k^cd En irces! ycjr^ Tlie wcl !iprw.e fonH s tl I he sie ^^ere m^ ki^jcd leccnily htj^^ei er_ tind tkius a bu ffcr bcJ weei Llie "^dliiod jnd li4iT>efled npkiftds. iNFORrnATioHNri ue More in loruxii HI* ls needed on 4 lie in Fluekce of jx'ri bK^LJ^ erda iv ity on 4 kese ^^ et bnds InLxJdiikU] Lonipletc IkiCH le JivenLoiy El needed for LewEi N^e^idivA' d u nn^ I he eLJcly suinner js i gixid fxleni iljL hjbilJl fin" j ■■nbLzr of r^ue plijois Lodly "^dtiid [ikini cornrninHy JiforuiLJion Eiieeded forike welljndsiaTJ2NR2]W See I5SE]^4NI]^4 aHl£ccl4NWi^4S'^IV4 lAw ^GrEklrENT Needs IIQ BfniNXO C E UftnEHC E InH> KM AUD N P H-C-.L *ifi''a^rn u^ ^isknifL^n fiMurf G1 S3S4 C\:\rc^ Li^JiXLirjxi fcL^rtucctJU^ vvgdLC KHi G5 S.^ C'Jizc^ HKJriLi hcrlxtL^Ju*! ^ l'^lU K^n G5 S5 Lqu i^T u ni fli^ t:y lie hcrkx l^^u^ ^ L'^Li^y ua G5 S.^ Cun:x 4itl]i:[iiJ[^ [icTtuLCOLis vt^dolKi* G5 S5 111 17 MccabeMeadowCcxnplex Ldcatmh T [ll^ sjLl' is J nilc^ noitl] of OLncy^ NfiifllmLL Rich h ^as McCtibe Mci^iiw ls (.cunpivtcd of dcpfn^fiioii'i ua I wn ^LiciLiccJ bcEU-liL^^ con nc4.Lcd tn"^ rfjci: and pcx^h^bly ^ronnd^vUcr rkiw inch? Riic ky Nfii«riaji T RMictL TLl' wdLind*^ oa LIil' ■pfh.T b.'ru.l] arc fed by f ir4 ocJlt ^1 rcmns likJ pn^lxihly 2 RivftdwLiicr ^nd 4 hi:}' d rjLH inco 4 [ic "^d Lii]d'> on 4 hL' k^h^'cr Vnch TIil' bwi^r pcoJ ls prc^lonuiL^nL ly a ItirgL'SL'd^c mHidm^ dunindcd b> Jskndi^r'tcdgtlCjici LsiLcx'dr^JcorniniiEy A l:og bir^li/licukcd wdgi: L Bl^ihIj gLuidnkvwi^ajcT uL ricitiid? shrub cornmLiiiy jnd 4i hciokizd snlgi: cornmiiil > Jrici^ radLMo lorn j Ij^^ iif "Emid " Lli:^ ni^ LIil' kv^'i^r [AxA Juki tilxivcchc k^'cr wdLind b la sfniccMiiikc^bb^i: 4 PcL^a ^p^L^'sichil lieti jmi^ru^^n u m ? for« \ bciud hLouc "Mill d lITuhc s«if£iLC Wy^ i:xmnccL'> [ he upper and kin^crlcTniccs, und I hci iinzms covcmj ^iLliai u n u^ual ^'oicrn i^'^l ^.L^darVkniilji^itTtu^c (Thija pi inlaVL^'stLl] J Lirn 4irnL'rK jaiiETi) f^ ccwiEnunLly wkK.'h h^thi^ b.'ci d ex. Tilled for MonLjQj. TliL" upj>_T LL^rrxL" IS dominai cd bj" ti-^rjL"^ of dcpfcsiions whtli *iu ppiJrt JDijmpk^x cariy tfjI 4.™ijfcr cimETiunily Tlii^n: jr: htjII l'kJ >X7U el^ sff ucl' ccdLir. kxJ^ qx^L' pine C Pijius (.lUikifld)^ ^ind aJdi^r. and [ he undcr^ofy Ls doETiiiiLiccd by dni^Luic of cailajl LT> [iha LJ lIoLilaj aul bcdkcJ "^^d^^: ^isQ "VdlLi^Kd on 4 [ic u fifcrlcn^icc i^d tinds uiL' smjl] pcJt-lic^ iif wdter horsrJdi] C EqiKCI Liai flnviiiik) one of wh icti is d r> in^ ii«l . as "^cll l£i j £tb aUrr L ALn u*^ V I rfJ 1*^ shp siiiuLicti> (.omnLiaLty. The upload isu we^en] red i:r4liir^l:c4id ljl> LTtrnja plkdBATIiBLufltLi LiailkiQil coainiui]J> Kei & V iko hw Ewa l Fm: toh^ The h>'d[i4:^]i> Lind gc^mu^hoLo^ydR: pciitubly [ he Lwo duninmi fticLorf » nd UTing [iLiri coEnrnniul lcs ti IhL'sUL' TEieie air none old bciiver-c hewed 4 rces d Ihesue. bui ftiidaMiJod hl^lhttemiI be4i¥cr act jv j^ _ s:) wlijle Ixuvers [nay have hcea impoftdnL inltic [^td . [ hey are curreri Ly dliH^ni fioEn cheque Sjvuee soags aul you n^ con ifcr re^cELCiLd Lon in I he wetland JuliLLice akcniuc ing [iL^h jnd Vj^ ^Uer kvels ^ piiHsibLy js^^iticd ^ lLIi beuvci">, [ h ls CTumple shoft-s htJT^ liydnjLc^ycjndetcnnincche [xieni uL ve^rtsy Km cxmimmiJl y_ RAtnv One cure pLiri . !ipn rred geni iLin THaJen la deFtiu^ e kHt^'ii eo iiceir st tliis silc. Tlierr ure sdw t^vo rirr roi«ed i^-cttind (^DinnnnLi le^ a ^'pruce^nnlxabtugc and ^"Cficn] red ccdiiiMzu nlzcjblH^ CDmntmay. Otiee Values Co tf in now NDcniEit Lud u'^:^ were evideni dinig tlie sjlc vutir There aie R:Ld]vely fe^ e;ux ii:?i d [ h is ^ite Smjll aMionni*^ iif [red e4iD jR'gia^i L Ph jiaris ariftdinaceu) aftd Cdnadj 4 [LL^le ICiCtinni 4ir>eKHC^ jpp^ inviidLn^osc small [kxjI 4 hai 's diying on4 Ttie ad^krenl 4 Lie land^ arc maui^ed for tinbcr pindiiiiT irm. InformatiohNi I n^ A liydn^^eokigE "dndy isieeded Eorl Ills und iidjicent wetlunds [o better nidcBdaad gEDiftdwixer fbwpiitlis aAd ai|iifer Inc^ KJn^ MANAGEMENTNFEnS An> fucu r: [ imbLT htiR'e^ near Lliis sjl e needs l:c nin imin "d re^unhLde nunLigemenl ;xme buffers ElETJ ENTOc EURREHCE [": hC^Rbl ^THN PiLe;L sri-'K siL h Nil* LineriLaiin fom G2 SI Aln us ^ indb. "^.p m n uLia sh nibtiAd G5 S5 |je[ubsl.fcn^hll■'^.VLLLn:^ uL ncnLJa sh niblaHl GX" S4 Cj\rc\ Le^i \. I.I.I ^ li^.kccDis ve^d KM G5 £5 t\ire\ HKJriLi herhtt e^jus ^ eiicU kun G5 S5 h(j u i^T u ni t li^ lU lie herk'iLe^ms vecdatnn G5 S5 TtLn|apllLtiLLV1^'SlLhlLun1Ll■>eJ1C^I]I^ Fbtnt G40 S2 112 18 Mudl^ke L4]C \ I K>N Mud Liikc L'> kKii cd scvcn^L nLk's ftiHll] of Lin: Swdn River ukd nort [lcli4 of GjgforiE. MonLL^ruL NOTE Tliis l'> a pnv^ ■: i^ettind jnd ]jndc:n> n{:r pcmii'Sttim is needed li> ticecu> Lliis "^1 e RjCHHEB Mud Ldke Ijes on I he e^idcrn ed^e l^ I lie FiLlliakf ViilleyolChe R'^t iiTlhc S^nnKdn^e The til^e "^tiLeh htis3 Ln1e{ ercc)L'> and one ouLJel [ hti diajKS li> [ he houI h^ hjs deep dep::«ils ol ne^J LrnenL'> and or^n ic det nlns. Twcuif 4 [le kpfy f md]enL cirek.^ f]i>w injlchciionh endiif chc ljt[e.Tlie> jrepjnuLly bLccked b}' bc4n'er dtiMb. whEh havefnnned aicUcnsivc nd wort^ iif sauolL slLlLi£[l^. ^irou nd wliic h d Lo^c \xj^ hin. h ^ Bd iti nan jJ e4iTr tud wd '>pTijee IPlcdii "^1 riHUH [l4|^'c forvKd. \^wl LELie hiK 4i aaiRVA' jxiehy litinl^ein bu Injsh {SLirpu*^ acui u*^? cornmiiil > ]■ Llie sLilkvA' woler ncdr '>l]nic^ ni]g]ig Llie deeper Liquai K. pLjri comrniiil> Mc:^ of Llie Like u>dorn]ftiie tiftd Roh^'eiy nixi Li kc ^vUer libes Q her fkxii lo^- Leaver! aL[Q£tE'i ineLude bRxid-Lcived jymd^'ced IRxtmLo^eton ftJlJn^)^ WLler l]l> LNuphaj viiriegdliiint jod ^vUere rowfcxiJ ( RtiiiH. u In^ tii|«iijlLS) Suhiner^ ed Lk^iJLX ii:?i gn:n^ LUf in I he til^e jh. Inde tu^e-Je^ived piiwlweeJ ( PaLimogaon L^n1pJlfo]lu^J^ 4.oniinii* bLxJdep^'on (LNrtLnLinayulg^rEiJ^jnd eel-grjHfi piiwlweed ^ EMunici^clon /(:«eifomu>? Ai IhenoUhcnd of Ihe tiie on u flrxljng ^u b^i^le [ here is J '>iixiJI "^^er lim^aaiL lEq u Utetn m Hnv l:1 ilej ecwiEnu n il y. Tlie jxiorly d n^i ncd nrabi d the HHth eul "^u pfx^rt LJ skiider "^xJ^e C Carc\ liKiccarp^U 4.c^innu n iLy i n 4 he well er. niore anL^robic Ljrei^. typKsHy leiorer Lo 4 [le Like. A hii^ buLh cdrr c:c4. u r^ uciivftd Llie nhvA niin Ji^ eree)L'> £lm1 bcj>er ^k^ugl]'> h^ here [ he ^u beside L'f^Ligl]ll> l:otLer cuiyf eftiied Alxig bic^ hAtknder sedge ^ Bd iti naiiL^jre:^ tihtKurpuJ eoEnmn n il y forms ai cearme l]otween 4 ke sLcKJer scd^c eonniu n il y n^ed jb^nvc a^d a larger beg birLh/lre^iked salge (BetnLi LuaiU jrex uLneitiidJ coEnmiiil > Tn^es iif kc^oy wjlk:n^ LSjLii^cjndiduJoxurLhrou^hlket-jrr L^nd 4 he bKJ^ hjrek/slender sedge 4.cunnnnLly kjsakejv> hihi eover bek>w [ he deksi: huhI of sJender sedge Ai d sliglil ]y h iglier ]xk>jI ion 4 kan Llie c^iJT Ls ai ciJeisive spraLc^sku n kcjblxT^e C Pieea sj\^L>yich iLon aiiKnejnnjn} 4.oininu nu Sptnce fiicms a sparse overlofy dilxn'e a d]vers[: sh nib Liycr whickis«^4kmLnded b> any jxiil lei Lush rub sf>[x les Bl^ bir^liand akJer-kL^'ed buellkorKRhaMinusdliufoliii^areconiimi* The herttieecns b>er d Di^mjxised id d divert L£«=nbk]ge of f RiminiiKJs. fems tiftd lortis. CoEnnHin spcj. les inclwle he^iked si^dge. sknnkeabboge eot:£Rxx 4 PeJdKil es ^^icti us^ maEsh einqncfoi] C CoETuniin pulu^rei d^^uf led blLx.kh:rn' ^ K nbus pnl^e^rens^ aAd bu nchbtrry (Corns eaiiLKJeiisbj \ spruLe-'HekJ Iil^i^^uI l P H.en^LjiJ brd in LirL en'^'j awinu n iLy (x.c u rs l^ a tund db^iivc Llie sfnieeMiiih-L^bl^ ondsli^hL bre^ik ii][hesk^j>.'.Lihi>^e whith blhe^mnd fii7'b.';idJiLy4Abiesgi;iftdh^lLn£onmui]jnimiiupkiftd N[:jr tlie JikJ eieek on I he e^m stJe of Llie Like ]s a hrge » rejEnbtJik akjer { A Inus Lne4iDJJ cimniu n il y^ ^ h ick Lyp]c:alLy ixeir in hell er LEi^led »:)ils LliLin K^ bin.}] (.L^innu niL les ThisLi^^nuniLy kjs a kirge reed CLinaiy^ ra^ ( PhatiiLS ELTU nd iiiLiPLe^i} 4.cun|Hi*enL. Tlieci' is ljL^^ nic^re spnteAku ntx-L^bb^ige ^.LunnnnLly tear [ h ls creek on Lhe wet [c^y rkod pk]in s^ubi Tke kike wdlersliLiJ apHiif ^ CiC^andarelLiciveLy k^weowlKUviyiif LWuS/cn Kf\ ^vhonieent^i Fie tots Tke hy'dcuku^ nflkesileand ils tindseafepcihcioiiaje [yrt]\ ^ eiy imponari ]i] cf nv in^ 4 kc [oneni of pLaH eonmu nUes 4i [ he sile. T he jxioriy drjined "frills sum^u nd in^ Mmd Lake 4ind sLi]k>w kike wolers ilntif [ kc eiwimu n it]cs "^ kieh aie I yptmLly fiivftdJ suck sjles^ wjl k I he e^eejl xi* oM ke woleEshEkl cimniu n il y^ wliic h Cirjre Ji MontuBO. PARny 1 ke ^ k^lxiLLy rjre spruc^i^u nk c^Lhk^e ciwini u n il y thti iioriis £y Mud E-jke ls tii cilensi^e cxcu rrence Ji f axJ ciiftdiKjn Thereurejkioj larepLinl (Kj-urrenees J LlesKe ^iiei\hieLd kidney-kiived vujIeHVioLi rruifbliuj. and B uekkr fen ( [>iyoflerEi ercttitik K idue>-kaved violet d found inimiH^ULL nfcei a»«:cEii ed "^ Lll] openings in kpfy li> nud ekvLi ion wet sprw.e fore^ s. 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IhformatiphNeeub A uxifc LliniDUf h HondE !iu PfCV of [ he wc4 '>pTUCD fnm^ jnd hog biKhcdrr J rht uifl h cul oF Mud L4ik?is ncfdcd ^ js [ he "nrF^v pirlomcd durjig mv^iLt vbil wj^cunor^' Thi:»de LomIs Lxljticcai Lo Llii: pnvLicc bod^ n«d 4o Ic kxilifd iit , too. Mi's^gehe^tWeeps Pi^rvxJLC rni>ii]lonn£ nf rht mdcjnLin'gi3Hh4jnd^inlht ^IdrrciwiEnunily u> occdcd co dcttmin? if i d "^pr^LipJin^ |[ couLf [him: a cli r^Lii 4o I hL' 4.tLrT4.orniniiE ic^ jf iL £c4s ddnnl LliL^fL' Cii*lndol I his '>j>.'ce'> ls difrEuH jod L'^fcnsivc C ^pfclbuuin t]ftd Sjms L^Tj I n 4idd J Lcm. ai inLc^mlcd ^"ozd nujijgcnicri pljn EiiiL^olfd fnr Eomt nfltic WDcJ p^pu iLic ions in 4 [ic u pLmds LipJjLKL'oi lo N^nd L4ikc Kl > II I ^T Oc CUKREHCE [": FDRM ^TVIN P H.L\L sri-'i-^J u t^T u m jn i: nsL" fraM G4. SJ P h.LM sri''l^ sh. h ili4 Lii>L:riLLLiin fom G2 S2 M n us incLirLL sh m bLud G5 S5 Bet u ki s l.hnd u kx^k'LLLiui uLticliLJu bh nibLoHl G-r S4 C\:\rc\ Lisii N.Lirrxi hLNti.L^L^us vcE^:^ idh G5 S5 t\in:\ HKlriLi hcrhttL^Jus ^ l^cU Km G5 S5 Sl I rpus .t ■! us JiL'rtuc'L^jus \ ^zsLiti urn G5 S5 l^ui^Tum tli^Lyilc hcitucfOQSi vt^datna G5 S5 Bet u Ili sJ jnd u kxi.VLLLi7\ laiici:uiT:a shniblaHl G4 S4 BjitSL^ 115 M. h reK^n G5 S2 DrvttTttns c ndati G5 S2 114 19 Napa C iBek Fen Niipu Creek Ftn is ^ il hia I he S^^^u] R ivlt S4^ l' Fon^4 tiul Sw ja VulLcy of ^"aicn] Mooituj ] nilcs { ] 6 kn) "^rml hc^id of tkt Lowi] of Sw^a L^jkc. Tlii: fci CKornpLfKcs u M."^ rnL'ru iif Nl^P^j Crci:k, u I ribi]l4ir> of Iht S^^^ii River RjCHHES MijxjCrL'cl: \cn LSdslopr p^jtlund kcLit«f on fbciol n:?Dii]i: miKriiJ on 4 [lc cxl side ol lhi:£'^'ai] Viilli:}-. T h? "^^ i:r soniTi: fori [ic fL^n biTxri likcJy^^rnL' combi^HM of gi^mnd Liod nvrluc^: "^"^ i:r fcim Ntipj C rcL'k Diffusa flow riom LliL' ccnrk t][ip[: jc> Lo cil i:r I hi: fL'n ii* Llic c^ "^L'iif 4[lc pcjiLind "^[icrc Jl LliL^a liJis d lopj^rjph ic d]vklF inltic nuddJL' of [ h? kii^Lidsuh^\[Lici]ll> Heine's ftHflh^ud^^uLli.TliciiL^li [L4i]fiif [hc^ilL'EiCornjxvtJ.'^J l^Tci^ cdrr^dnd wet spruce amm u n iLjls ^ h i]l' 4 [le »:)U[1] haJf Ei ikminJed b> Lmcrv!s of h.'avi^r fx^nd*^ ^^ jl [i iOiir^h vcgctLic ion. T ht fei inltie f>[Mitijnd ol [ h? nonh L^nd d d skndi^r "^rJ^L' ^ Caiui lL£iLCK'4iT^i cornmiinLiy Vrki^k l^i doETUulcd hv sLcEuli^r scd^c tiod LJL4:)biKBu^l:4J■nys:dgL'4CJ^^^ biii^buuiniL)^ y tJk>w scdgi: {C4IKX ftivL^j^ inLiul '^.'^J^c (Ctirc;^ ]■! tnorj^ skndLT spjkL'rvtti L^^LciicliLArEi I L'n u Ls? ^ r^L^a )j:c]L'd ^.aioi^rjK IE riophoniEn vrndE jnoLii inj^ mjEsk mulily ( Ntu [iLcitTcr^ Lu ^ lomi^rLiid^ ^ind K^lin^ lubriiu (Lol:eLm k^Lmjij TliL'pH htK ls7 4 ^od IhE^conduclLvity Ls46[Ji]S/cn ThEi4.orniniiE>. whiLh Lsonj ]-2^^ skrft htistipcii dcfH [i of Wc m - l2C!tn U g r^kf l'sioio j hiig biKh^tlcftdDr Hcd^c ( Bc4 LiLi nt]ftii^4iKX LsiLcx'dr^? cxmunin J > . wh^h htis fmrly of>[:i f rowi Ix:^ hirch jvcrj^inf jbouL IJ>n I jIJ on J fh.'^l svhiJrilL' ] 4{!cai 4 [iLck ^djJC'L^nl Lo 4 [its ll^ct and ncL^rL"4 LlH [i^: d ifl isi: flivA'ol h^ifuCrc^k Lsa ■^pruLLVrad-tKiLT dc^T^xxxJ L Pk-ki sp ^CoFMS hcfkl".! ^ fiHH^ Vrki^'k Ls T^cH<:r< fc jn < Ik: avL'Rigc lxx-uitlticc ol Lliis type For t^mnpk^ LhD [icTtucnjLis Liycr L^ 4k)nii]LiccJ by hcukL'^l s^dgi: LCarrx ri FKuLmj tud "^mjlJ Irujlcd nsk ( S^LF|w> rnEHX^drpusj This comrnuii]! > mjgh "^iLI be rcsfx^nd ing co I Ll' [ll^ h wljcci of [lie pi^v jjus vl^^j Thc^^uLli half of Llie wd Load litsi uxife JOiirsti chtini:! lt. 4ii]d l^ 4.ornpiVted iif a wncs iif Ix jvcrdiiras ovcr^ rowi by4iklLTtiad Kd CKier dci^'^xxxJ Ttie dams jre iriacL hnL [ heiris on ly ooc b^ickiiig u p ^Ucrlo fbm d snalL pond wihlticaJgac Clmcusp 4.o^'enn£ I he hutloETL GL'ukcd s[:dge LCi^rex ul CKnLiL^) cimaiu n Hits pcedomiute heh ind 4 [ic daMis. wu h cne uwnnJ scdf c (Ctiie\ a hciridcs) commnnjl > 'cr d^iMijnd on d ner "fLngcni" "kicking ou[ inio I he nmiHl] ls ni^re 4 > picdl spncc^ced iVticr dogh^txiJ cimaiu n il y Key Env iflo n m EH'm _ Fa c tp rs ThAi [L^dniEO^ Ld I [le SLie jod bdver uctiv Lty an [ be dcHiiDaiit &aoi2>thdt £lTH:t[iFC I be pLaH nvEnEnni itiSk si this Ete RjMirTf No larc pi jnL (x:c Lirrcn4.cs Lire kru^wi I nun Lliis "^1 e ljIHil^^I] 4 lie fen ^^tinld "^^em to Ix ^eod ImbitLic forjiintErof [XJlLind- rc^TicccJ s^xxjcs kfti>wn fnun ncddny sjics. Tlie ]x^ bireli^tkndcr "^^d^c eomnu n ily ls rjre la Mii*4anLJ Other Values Ec£iver aJ IV ily J L h is "^il e h j^ incrc^tsed h jbil Jl d nvrJ > by cmy km of a scries oF ncdjc Til led n:aj\hcs. slinh cox'ered bcjvcr 4ljrns jnd pii»ds ^^ h icli Lire f iJLd smict ijncs f^jrctcni heiiv er ail iviLy ft^tsobwn-cd lH lie silc. a»d T^^crlevcfci K^hind (lie dsunsiveie kvw. Llie nurslies seemKi xju n^ sftnce and puper h]reli were spnmtJig t1 1 he Ikkcs of iiUer Jc^iJ Liecs ^loiv ing oa ImmnLclLS in 4 lie ni^irsh. killed dnrin^ an cpcftxle of higl] wjler. T lie on Ly kindnse 4 liai probably c:c4. u rs l1 [ h ls site is linnLiig Thbjx'^Ljftd Lsin good eowfi ion "^iLli no^ands ol reed mi jr>^ [;l^^ C PIulLiti'^ am nd inLiLca} and only afe^ HLticcrcd hnJIIhcileLCjraninyulgare^and nilLeia C Vertu^LiETi I liafbBS) in inedncrpaH oi tlic slander scd^e eomnuaity. TJH-^HD5 The tiAdscafE tinnjnd [ h 1*^ pi^LiJjnd hjs e:^]>.'nenced lieavy I lailvr luuve^ . aid [ here are auEnen^u't fiifc^ nuJsand skid [Rills. However mm oflhefoiefl jnEnedcii ely su nonndiig Llic poai tiid LsinLai^J Nceond ^rowLli ^oind I iL^lxaJ Lily ( AbKS f und L'JCbiLfnEi LiaLFlora) and wntem rrd ccdaiTlieadliLy rfh uja plEdti^liaioaia u n iflDia) lUfCH 115 IhformatiphNecde Tbc flaw pcJ [i nf wacr [ h n^u^ti I liL' sec ncL'd'^ co he con rLruinl TliiS'^x^uld [iclp cipfeiJi "^ [id htr chtiigL's la I hi: woli^r ^)u rLL' }iLJV{: d rKd u p 4 Ll' Ix^vcr powls or lF I hL' dr^jig I'tcmi^Ed byMmltiLn^ i^Lm:. such tis ubcri^iiirc of ]>^vi:r Ln nminLma Lht diiiDS. ]^kiftH4iL in^LNiLL^i^ K^ Ihbscc htish^cn EJitIv [hociivgh.dllhiivghLliL'rL'EiLjpiiHhibLc^jipu'^pLiniiJiscicciirTrnct hcrclhjl [uL^rux hdra con rirmcd. An > f uLuiu Ljnbi[:r hjrFCd in [ he vicin il y sliould cnpLoy dpprofindlL' 4 crioMbLdc rnLjn^L'nicoi zuoc bu rftE> tircund [ he ^'cttind. BfnENTO" CI 1 P.F^CF h FOF>[ VTin% Pjlc-.l *ifi''a^rn u^ ^ijkTiifLN;i fiMurf G2 S3£4 Bctukigl.fcniluk'^L'LLLn:^ uLiiLukiLL^hiubLLMl G4'^ S4 CliFl^k LL^im-Lirjiti hLNti^^L^u^ ^ o^dLC kU] G3 S."^ Cjfl'k HKJriLi hcrhxccju*! ^ l'^lU Km G5 S5 CjFl'K JIIil'CIIJlS [iCTtULCOLlS Vi^^ddlKl* G3 S."^ Pfdtuid Z z IIG 20 Norlh Sanko Creek Fai Ldcatmh NLiFlh Siin ko C rfck Fm Lskx.:^«J mchc Sjlisti M[njiil4iii]'> of non h'^edcm \^i*4ai]j. L^ iniLdL24)jnj wi^4 ofLln^kv^i] ol WtiLicfistL Sunlx^ Creek L^ 4i [ nbuitin' of Lo£^ CKfk wliic h nc>w'> inLn TuJI> LtiliL' aod 4 [le Si iLI^Uer River. RjCHHES NLinfc Sjn k(j C rcL't Fl'ji f«i u cvs < ^t^ t>^ fcind eutj^ one i^EL-^maLI p:jnd_ [-Z tK rrs (0 4-0 S h2i)i\\ y /j tincf up co ^4 m deL'fi. and ^Linniiiidc^ h}' a fh^y in^ li> lih. hi^r^d or^on ic ni^y LiulLi'^eJ rnc^tdi^ T he ^Iilt "^d tind i*^ a ru^n b- vnLh orKrii^d fL'a jb<)uL 6 a[:ics l2 4 ha? la [^\£eri Ttie fL^n d nvn^m ruled b> idi^eI ^pnte ( F iccj) fon^4 Wcdern tireh ( Ldru ixeKJenl jlisj l^ comiDim l^ EidjiheL^nL u pLiKJs. ThL' fL^n bjs j s[:tic?i l^ hnxipJ . ^enl l> '>kifi[L£ I L'n;ieL"^ we h inLL'ry^Eiyed ^ilerl cueks lulJ u p^vlLin^ pixiti iif W4itLT Pnimneri VL£x.iljr pLiiiL ^fx'j. il^^ iif [ [le \ci\ include bu^ biieh (Be4 liLj 2 1 jod u k:m> "JL^nder ^edge 4 Cjrex Lisior^r^) bcdked "^^d^e^C [iidmljj.dnd nud M-iH^etC ljnLKi> T^v Njd [leni Regua "^'omUvi: ptiil s]ioe]fs cx^ciir gnzi^n- keL'Led eiUcon^ r^t^ ( Erxjirfconun vmd nToniLiii] m^ feaj and kidney-lmvcd VLolnlVLobreaLfulLa^jdjLiPLL'nt foi«3 EkvLic icui"! of Llii: "kde unge frun 5t]O>5Ce0 f[^et Cl32ii-]54Sn|. KtV B4V IPLD HH EN~n L F^ C TOE2 FUtriY Or I £E V M 1 F^ Ttie ^iti: El nri m jfifcd u^ li d l4 inel mjnagi^rneni jre j on [ he ]^S7 Fldhcid Fm« PLoi rn^fibnl '^'OLild he inelwlcd "MLhin MA 12- nftLuiLja jcrios U imbi-T liLin L"^ rL"J ncc icuui? L> LANDS AdjLiLeri iiind*^ an: "^ LlliJi ^]au^eneii Arcj 15 - L imtxr piud ucl ion lHFORMAl»HNEEn9 Manas EHEFn'NEEiH Pfdkuid 117 ZL Poifd: Fleasart l=en PoiM PLcj^ru EVi i'>k>:4iLiH inLln^Swdn Vulli^y uf oorl hwc^i^n MonL joa, scvci rn]ls>(ll kmi ^uri [i of 4 [ic [c:n^ el of RjCHHES Pojri PLc4i:uru Fci L'>k>:4ic ^vi^Hcoumi by J la.jL"rM3uniig [ h<: PiL^ritx^L^ru: TliL^hiKiJi LsfrtJ h}' ^iprins"^ wIijl h l^jiLlt LIil" mc on < Ik: <:ii*l_ T he rjuie by wluch "^^Dr Imvcs [ he pcJijnd EiftiH well iHlerHaid Siihki? "^"^ lt ^viis hcci FIliwiel^ ho«I [l ohL of LIil' '>jIc LnddLTincd cLinncl^flcrjIuiL', l^^^i^.'dc vl^iI Whd her ^cunnd^iicr folki^'s lj juculk] or tikeinLie ]%i h lo Llie nciad^ S'^ai R]verisna koowi TIil' wl^i 4.ond il unii hijvc favoi^ Llit devckifWKri ol \i l^CicETH- Lliic k iif^tmic hycrwliich b q uukiEL^ ]■ "^^me pliiCL's. T he onl er oJ^c of [lie fci L^nigcd b> jaojx^n WLicr ^one L' mrxic ' j The4idjLKenL ufiLiMl liHUH Ei4kmLnt1ed b> wcdern to?h ( Uinx iiccLderiuJcij uul Doii^Las-firlPszudi^sugdaici^icsiji ALon^ 4 b!c cifl tud nort [i L'nd iif 4 [ic ^il e El u w« sffnce fofi^H 4.ornpiVtfd of b^ix h sffnce^neld [LO[^L1L^l U Picci^^LiUfn u m urveKHc) tud spruLL'^bluejoiiil i\x\j£[;i^?^CPLCi^a'^jLaMia^iT:^isc4iiiLiJcKSbjcu[ririii]i]jlKh. Bck>w [ he I he wet sffncc RifeH eoffiEnu n il il:4> L^ 4i shruh Ljrr. Stinth "^eti L£i jider C ^]av> '>pp.J^ bug biirhtBauLi^ljndukiKJj uul Gebb^ w]lk:nv (SuIl^ hebbiLjnti> jr: u>in[non jlong [ he mcxicdnd eeuone ^ Lili [ he tid^kxri forL"4 Tlieop^n fca. whicl] iiceiifiLes Lhe larger .ULM J clie-Jc tsdi^iinJL^ t>> 4:4lgL"> niH jbly ^iLeidsirsL^l^e i CLire^ I jwntLirjxij Li»d Biihju m^ siJge (€tire\ hui^hju ni ij h lihI alier ^ rui^inoLds sulL lL'> shtirj^^ii] bu I lush 4 E<.ji]mjs ^l ui us^ Biowi niuHh<:i£ ^lk^Ii u^ Caaipyl jin^ Dreptiincltid us. and Hypiin Ljre cornimi* Ele^'LC ion of [ he fcii l£ 3200 feet 4975 nj Key &V iplo hii€hik l F^ c Toaa TlicaiHsiJil "^u ppiv of TA'£Ji lt h}' [ he sprins"^ Ol Llie end mdeofLlieylc were enl k^hI co I fci" dn'ckjp[ru:ni of < Iils pcjlLind Lis L^re 4 [le (:jLe4in:oi]'> pireni n^ enabi ^ h icti ftntif [ he piotenec of [ he neh fei "t pec il^^ ol [ he "t il e (Chmldert aJ l^^i. A fire liidor^'^ndy of nfuiiL^n arL^^^ aod gLieEiJ jxlboli^s in 4 [ic S^viii VaJky uiflclndL'^ Ibjl fre^LKZil iicm letliaL 4ind ni^edsevenly fjiL'^ pforniHed dc^ eLopmeni iif open ^ cii^n »lih1s dcuniaai ed by fx^ndeirh:^ pjie (Pinns [undcrciK^j elmI "^c^ctu Lir^h ( Ldnx ixeiJciil jlisi prur co 4 [ic ^VL^nL of lire suppre^ion. The nndecdocKS of "^cli ^ jnd"^ hiLve b_^i fiLlrtJ wilfcytJunjercr^L^ wluch wi^ld have oonnjlly been < tunned by fjre LEarretL L^^j Ai eiuunpt of "^ueti a bn.li Hand ls on 4 [ic cleI side of Lhe ped LohI PAFiny Pi^ri PLej^ni Tea is a rieh fei aAd su pport^i u ■■nberoT nrr pbri sjveics os '^'cll ls I wn aire or u nccwiEnon pfcuir eoffiETiu n il ]l:s. Lrxs[:J's I wayblLKJc C L]pLiri:£ iLCtf IliL)^ J rjre oiuh Ld nccniy here and Lnii*l> a few ex her ckIi fen't II MaoiaAJ Cc her cure plaii^ rhut o^eu r here jrr ^ellaw lad > ^^Lippcr (CypnpediLiEn purMn^nnij , HfKirFnv"'! egg l»J > ^^Lipp-T (Cypripediu ni p:K->LTJiin|^ pule sed^e (Ctire;^ liv Lda> and b.'^ilLed Hfiks: njsh 4 P le^x h.hnMT»{1 elldla) ALIiif [ hcsi: spec le^ are niciM LL^^noaLy fou nd la jx^^ LimIs ciccn jno^ l^ calcLLiUiivs ptirenc iLle jiliLs 4 Cbjdde l1 aL 199S3 The sprnee/Uuejoini recdgnoHS commnnjl > isunamnion fnmi Low Lo III^ h elevJ Lon*^ la I he noLioiLuas iif MooiaAB (Hanv:aa al 19^) Tlie beaked spilj^nj^h eonimnnjl y LSRire in Nf^^aiau. roliiLLnJ lo nort h ^efl em aod '^^uLli^'CHCin MoQiaAJ Li olclidi on caLjin ticIl "lUlxlncs. Qrirt Values TIlls site is eti^StirKd us a Klnjie we4 Liftd u nder [ he eLoHsil leolio* "^ em usnl fof [he hyd rogerumnpli le IHGMj apffnxli fof jshc^z^ig "^d Lind fikcLxifts ( Smi h elal l^3i The rn]ieral-Tieh gnmnd woler ls d L^rh^a^ed inlotlic peolLind wlien I he gionnd^vUcr inieiHocIs I he Lind su rfLEe Aflcr flnwing [ h n^ugli I he sec J tic wJ er leaver 4 [le Kil e eil her ah grou nd'^ai eriif surface ^ilcr Dcsfce Llie pnu: imiy of SLLie RcxiH U^ Ln Foinl PkL££iii fcijlie fen's ejrtum and nnlnenL eye Ling fiiclK>ns ^jlL 4ippe4ir lo be inl4ia .judging b> Ihepe^l depihs^aid ehjiaaeriHie planL ccunn^u nil les pfesi^il li Lhesile Ei addi ion co we^i land fu nc4 ions Jlie sJe pcox'Kles habcd fbf a papnLjJ Lon L^ flieflKS ^ pers oLzii Naapfujuri Jjnd u'^is cccir J Llie sjlc , ^ il h Llie ]>n«ihibLe e\ce[i ion iif Linni ing. BecauHe 4 lie fen d ne\£ 4o 5tEic RrxKJ 1$ J and offec> a 11:1 . [ ree-tss "^u rtJee il 's also pj»iibJe 4 hai Llie sJc gds "^^me finownabile n^e di nng [ he "^ inLer. No exciK. pLaHs wcie otherFed in I Lie fen L> LANDS LuOggLnf of [ he ad^kxH arearna> affL'cl nuLnenl Jipvis lo Llie nee The pfCri^nce ol I he ^ J e [LLg[LW4i}' and [ he [iM\^ rcxid jnniedEii ely »:)uLl] of [ he fen hai e 4 Lie pL^eil cd Lo afTea 4 Lie Liy'd colagy of Lhe site, bui hjvc 113 El|l|HifC9tl> lot dCBC SD yti. [NFDt?J ^TIQN N^5 VoFf ulurBHl bryopk^c nom ir sirvcys of ttit hitt Imvc bh^f n 4 [luciivgh Hi^wcvtr. [ heir k> ti nnd to dctrmine BDU rcc^ for '>pni]g'i whK.1] fL'oJ Llit fci Eud tn dd imLiJiiL' 4 hL' ni>w [Ed ks for "^^ n~ Iciiv in^ 4 [n: ^ilt CrmUaicd Mi^ ^G EH ENT Heeds K-luftii^cncri SL^tna^ adjHrcU 4o tlii: fci i]«xl [o IuIj: jn4n a^ou nL pciUciif irm uf Llii: fci'^ hydiolr^y. Fur c:^ jaiplt tiiy LJinlxr liL^R'cd ad^ccat tD [ h? kn ^hou Id ol:»rn ■: "d jIl' E< nzLiriL'-jdL' Mint]gi:rni:nL Zo*i: ISMZj bu ITi:ck Thi: 4. u Ivl'c und^rctic \v¥\^ miJ Lie 4 [ic »:)uLl] cud of LIil' fci shou kl I>l: 4. kecked 4iDi] mail v fnr blKlLJ^c^ of bdlcr vet rcimi^'cd Ifchccilvcn wi:rc [o h: UlxIlliH "^"^ i:r could h^piiwlcd in I hi: L^n for longi^r LliLja nonnLjL "^ [iLch conLd Liven dc4 rjnL:ri4i] cf Feci ii* ^r^mi: iif [ he plioiii'^ jl [ he :£il l' El T^l r^xOc CUKREHCE [^ I OKM ^TJUN P h.L\L \ri'''-^J u p*_T u m .in i: nsL" Tm^ G4 SJ P h-LM \p:^ ^LiniLLU [XM l*i Ll\\\ .hJL^n^ilS fOTCM GJ SJ Bctuki^J.indukx^k'LLLk'^ iilnLukiLL^hmbLaHl Gjn S4 C\:\rc\ LL^K^-Lirnti fcLNti.fc. Ji^u"- '. L ndL£ irra G5 S5 LkHH-hLiris ruitLluEL hcrbucfdifii vt^dDtHna G'^ S[ PciiLind Z z Cj\rc\ ll^ Kki G5 S2 l.lc^ H. hLlfiS RiHtLlun G5 SI C\ nil ro:l lu m iupf iFlLjnn G5 S2 C\ nil roJ lu ni lusif naiiEn 0405 S2 Lirons IrwKlLi G5 Si 113 32 SuidayCi^ek Bottom |j]c \ I K>^ Sniduy Crc^k BiHIOETi El kxi^cd in [he SiuljyCrHkdiLJEm^L'cd'ftiiflli^'CH Nfii*4m]j.alx>i]l 12 nLk's kiiflli^'CH iif OLncy^ NfcHUUAJ NOTE Sent of [ h l^i ^il t d rm [inv^ ■: Lind's dnd Lindens ncr [crrnKfiLc^n d iccJfd 4o LiiL^ccHfi I hL"v pon im.^ SuidL^> Creek BiHIOEriEidgkicualLyKoiiKddciTfcsiicHmJnflg SindL^y CcrckLliLC hjs th.x'a fLlJcd wjl tuLlnvu] rnLiccnjL'>. Bc^vcrjcl Lvil y htis4iDn^ly in HuckcJ Llii: ^"ci Itmd cxmirnin J lcs Lie 4 [lei scc^ whicli d cornjxiftod of wfl ■^pruLL" foRsi , hog biirfc cjir, fL"n_ £uid EL liirgc w]lkjw «miplt\ Grtjund^^^crand mribcc Fit j^ati f run £ iiodtiy Creek doaiJiLli: I he sc?^ h^'drc^logy jod liK"^ifc secfuge cuuld jLho l>e irnpoilJQi la jxjd^ of 4 [ic wd Loid. Tlic ^ ilkiw b^lLoin L'>L1 Dnjjnni^nd V wiLkin^/hc^ilLed neil^e ( S jLi^ d minnond uji^arei uLTiculLdd? skru bland wtiLch i*^ doaiinLiccJ by D[Uinni:)nd\ wiLkin^ jn Llie shrub layer Liod h}' beaked ^^ge in I he heitucmvs Ijycr. T h? 1 2C> L-IOlhi Llijc k ^»:)i] honircuion wli h. h 4 [lei ^.ornjniiEy sc^ ind icjles 4 hai "^xJ imerus firmi [ [ic: u pLiruls liavc Ixen gell log depL^il ed by rep^ed nixxls lor q u iLe hovk [ ime T he "^"Eii er Ublc Jlucl u Ja> "Mill [ hcvjh^^ ^ud huhlli^ pres:n4.e-^Litheiics: oF bc4iyL'r a£[ IV J > Tlie wiLkn^cominiiEy isLice^l wjl li hiiLk "t kragli's ^^ Iijl h gel Li^ifli/e^l hy bcjkcJ ^^d^^ d u nn^ dT> pcmiJ'K ^djiiccnl Lo 4 [ic "^ lI}ow (^ranniiaLly El a hcaked s[:dge coairnun J > . wliic h n::^]}' cxx u d ]■ "^dccr 4ii^hMie;ir Llie crcclL A sknder "^"dfc C Carc;^ lLKicicai]:4jKoinnu aily (x:cLiE> on slighl l> lijgher^i^^und Ihjnllic b^Mked'^ge ciwimu n il y_ jnd J mhL 4.0R: revc4i]ed pcd defi h iif 5^!tin \ lijg hjiE lL\lendcr sedge l Bet u la nanti^aret Jj^ictiijMj cdrr c:c4. u rs jxiccliiLy i kayu^'h i he "^c , mod Ly o* Llie ho«I h "^e of [ he eieck^ and drier "dcs we h in [ he e^rr ■iuppijn IliedcvekjprnenLofspracG^fKld horsd Ji] ( P iccu sp /Eqii]4eliijn an-eoic} fracs T Ills Mle aL^ intlndai Paul C R:ek fci^ wliic h Ei a small p:d LimI Icicaied la a gLieEilly slou R:d Ixthinon PtiulCreek The|Tnnai> v^zi ^ju rtes jr: su rfiKe jnd grtju nd^^ai er fRwi < lie t^rcek js well as I ncsk^^ neL^ftige frmi jdjiitenL skjpcs. \ beaver dam ac iLHi I he (:ieek fonR'> a SETiall sliallow piiwl "^ ill] a C harj np. co>eroJ IxiJIon SuTRKiEuling I he [uhI Ui a slender KcdgelCjKi lLEiLCK'4iT^KorninLiiEy Bc^k bckiw llie wilkiw-covercd leaver dan aod ab<)ve llie jxmd e^ d earr cornmiiEy dornjftjled h}' b;)g hjiuh^bcdkcd "^^^Jge^BduLi naftii^4iie:^ uc rieitiij) '>1]tij bland [■ "^^me pjn*^ of 4 h e^ LL^innu ailv a hcjyy £ phagiin HP tiyer dorn]i]Lld I he giDund em'cr On oae of [ he '>iofes k^id ing doh^ ■ U^ [ he "^d kind a seep cvKi^cs lo [ he 'inTl4iee ai mjd-'ikipe a hzakeJ sedge eomnuaLly gro^t oa I he sk)f>[: "^ lieie "^^ er L^eps llie hchI "Queued [did EKX vEiilchc upf>[:r[UJiof[hUkfendinig my sile visU. \iy\ &V iPLO Hw Ewa L F ^ c TOEj; Tlie hyxJcofc^gy i^< liEi SEe "^ rna u res lis pliirt cxjmrninjl les. Hi>^ever llie iydnjk^ ic pnrccHscs arc qu ite Dijmplcx, aMleo«kJ Ji^ol^ e simie ec^nbinti Lon of bv^aver 4ia IV J > . » reaai nixiJiog. 4ind 4(x slop.' seepLi^c Commii J les Imvc lofine^l hiillion pi^Lii subH rai es 4ind aiineraJ hluLs, wh leh lend co be dllivciJ in oaiire RAinT Tworaje plams aie fo«»d Ei PanlCiect fen kidne>-kaved v lolet I V loLi leaiFoliiii and s reea teelcd ceitoigrjTi ( Enpfcof u m V ind mannti LimHl Spnh]lk p.'rs.4.oni) MoaiaAjNdliJi^ilHenlagePcogrjMihiisftiireconlson flkof aiy raie planis J lliesjie allliongl] g^xxJ liabilLC 4kvs ei^id . and [ here are neartt} c:c4. u rrenees of pi^iJjnd speeies ll]Ei4.ouldeedajil> Ic im Sinda> Creek BriJIOEn The \x:^ tnc^ hAJender s»lge eommiiEy 4 hai c:ce u rs liere ls rire in Monlaaa. Qte>e Values TliLS wilkin^ hmiom pcrfofms'^^nie jnpLidonl "^dtind fnnclKuis. OuTing p[:ak flows of [ he SiftJjy € reek. 4 he "^eJ kind teETifx^unly Hores su rfLf e WLxer aftd dceiules peak Rcin^s TIils wUcr gmd ually dnins fiom [ he sil e 4ind ni^nQitnQS ^lejmflin^ kyerjilliesuKiVKr Tlie'Mllow hiilconi [icotubly a}si> fu neJ k^qsIo reJ jin [^alK u iLices and Jun^veEaid "^■e^ er jmpLicI eil elemenis jnd ^.ompovftds sncli lei phespfcof us and nilni^ei eonpimnds Becau^nLe ipLinds in 4 lie w^erslied have treei impjded b> nrud building and I inibcr hajve^ . [Imri: Licer fiKliofts eo«kJ h: JkLieLi^ing bv^^iind Hieirntiuul un^eol varcii un U e. dne lo incre^ised s[:djnenl leuJs jn llie 4. reekj. CnTTently llie wd und scri kwQf side of 4 lie Ml e 4ire g[U7cd b> c^llc HnmiKxlaig and pu^^ ing of llie hoiI s«rface air ev uHeri . and 4.LElle inipiLls lo [ he "^ illow and gcumjftotJ conimnn J ics liav e (x^enrred Some ^ relclies of I lie ^ rean have giUcei "Mder and shalkin^erdie 4o liv efloc k isi:. &inie f ra/in^ jLhct c:ce u rs J VI o* llie mjr^ ins of Pail Creek fen ^T. Sfinbille. pei\ eon h The lollowingexnJic filaHs are pn^si^il in [ he d rier [UJls of mi>l ol I he eonmuniMes [ VLSiled: Can^a I hEl le ICiisinm dr^ensL^J^ b«ll 4 lie^le ICiCtinm vilgaje>, oxe>e dajsy iCliiysjri liemin leneanchenum^pltiriaiirPl.inlLi^osp J F^ih u re grEKC?i di^minai e scmk of tlie dner ptuls of llie wilk^w and "^^dge eonniu n iljei£ nearlLe nkir^ins of [ lie sile 12X3 Up] ^ND^ RiKipJ hnjkJ Ln^ 4ind L'^LL'niiL>'cLjnlxrbiirrc4 htivc cx-CLirTr^J I hn^u^ houL [ h l'> d uiul^^z , Lind la ^r^mt spr^^ 4 Flci? ■"> Umbf r ImrL-L"! ufi li> LIil' L'd^c of LIie^ wd LomI IhformatwhNi I PS Albi^^u^h LuhIusl' hKor> of 4 [ic ^lIl' is nn^dL^d lo help [^xfiltiin hcmk of cIil' c u rrcru 4.oniii]iiEy piil L^nui Fnillitmorr tiLlioioufh sccsurFCV ls ■D.'dcd. Tli l'> shon Id Lncludc ^ cimpLdc fkin^ lc Ji]VL'n[or> . fix u'^aig csfKcualLy cw Llii: c^iiT cxjairniii] J L? on 4 [iL' M7L1I h stdc of Llii: crcL'k. in 4idd il ^ Bctbcf LIioti: ^tji'ii ini '>l]ould help determine [ he cilcnl ol Ihepeul^od Lie 4 tie ^ile Vrki^k l'> u}»:) needL'd KhHIilt IkkJ kupf'cv^ PuulCr^ekfei i'>neL'ded Ln dcxiini:!]! Llic lenmiio^ phnL 4.oininiiEy elemerus J [he nonheincndofLlie fciL ManagementNei ds T.\^■'\ I ^TOcCUEFlE^^E^^IOi:M^TX]N S^ n.irionu's IxjirulL"^ Gi S2 S\ n.irionu'*! l>jrfiiiB Gi S2 P k ■_^l mv'l\| u _-h_t u [n jpfCisc fni« G4. SJ I^Li u ki ': UiilI u kxiA^c^oci utTieuLJu ^h mblaAd G4'^ S4 Cj\rc\ Li^Kictin^ htrbuceoiui vcfctu IDS G5 S5 ^\\V\i\ iL^hh-Lirrxi hL^rbikCszc^'i vc^d KM G5 S5 C jfL'x n^ rjcu herKx eou^ ^ ndd iofl G5 S5 CoiEX iQdnxEL herK'PLeou^ ^ ecdd Kna G5 S5 Ed ula Rland u kxa^ii^ijci LfiieniiT:^ "^hnj bLiul G4 S4 folix dnnnond iBoa^Eur^ utnc u iLiCLi sh nibLoHl G5 S5 Pcstbd Z Z Pnikuid Z z 121 23 Woods-Beaver-lbribowLdkeCcxnplex Ldcatmh La:dHJ Vrd^ nf Whiltllsh E-jkc \n ood tih^ L"4i:ra MmUdna RjCHNES Ttic Laics and wd liiDd'> [ htl conipnycLliiS'^^zajcslKEiJIy-fonncd [xIIioIl' LiIll'M hai cxxuron jgt^uLlLlJ ■^u brtnic- TliL" ^^rt Lifcds ixx-iij^' dszpfft-HiLtjn"^ riiZijr Llic ljks_ sstiMiLiI ly flixxlL^I ^njunil bK:h^L\:i LiI:ls ijtI fcL" ^ihiiJIow mLirgjKSLd LiliikL' ThAi wjIlt "^.^u rLC^ T^ I hL' LiLl's 4ii^ prL^'ipilJl kv lLaJ iikiifJ fi^mnli^ u pLiuls I ^l' h^ dJ jnd*^ £ljc tl]i:a '>uppJKd wih WLlcr fiDin Llii: Likes, nn^ LikcLy I hiongli (x^c^thtLioaJ "^t^icc ftih^s or giuu euJ wJ tr Thi:sU? Ku ppon'f L'a. ai^ifsl] jod ^vt ncLidow cimEnu n il k!s ^dnd ^uti ic comrnun il ks^ M I hL"« "^"crL' m^ yL'>jlcd? ^CiilunihiL^ Kcdgt IC4Ik:^ a|icrta> corniniiriLly OLCU pics on? of I hi: jL'pKfisu^n^ T he cl'hLlt of I hi: JE^pn^Sttim Iilsi jn 4iq uti lc k\J cimaiu n il y. wl]]ch tsTin^L^d by a tniid uf ciinaic^n spikcru*^ C E]i:{:c[L4my [uJih4 cbj ciinaiu n il y^ ^ h ich in Urn d "f u rTonndcd by Llii: Ciilu aibu hjxI^c cimmu n il y Tin: l]]ghi^4 ptJil ol LIil' CoLu mbij sliH^c coairnnii]! > Iil^ lj k>w (:m'LT oF dcjd kxi^cjioli: pioc- These [TCCS WL^n: apjx3n:nLJy kilfcd whL^n < lie dcpic&Lon nikd'^Lili wjIlt (jvcriltj^^ inj firmi RLJLnb<:n^ iJakc aili:r Llic lifavy ^no^ winltrof ]^^7. A bliicfinal n^xlgrHi 4 CjI jaugr^ b iTOAjdcKMS) cuairnnn J> doniJiLiics jncx her d{:pic»iLon ■L'lar Rtiin b<:n^ L^jke. A h^Iilt "^d tind Lies thH^'CL^n Bsivvrand LuLli: B?4iycr L4ikcs. i e dornjftjlcd h}' a ^Lender Hcd^ctCtm^^liii^ictiquJcimEniiiiilyuftdt]! u ndcK^Tilx'd cxmirnnnjl > conifxim^ of liL^nburn hi]Jn]'>l] ( £cir|ns tKiil ■">> £LJid ^[iritTtT}' cjoqu^zfoiJ ( E^Htiphylk^Lck's fV^nbu ndti>. CJIojI (T> ptij Li Lk^ h^ud^L^ni buLiush com rnnnl K!s c:c4. u r Ji LliL' '>l]LiLk^vr [uH "> ol BL'uvLTL^kc Eoaici^l I hi: k^hi'-Jyin^ JocrS lih^u nd 4 [u:sl' tLl:«i e dorn]utL'd by ^[inci:(F]i:?4is{i^ jnd piipcr bircli ^ Bd iti [epynfciiii. A saiJolL f^a cic4.iis ood h of WcxxJ^ Ljkc^ 4ind i L'> do nil ii Lie nl by d nixi]ig "t kinder scdgL' coniii]Ui]jl > ^ilh k^sofinKnlojy^i^Lfhy tiul ti hcjvy »::«£ tiyi:r Ththfci l^i n\L^cd b> Li ti^g or ' ETUid " di^^inai LiH t>}' cjUojI Lind h.^alLL'd scd^ctCurL'^nlnLulLicti}. The upland fom anHftdchm i^d tii]d'> 1*^ pcixloniJftjnLly £[und f]r^"Li4lldy ^ Abk"^ grjnd LS^LinLonu iiiftindj locr^. Tlie f amjq^olugy tud hydrok:^> liuv? ml L^r^kzicd Li> ^tik:4 nr: I hL' pLiil conniu n il ks d I his '>jlc. Tin: Likes ljct "f null CLlclincil (scvtraJ "^ utiiL' miLcs ]■ arciH hjl d [uiii'> ml o ^V hirzHsh biliL' jnd 4 [ic Si iLl^vilcr R ivcr. Rarfty SL'^xzrjL ran: pfemrs ccc u r on pcdy ^weL^ st thK> 4^ . Thcx arc "Jtnd^r cr^lon^r^ ^ EnophoniEn giKik) yclkin^ IlkJ > ^^LipjxT (CypnpaliLin cakixiLu'f ^ ^uoii l]L'Lli:lxinnc ^ Epjpucl ls ^i^aricLij. 4ind 4. r^tfiin^ scdgL' lC jn:x chiHdonhrjdJ ThEi'>jlcalsLil]L^4irj[i:4.oniinii]l>.[hi:Ci>]unibiLi'tJ.'{|^<:amniunily Otiee Values Co\DI7T!J^ HLinimf I Lsh mg^ and iH [icr fL'^K'dlKWiil acf ivjl Lcs Lir: piobaM> lhL'ii*l> Lind u'4:s li 4 liis 4 iniL' T[;icl"^ of Ci^nEyf j Ll]]4 Lc (€ I rsi u m arvcnsc ? blLx.k nirxJ ll ( Nkdjca^> lupuJii j^ lihI nx'd caijr> gri^ C Ph^iLias ^uu nd inLV-c^ih ixcnr m Llic conimniiJl Lcs LliLC Jiy dowi "^cihoi] jl ly like [ he Dr»iniond\ wiLlo^/hcaliL'^l SL'd^c Ljnd '>pTULL'/flckl hiir^'ttiit CUfflETlU n ILJl"^ Ufl h \ D B A In^giig rmdadjuccnl Lo SLmic oFthr wfClaatfe JE!l ubovr the hi^b wdcr naHz blDckm^ 4 [ic oui k^t ofii*i:. Ui^^m^ has ccj-uttliH in I hL' ^.tK^hncnl mchc pud . and [ he uphnd't jr: (^nn^nl l> mjnagcd wih j 4 iml^er cnph^ists Scveial houH^liave IxL'n hnjk ii* Lin: c^ mdi: of BL'uver LakL' and have [ he fxlE^ni iljL lu com nbuie "^'[i ic L'fflii:nt co 4 lie sy^cni. Ihfq rma twhNeed3 Mor: m lonOiitHii U e "^"ai lt ctiejnL^iy [KMt d L'jlhs ptml '^x'cjl"^ Ll'J h b ■l'cJl'^I T^ I hL' fL^n ftiHlli of ^Vixxls Lake A.4wly ol I his fei'^ liydiology ls jLho ncixleJ Lo dd L'ruimL' ^ he4 tier i drun'^ hcH k lo Lin: nonli and »:)U[ h orjvi to Ike ncrik ManagementNi I ni Mon ikHiig of R:i:d c:jKjr>£ ^J^^ pi^pu Ld lon^ e rn^dDd ki daennine whdl]i:ril l'> ^pci.'^id in^ . and il ho lio^ fL£l. Any fri nn: I iml^er han'ci skmkL Li nin iKiin JkLorpLirjiL' LhL' dde h r^L^nu^i: nanLi]^<:n]L'nl ^iiflL^^ Jionnd I hL' wdJundiB 122 ElEHENTOtCL P:R>^r> iHFORMATiaN Gavu inmi^r G5 S1S2B Picni Jifi'ctiiitHil iiai jpfCjim: Tj^ai G4 ST ALnus vinJthShp ^i n uti^L ^h nibtiMl G5 S5 CLiLin^L^jTiM Lh L^Ln^'PikLhts liL'rfu:ccn]'> vc^lIlckh] G4Q S4 G4Q S4 CBEm buoLLirfxi hL'rti^^ou^ ^v^dL:c Km G5 S."^ C'Jizc^ Li^Kxtirfxi hL'rti^^L^^ ^ c^dLC KU] G5 S5 Chtcj: HKJriLi hcrlxtL^Ju*i ^ l^^m.i K^n G5 S5 Efcoc hLirts jxiLu^ JT> [i^: jttH.i7<^u*i ^ L^jid J K^n G5 S5 SciTpu^ L'PLri us }iL'rtuc'L\ms ^ <:gctLi K^n G5 S."^ r>plLiLiLloLiLi hcrlxtL^Jus ^ L^ctti loa G5 S."^ T>pli:LlLiiloLiLi hcrlxtL^Jus VL^ctti loa G5 S."^ Can:^ Jl^n .1 fcL^rttiLi^ou^ ^ cgdLi ujn G2'^ s: £alix d nihmond iLinLiVltir."^ ulnLulLcti "^hnibLoHl G5 S5 Cy|m|>7dhuni pjn Lll^nn G5 SJ EpcpuLL b> ^ i^Linccj G4 s: 12^ 24 Woodward Meadows Ldcatmh Woodwjnl Mc4idnw IS kicked uJoflg Scmti WtxxJwdnJ CrN^kinltic S^i]i VaJky of non h'^c^ Mrmldnti^ db^iojL LOmiLcs "^^uLli of SwL^n L^jkc. NOTE Scetic nF I hci sec isoapnvdc Itiods-and LiHk>wi]LT prnnEKioii l^ ■L^'^cd co 4icci:^ 4 [lchc fon Lons of [ he si [^. RjCHNES I his^^diihnd Ilcs m ^ ^LiLijIJy'^riivrL'^ v\i[\^y lI 4 [ic [c>:slop: of I ht Mekioh MounUin Snul h ^ViXKJ w jr^ Creek Huw^ Ll] ruLi^ti I hci Hcc^ wliK h supfHifls u Gcyi^r^ wiLlr^ L ^|]i f cy truaftj) b^loEn "^edcni mJ ccdjc^xik fi:ra (TtiLija pi ii:^4VUv mftiicarpiin dT>'0[i?nsj nfuiiLiri LirciJ. bh;)^ hiKh L Bet u lti glund u k:«3j cjrr, wl^i sffiiix ^ Piccl^ np ) forftf ^ tud rni. T h Ls sil L' s«|TfHHls n u rnL'Rivs cxjriirniJiiJl Lcs LUETIC of "^ [LLcti tia' forui«l c:^^ Ttic hydrDti£> oflticsLlt isjMobcilTly LJCo[nbii]Licioi]of2 WLH^r ^mc^cs. Hvifuc? uul suKnTfjcc fti^s Fciiin Siivl [i ^ViHiJwjnl Ci7i:k tind suKnTl^krc fi^^'s fmin I hL' 4« of Llit skipcs immLiH ili?I> wed oflticsilL' !■ tiildiKHi \kcni tuL' b.'^L^ lt dLiaLsin I hL' 4. r^L'k Lind Itl'^ivlt channi^L^ cxI L^nd mg intoltic wiLIm^ 4iDd si^dgi: cornmui] J lcs. ThL' slIl' is hyd nitif LC4i]Jy q u il L' cornp][^^ On I ht l'^k side of LIil' crfck is ti long^md Emir^^w mc^ikiw [ h^d I'lmradly jcxmipkx mLic ri\ L^ WLicr salgi: ICdircx ^nH i]ei)^ bhzukcd »rdgt ICdrc:^ ui ricity j^ ^md B u^ buun's snlge ICdrex bLi^baniniL) cuffiETiu n il K!s. One "^rnl coc? WL£i 4alj:a Ji LliL' wiicr szdgL' cx^rn rnii]]l > . whK.1] h^kf a l4ijrlv shulkin^ U (kn I hick? m^uiic hon/(Mi liHiTiL^ i>^ lt LH^t FTH- Lijc k gfcvL^ ch> kxjm liiycr T^l^r: aju TtJiliZiird h:^ hin. h in lIil" cad sidciif [he ciL^ek hul LliL' dL^]inaiil ^ nib coairnun J > js t] G^zycr's wjlLow/lx^kcJ "^xJ^l' Lc^jnnLiniLy ai Llie Ht>ul h eul LiJjaLcri IoLIie^ T^'cd ciu led cedar fufc^ Geycr^ wilkj^A dranioai cs [ he eiwmu n il y, w J li t^ik^j scdje a»d CnH^k's "axJ^L" ( Caiei cvtKkjiJ Llic dominajil "^^es in 4 tie undenoiy A Lir^cr pLicti nf 4 [lis ^.ornji^iiil > lx~lii\ oa Llic wc?t side of I hL' eiL^ek ELCJcb}' £orncof4[LLS4.ornii]iiEy L^ppcjrslohtivL'fonnixJ laL^ filled la K^^i^ lt jx^d. ^u4 [i of 4 [le Enokfo^u* \xi'h "f idcs i>f 4 [ic ereek Lf 4i wcTtcn red ccdajycxjkfL'ru cxmirnnni > . whK.1] appzaiH co he r^micd on 4i]livEil depL^iIs. ^VL"4en red ccdtir doninaes Llii: overior^'^ wlijcl] 4ilsi> htis nailered "q^TULe The u ndcidiny (.onidins sz'dl! cr^ "^lejrnluak alder ( ^liis iicioAii) UEid Kcxky Moiinitiia uuple LA4.lt ^ bbnnj. wjl [i ilie hL'rttk:eti«s la>er4kmLnded by caUeri] field hir^'ttiiUEq u mctnin tin'eos:! aul CdntuLi tHa4.lih.TTy {CiHuus t.antiden'^sk 1 n ihcifor^ SiivltL Wixidwanl Cieek tus a ETicderjeLy deep gi^KlKii! aul lhaI ver^' sjinivs tm whci il h iLs Llie inejiJow co [ he nortti Jl bhrcomcs ver> low ^rjH leoi dnd siivKwliti siauous I ■ Llie mci^ow J tieie afe deep "^iJl h.'ds on [ he cceek hliomaELd bchiod l^dverdanh tiul Lliere d aa e^Leosive cimnion nafe's l4ijl ( HifipiiCEi viiJ^ns) cxmi mun il y iJichc^k^ ni^ving eieek W4iers. [■ tiddjl ion 4o I he □eyer's "^ illow {.omnLiniy ii* Llie wch side ol I he 4. reek. [ here is JLir^e tug biieh ciiTT ciwifKieTi^d of bctli lxi£ biicL^leoderscdge LCare^ t£h«x:arpLi) aod Ixng bireli^C usiek^ si^dge coEnrnnn itES. The iLxLer IS formed onasljghly qiakin^ su b^ ry e tikd has a Uller. deimer "^dnd iif bhi^^ bircti! hjn 4 tie fiifmer cijnaiuniiy € usiek's sedf e dornioji es 4 tu: u nder^iuy iif 4 he \xj^ turch ■'CistLks ned^e umniu n iI y^ and SLdccrcd licury "^ illows (Salix caAdKJaMre pre^^ni T tie su b^ide e^a L .5iih- deep fx^i layer, we h sctiLered 4. Ia> Jen'«2h pr^seni. Ttie bo^ b]iuhAlender s[:dge cornmiiiy h js 4in ■ftdeiHc:j> dominaied by lender snlge a^d Biituu m's '4::4l£e 4ii]d yelhuw Txd^tiCiOzx ftivaj aie miELor cimpimszris A "blender s[:dgeconirniiE> isforvKd 1x4 weei a^d anrand [ hcse earr cfMiETiu miles and Jl afifcais li> Ix "^Ijgh Ly wetLer Lliani he^' commniiJl ics. PaHsol I he sleuler ned^e umnu n ily sue on il qViiking su b^rJe and one sin L 4. ore revedled a WLm [ki'ji tiyer o>'cr a ^Leyed ^iOciih- I h^k eLiy tiyer Finally, tlie weHem liD«ftdiiT> of 4 he siLe is cxjveied 1^' spnjcvVced-iihicr do^w'iXHl uinEnu n il y ( F icei^^i^n n't s:n The oveidiHy wjs4kminLied byspmce and I he di^ er^' slinj b kiyer w£ls domjuled h}' ^ rranilxjnk aider 4ii]d ^ikler leaved bueh lion ( R hannus aln ifoljj^ WE ti a small aniou nl of red-osier dci^wxxxJ Thedoninaai grjninoid W4is[eed mannagnsi (Gl^feriii grind Lf). WE h dwarf red trticklxny L f^nhns pnl>[:sLeKSJ aAd Canuld Ink h Ixny {kwiinari in [he Forbla>'er Key &4V iplo hw Ewa l F ^ c TOR'S Ttieie are I hiee inLeEuclin^ fLx.liHH[ht1 d[i>ngly inflnen4.e I hb sec I he sile^ h^'drology is geomorptiolc^y and bc4i>'er aa ivi > TIlei in4erv.l urn is very CL^^pb:^ and i^ likely Ihiialllhree fLiPilors in fine need djffereni polls ol I lie HEe Lo vsayi ns de^iees Pjn iif [ he Ml e in Llie wcs siJe of Llie c reel: is a pcjlLind while I he red oflliemle has a sliallow ofganie la>eri>^'er ninerol nnibi l^iillier inven£or> of 4 he sile is ne4.es^iy co trell er u ndeiditnd I tic EkiG&tku Ln'e sl]af>»l Wixidwanl Meadow Allliciaig h 4 tiere are H> kncin^ n nofe plant oceEnrnces ut e he 4 e I liere 4iie »:veial ontdandiig plani cornniini> cceunenees "^.^me of wh^li aie uneonimon in Mo*4ana Fc»~ e^anple J tie we4 em led eedar/iukfeni dnd spmce^red esKr dc^wcxxj commnnjl Ks tue bn4 h large ixeineH.es I hdl aie in^cxxJ cond ilxi*^ jnd tHi ti are ^4.0^1^:^ in Monlana-Tlic sJcnder sedge and Ge^ei's wiliow/facaked sed^e eanininn LlKk, wl]]le eoninoi^ jie abu Lu^e £^ in exeelknl cuwIe ich. pTt>E Values T bi^ sUe ap[k:ac> I o [lEovidc uui^and ing wild Ijfe ^abELi ^ bused on llie se ings of £c:«hawk^ nuL^e , gieal blue 1Z4 hciDn^, uod wh itct jlI (fctr mxfc d u no^ rht sdr vi'd The luigt fid npuoKorKd^c [naidowund walking uod Ixng biKhcurr^ ^VcxxJwjrJ Mc^mIq^' firovjdL' ^uai? impiifldnL wdLind funa km]'> aMl v^r'jlcs. Ginug [eliK flcwi af e^c cr«:k I hL' ^^ ct kind lL'nipiminl> "diifL^^ s«if£i£c v-*^ lt Lind LtLL^n ULi^'> [^^ik niVA">. This "^"^y lt griJ uuJI> dioios fnm I ht MiL'dnd Rdin4£UKS Kl rc^Lii]ni>w k1<:r in I hL' s«nnicr. Tlic n] jrik Lind i,hkc jM^^bahJy ub^^ f u nci Lc^n 4o i^aji puH EnLics tud mnm'i: jnd SL^quLTicr LmjxmaJ L'L^VKilsjnd cxmifx^u nd*^ su4.1] js ptui^phonis jnd hjI ciigL^n j.omjymiids. BccLiimc 4 kc u pklnd^ ]■ LliL' ivil^zrJicd Iilivc been inip^KlL'd b}' ciud b«ildii]gai]d[iinth.Tl]L^rL-L"4 \kc^ kilLTfunLlKJEUi could bt incrfuhin^ Vy'ond L h lnp Liu nal hoi^l' of viin Lie i cm ^ i:^ dii: lu ]h. r^^skmI nzJinicai kud*^ in I hL' LiUL'kJ CoMnmaH Tbc Htc Bpf:c4iml [o h: in i:;^i:IJL'nL 4.ni]d J Lon Tkc kiMl ls fxi^cd . kj I hf^^rti KdlJy nohuiilinf cct-uiy kcir Thi:rr turnn (t her obv Lou*^ LoiduHJ^. in I hL' wd I jnd Tkc only t^citic irfeinl kmnd ■■ [ he "^d k]ftd LsCtin^L^lhcik'LCiiHiun tin'cns:? "> kick cK^uHi js M.LicLL'[rd indL^iduL^L^4ii]d [iiolxjbLv pjsi^sljllLcLliicdlcolkcsiLtdl [levari Th^vz ls^l "^rnLjLI [K^pnkl Lon iif riNxl cdntiiygnoHS L PliL^kiris ti[Ui]d]ftii«: jj inchc'^'d^c ni?4idm^ o* L h? c^td sjJe^ iif [ h? cun^Il This c4>irs[:£QK> wh ick forriLS H^n^'cih u [Ts in M.'^tHon^ly llcxidcJ ^^J[^kcs£ii1d fL^n*^ }il£i trcirn LirolnJ Ji LIil' licrjc u n: tis bhill] ^ n£d ivc umI ciiH LCf pccjL"^ PiifvtdLonMn North ^JTiL^ncdn^LV hi: 4.oii]piis[:d of b L McnglEino and Lcsku l^^S? \i is ujiusul^I co m.'C'^uIJ fx^pu iLic ions of Lli? ^il^hs "^ck l£i 4 bit Et Wcodwjrd Mcik^ow Upl^ ^ D3 WhiL? LliL' ^"d kiftd ilsclf dppsLjy 4o K' Ji ^a:d 4.ond iLkm J]i? lund^dpc ii'^kLch il Lsk'CJlcd Iilsi trciri fcuf nn^nlcd by 4 inihcr kai>v» A ck^zctzcHxi^iid of "IlIc Lind corpiini? LJinbi[:r binds ^u nonnd [ he Ml l' Lind ^ h iJl' sovkz of LIil' nfuiiL^n for^m ^dnds 4 l' g. I hL' wc^l'ci rLif (.cdajT^ukfi^nL conirnui] J > . whK.1] ls on "^oli: Jjnd ) jcl' iniuLL mucliiif Lhc sutrkj nd in^ ipljiid k^tsbcL^n bjrFCdcd ji^^rni^cahLsnploLln^cd^^zofLliL' wakrnd Raids tind "^kid L rajbi nig Llii: sjlc , uuljiig jccl"^ ^ZL^y ^V hiLc LIicte ulLjve ics ]>n«tL' ^unic L h r^Li 4o I hL' s^l^ ^u(:h as incn:ifT[:d ^^in^ dclLvciy lo I hi: wdLind il'sin^ ck jr LIiljc 4 kc k>'d ciiii^gy of I hL' scchL^ h:ci ^ rL^^i Iv iiffmcd. [■ShDEM hTM^ NeEOS A Ibiifou^h f]nn.4E invcoiory of th? sc? ls nodcd^ 4K e hciris gncd pn^cri i^d liL^bitLX forLiniiinhtrr^rdEr pitinis htR:. On ly a cnrs:^ hcui forraj? plani*^ wl£i uxkf l' dn nng [ kc Ml l' vbiil. A h^'dn^igK. ^ndv of [ he "olc l^ abv needed '^kich'^'onld k^iH lotib.'tLerunder^dndingofLlieyrnaureofEhc'fileandEhedLlnbvlLonof pfcinL conm u n iLjl"^ Fvtiir tiEnter ksuvcl adjtiL^enl ki I he si? "herald cnfikiy ^ cuunhidE^ rrunagerneaf EoncbifftES El 1» TNTOc EUKREHCE [\ hDE7l ITH]^ Pkki sfi^CT^rn us ^ijloiiferj fiMurf G3 S3S4 Tknja pljLtia^^ ■incx^rpiu ni d n l^ ens TdiH G3 S3 So] IX ^cyemBirii^iJci ruir^ijli G5 S5 C'jizcx niqutlilis hcdx co < lie iitc RjCHHES BrarPaw Meadow ^ Lcx:4i«j rai [ he Lno^lnpe iif 4 tie Whjiefmk Rliel^c^ scs ii* uILuviljL nJcTuobi di:fr:«il fd fR'tr glucol t]ll Ma4 of [ h? "^x.^ LiftJ IS ssK^^ntilLy nixiJcd la LIil' sfno^ ^ hci Llii: ]ri L'niiil4<:iil crMkfi^winf I hirajgli [ he Ml l' D¥cifknv\ jnd s^i]L]'> d Lif usl' su dLH.c flcin^ lH'lt LliL' skifiLEif . h u m rmicky 4ind 4 L'Ji;!^^^^ Dixxlptji ThL' sec di^uKS Jrio fwiACr^L'k T[LC4.ran|Ttx aiicciilupLi^Euphy iif tiu aimiict^. (.luancbi. sLou^ hs ljeuJ jxiols crcdcs ^ (xrinfiLci vcgflLi icn rnn«i:3LC Ldr^c [^4. hcs l^ Silkj jLdcr ^ ^]iv> vmdis "^p. '>jiu£y j^in: 4 [k: nic:^ d N Jkd jvi: (^ranniinLly ^ Lh?'>jlc, Ll]c> nccurii* [lie imwi 4o ^"cl '>kifin£ flcxidpijiii. Muc [i Ld~4 hL' slIl' is dominji l'^I hy^^ htiid-Li>4.]js>]fy (^cwiniiaLly vykixik htis In4s nf jxictiy coniftr icgi^ncnjHi* ThciCULild hi:4iD c^dy^'cul sprw^L' co[nrni]i]J> Bcsida>p1chv spniCL'UEid kHlg^pi^k' pjiL' IPin u'f 4.ra]lc)ft jj rcgL^ocrJ ion LIil' coEnmiiJl > 't«|TfHHl'> bLrk (^i^loah^txiJ ( Fopn lv> bub^uTiLfi^rLi »ip tnchicLjqxjJ^ [>TiJ rnimiftd^ wj]|jw ( S jLi:^ d niinni^Eid L^iftj^ SjI tLi aJdiT. uldi:r-k jv^ bucll tLurn ^ R h:Linav> ulai^uluj}, hJicjrari Kcd2RiUi(Ctitiinj^ni»L'>C4inLidL'n'^ish, biuaiL'LBnmiu'^sfi^ tud "^"(xxj rccJ (Cinii j np ) Thi^sUc tibu lixi MiffK sm jLI [Eiic hi^ i^ Imiairnraid's wi]k>w (x>innu n iLy. TliL'ci' 4irc »:vtrLd srnLjl] dcpic:»iLC)n'f ii* l1][^ tur draniQLii cd by t]i ii]flLicdsaJgL'CCajciycsiC4irm>craninLiaEy The u pbnds L^n: a (^ranbioLii ua nf sffinrc/bci^ lily C PiE'Cd hp ^linLraiiii iiiftirj) tiod giLiid Tic^teLipJ LiJy ( ^hjcs £ rjnd is/C I inkiflEi u aillora? fom \ibt &V iPLO Hw Ewa L F ^ c nhaj; Ttic h>'d[uti|^ nf 4 [ii: slIl' M.'cnh 4o be LIil' Jtiv]i^ fjaor 4 nmi u rin^ pfeLJil ciwim u n irirs J BmrPtiw Mcidra^ Allliraigl] no bc^ivtr LKl IV Lty W4is obs^nvJ d u rin^ I Ll' slIl' ^ isc il \ jxkm bkM h.i b^^L^^r pLiyL'^l L^n laifx^rtaul n^L? \n ciu^ i[L£ I lii: wet hod JiLln^flnl [iLicc^ jnd [ hd IhLNrcurTL'ru jbN-'ru-L'isiQtfHiVtibLcfortlit silcdr^'in^'tOinL'^h^ tiMl ulkin^ Ln^ con if?r rc^cin^d Lon lopru^ccd. RhEITV Nu iLirc pLints or cimmu n iLjcs mc kncin^ a fcim I hL' sec Qti>e Values Jim V^Liidcrfciird ohvrvcd hcwk tv^ur d igg]igs t1 Ihci'Jc. HLiEuing E pfDlHbLy Lilt gkI> c uncu bndiif oTi Its wctluDd. No cxctKS wcr iccoidal on I kc rKldicnn Vfi h ^ n ^ Lof^in^ in^s iiE^ijrly su riDiiiid E he siLt. tiMl LliE^tr is ciJciUJV'c E iinher hLirvE^id ocurby IhFO RMATW H Ni I n^ Atbofou^h niirlK. invcaior^orihcscc l'> ocfdcJ^ 4K wclJ l£i houii: rL"4:4ii^l] oa I he [LEtra> oflticsLle Ckihcr inspxJ Km of 4 [ic site for ">]£»> of liidorK br^ivcr jct ivjl y "^nu Lf 4ilsQ be hcLp^il]! u ndcrdandjig Llic '>jlc h idoiy MAHASEMEHTNrLn^ Aa> fuEn re [ imhcr liLiTL'c^ ^y Lliis "^ c needs li> cnpkjy s mimynlc iKiJiuiicincnl /one hifTciy t1 jninirniun El >7I I M Oc CURREHCE [^ I OW:l\ M Kj^ ALn u*^ ^ indth ssp sin ulI^l sh ru bLiMl G5 S5 SaJ IX d nnaicmd i^ma stinhtiiid G5 S5 Curtx vr^iToru htH:uxui]'> vcgclLi irai G5 S5 12£ 26 Blanchardl^e T [iLS sUi: IS ti Ijcgt ^Ilku] fxc hok' LiIj: foruinl in ^Iljc mL 4 lI] Tin: nhifcs L^nd jnEncJcii dv su rFn]i]d]ig uphods tiiL'. fiif [ he mcKd pufi . gL'nlJy slopjig TIiltl' aiu LIiki: loicrmjlccri ccrckslbdl fi^w inLo Bijncbjrd Ltikc hnl "^ [id hi:r I hL"4: or gn^u nd'^'^ lt is LliL' |)f iiniiT> ^Ucr^uurcc lseux kuvA ji. No ii«l Hiva c^li jn ncbi jcl' stiiiw'i on IhL'Icpa rnufi Tht tilLf svpfKHls caicrgi^ru wctbnd coainiunjl lcs tironnd [ he iLike InigL' jod I hL'iv eneul tiL ruK plH1lL■[l^ of 4 [it Ijke^ Llii: nonl] end. Cdlldi] (Typfc J Ld ifiilL^ii lecd 4. jomy^ riui ( Phtitms eltu nd inLiLc^it jod slEMidcr »zJgL' ^ Caiei Il£iLC>:4IT^> comniiE ic^ domio^ i: 4 [le evKi^eri nmiaini] il ks. Tlii^re l^ 4|[m> ti GL'bb\ wiLlo^ (SjIji b^bbLLiAJ) cuEnrnnii iLy on pjniif Itie Likcslioie ^1 Llii^limeol I lie s«n ■:> . it W4KnixiJL:d by 4^^^ ol ^Uer^nd [L4id ^ Lie LL'crd 4i:LipJ ( pfusu m jbLy Jii: 4o flcxided cond i ions? pjjxT biKh ^ Ed uk] pip^'nfLTJ) ThL"^: jcl' ■■■simJIy flcxidcJ ciiwlE ions Ebr GL'bb^ wilkin^ . 4 [iLS Lilj.'shorL' Lcunnu nily ls^lIJ b^iag tiffccLcd b}' hi^'h woli^rkvelsKsvking fiom [k:l^v> ^mli:r 1 9*^7 HMVA'S- Tlic flcxi ing- Lai^ L^ L^od sitwKJ^crt ixiujiK. hal ciTmniu n iLjl"^ aju d n l^k:. T he dccjx^ /one apfcarMo be doETUiLlnJ hv wjIl^cIlIv ^ Nnplitir ^p h "^ h lIl' la "diji hi Ly shiUk^^^ lt ^iier W4iL'[^kKJd ( B r^then i^mctirebcn} d doETUianL W^ er miLFuiL IN^ynopliyllin np HomjutL's la nome^ h^ sliLiLlower woler^ dnd wi^er ^m Jd weed ( Folygmim tiMi[i[LLbinni> El 4kmLntii4 Ji Llie sliLjlk^'e^ ;x)ne ^"SiixiLiced LX[u^y k. sp^c les jh. Inde 4.L^rnn:p:^n hkilder^x^rt |L\rieitiim vu Igarisj^ griHfr k^ved fond^eL'd LPulanxigdon£QirnjiL'u\|.and Lon^-^LJk^d [uodh^L^Td l P^^^AnHigdLU pn3[:)j[L£iUi| Kf^ &V IKO HII ENTH L F^CTOIS Ttie i^avhorpliL^ig} umd hyd rak^y pnnnJe ii Laf°e au^ dJveI^c rkuHa^-luived iimI su bmL'cged jqnti le pLinL (.UKmuaLly. SevenL rjre ptinls CK^nrol Bhochjnl LakL' T hcse aie ulL 4iq u J le spccjes [ hey tire W4ie[^kKld^ pygn> ^Uerlil^ C Mvmfihaea [c4 [u^onti h jod ^iicrb«lnsk(ScLrpussnNemimL^Lis? Nj iLire pbnL (.L^innu riLlJL"^ cxeur d IhtssJc, tikhoLi^h Liq Li£d Le etmaiu n iLjls haveal hi^en ckbihi lied lI I he 4 ime id" I hb enLiy C>Ti>E Values FkxiJig £ loK of tilf^ iiceir in 4 [lc ofcn W4iter of I he til^e ^V hetlier tl]e« tire dne to n utneoi ktLjdiig eaused b^ "Kfil le efflneni iir d Lie [o ■■! nenis from de4.LJ> inf fincded ve^dEii ua is u n kncin^ a Tkuf d d hi^kLy pnid ucl ive Likc^ buL enl roph iii^y Loa is LJ jx^ enLul [ kred Cp^niTTiiM Re^-reJ K^ftiil uses like fiskin^ are [he pnnury kinJusi: , ^ h ich w ill piobtjUy iKn^mr'^Ltli tnciGtuig populdion pre^nre Rce^l clul4IT>'2 [;i>s ls oie of [ he dL^ininanl cvKi^cri pljnLspxies Tku^ lav^thivc ^oiss [k:m:s ti LIikjI co I kc ct her evKi^eri coEnmnn J les d The sec Pi):e.mc\niK fcik^ o[:eu r in [ he Ijtzc. TJpihsna Several ne^ Lir^c kooKS cccn r ]■ tlie Like bcsin aftd Fut u re su bd Lvmin* pmbahly fr:«?i one of 4 ke ^retld IhreJs Lo4ke mLe^ny iif 4 ke EHiulic commiiiy Lo^^in^dnd ir^- tniLd mg k^ive ix^irred inlke u pkmds lirivuI Llie Like iHFORrnATWHNi I n^ PerM^^ence iif 4 he py^mv wdlerlily and W4iter hu Inj't h pLifntii uos need co be confLnncd - 1 hesc ^'ciriit ctccrvcd d u no^ I he site Vise I a LxJd e ion , iifonmi ion d leeded ii* the WLicr »:)u n.es aod liydiologvofche lake. ManagementNi Ens A ^vUer4|«iil J > imiflEonn^ pn:^ Riin ls needed kir B bEU-hmd Ltike co evaluai e 4 ke degiee iif enl n^itd ion Thi in Femiai Kja eeiLikl be iscd 4o liel p naiolaia ^vUerq«iilri> b^ LEnprnvinf Lud aitikJ^cvKri in [he busin 127 ELEkl ENTOc CURREHCE [": I [^Rbl ^TXJN ^j\\\\ b^^hhi.hnLi ^li ju bLiftd G5 S5 PllLdLiTiS LiTlftdlQ^^Z^J htrtuCCDIUk VCfCtd ID! 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W^ lt L'ruciH [lie p."^ Lmd frc^mchcctd tud Rcin^'s niHJy jl rvsi I hL' sudtiL? of I hL' [h:^ lowdr^ Iht "^^uLliihVH Sphj^num is pfc^oniinLinc i>^ lt imid of 4 [ii: fL^n svif^LC and hjsfiifrncil liiinnccks 6- LO inchest [3-25 cn| LLiLl.Thc k^LTii^inH L'nd iif 4 hc^d Liiid h^LS ai tict]Vi: bciivi^r jx^d ^ind LiJ|Jc<:i]l ^^J[^k Bc^ birch IBftnlj gLmdnkvij) tud smaJltr tiMULirus of tic^oy w]lk:n^ L ^|]\ c^nd id jj tm: jnpLidanl "^hnibs SJL^ndcr ^^gc 4 C4iK\ LsiLcx'dr^^ bc4ikcd KdgclQoci uLncLiLdd). aftd pu rpt (:iH|idbLU Pucri lIIj pLi]i4 nsj tiiL' conirnon [icrttiLctivs "qKCJL"^ Non hcni txj^ ItETim ing (SynufHuny^ bofcdci)^ J Niinlicra Rl^^ ion s^imc l>v spocjcs, licl' kftiVA'ii [o iiccir in 4 [ic fL^n Kidnc^'-lmr violfl I V ioIj fL'riLloLi jj. 4iLso HTKSC ivl'. (xcu c> ij]^ rcmn tik^EL^ J Hfli^dl ccrck SnlKiipinc I Ir L Atrti^s iLfiKK^ii]:^! 4ii]d IndgcfuL? pim: L Pjivs coruontii doaiiTiLicc LliL' skifcs £idj jcl'jiI collis: fL^n KfvE^^ iP.jhs>rE^ Ki R^cmRS Th^ Lrnpcdcd d ruiL^c c ju^'d h^'chc lx4i¥crd£unEUKl tlicimJ-fDnrung nc^^ I kcmbclvcs roioieueui ioitiiiLdcd cond J nos ^tvciLiblt lu I ht £ pht]£ iLins jnd it tier fca species. Bowci Creek Fta IS ti 2a>H l^:^ jnipk' of u pcd Liul domiulc^l pfiiTkinly b> Sph^nnin mcvihJ.'s Smch pcu lunds licl' uneoffiETion in NkiQitiftj G [Tca-k-'elc^l 4.^:4 lon^rjHf (E riophoniEn virjdKLjnoLii inj tud northern hiig lemming ( Svimfiornys Ixirciolus)^ Njd fcL^iu KcgKH "^qsUji'l" sfceies- ixeu r in < lie fen K id ncj'-Jcjf vtoleH V lob iraLfoLuj L^pcv^rt akjns^lie dRiiiL^e upr^r^m from L he open fen. Oti>e Values Bowei Cie^ FcK W3S Eitkcdcd 4ci Managtmcnt Aiea 12 T nfunaA arr^l ii I he I^TFisiieud Ford Pbfl. Timber htirvci El ic:h rolled in I [lis M A co pn^ ctl TijxjcEin vegcttl ion jnd WLxerqutdity UrLAtfna AdjticeH Lind*^ mc "^ LlliJi MA ]5 whEh enph^tsj/cs I lEnbcr piridniiT ion. AddtioBal sfliYcys iilong [ he nuin Hen of Bowcn C reck afL' ■L'eded [o dcbic^le pLHiibJcSI A Ix^undtuics AddLiHrnjI tmppaig fcr non tieni bag Icnmiig in [ he ^eaciLiJ tirca "^^ts rccimmcEid cd in ]^J b> liEnReiclicL MontmaP^irol HentiJ^e Pni^rtun ManagementNi I ni El T^l r^rOc CUKREHCE [\ hDEJ^ ITiON Svnurionn's l>^rciilis G4 S2 P h.LM \p:^ ,^jm,vi riy^ is eaiadcisiE Ened GJ S3 Bet u ki i^ Lbnil u k:^,L'LLLn.'x utncitia sh nbfeiMl G4n S4 Cjrc\ LisiiM.Lirrxi ^ J itujceois ve^d ID! G5 £5 Pcdtind Z Z 129 28 CiydBlFen Luc \ I ^f>^ CiyAjLFci i'>kK'^LiH in I hL' Nf l^ioh Mou ncLnn*^ W ■Jdi^mc'Ss la I ^l' c^vi fccilijIL^ iif [ h? 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[ [ici ^^uLliwcf Rif L miLclochc \KAn\ ubuvt I [ic scuc h^'cl ix]ntrnf4[LC wctLuid Jvtbibk to i be non h fmn I ihj l> Hike dowGlDfic crcNr-ciivii ry co fL^n Ttic hitt con^L4^ nf J nid- tJtvU Lcm ]xi*d aftd prolLind ixcnpy in^ j nid-^Lopz b^Kh icur tin: Iic^wljccih of [lit SwLin R]vtr Tht powl L'>dci:p C4L J accrs in si^l' jnd fringed "^ lIIi floJ Jig or^^jc ntl^ fcjluTiiig Ctir:;^ liv idti ljhI Dmitra uh^Ieli E^ nf Iht [unJ L'>t] 1 4ic'n: L'^poftSL' iif C^rtx Liuiictifjxj U[itiMl'> su rnivftdin^ I hi: wl^i bnd 1i:j¥cel hrgi: compom^nc iif wf^ L'ra Lin-li ^ Ljn;^ cc(:idi:i]|jl L'>i kidfcpiik fiinc ( Pjii]'> cii*4oda? is coEnmrm on I hL' kiiflh ^idc of tbt watud Kn &V iPLO Hw Ewa L F ^ c Tonj; ^4ittr inpnl vyk\^k mjintJinschc high woli^rtjbLc ls (:nl kul 4o I ht sitt ^'acr »nnE^c muy he sctf^t from 4 ht S'^^i R3Vi:rtD[hc^al FUiriY OriEE Values CrmdjlLon UpLhHDS iHFORMATlPHNECD'i I IE ml bcH^uiictJ Hvrvc^'s cond nci cd b}' S EticlLy jnd S ClitiJdi^Ln 1992. ManagementNeeds El HI I M OC CUi.REHCE [-^ I OWil\ M KJ^ LFnbd Z Z DlQKIBBaRlku G5 S2 CUFTX livid EL G5 SJ 13Q 29 FoDlhills Meadow Fnol hiLL'> Mi:4idc:n^ islcicJcd inltic Sv^m VaJky of non h'^cd N^oul jnti m [ he Sn«p Cici:k dninugL' tibi^ui^ aijlL:4> »:)li£ h oF Swja L^jkc N^ifllanj Fnol hiLL'> M?4ido^ is u sf ri»> oF 4 wdLind't ^ ru ig tik^o^ ^ 4 ntmmy iiT Sou p C rL^ck Lie 4 [ic bcthc iif [ he SwjnKdn^c Each iif 4 [ic "^d Loids htis d Jci^iiiflL' th.'uvLTdL^rn inlhL' wclJ jnd. aid "^^rnctiinLS axon: [h^u one ThL' c^vieniiniid i^d tind (.onldins 5 commiiE ics hcukcd s[:dge LCjfL^h; ul CKuLm^^ 4iwncJ "^^e ^ Caiei d [icnidcsi jnd Di^rnmo* "f pi)j:nsk ( ELciic htins jxiLu^nsKornmiiE ics Ji Llii: sliLjIkx^ nujiyli aiou nd I ht Raf° in^s WLier [iochlIjiI inltic ■wjk- btKcomLiH d«prni3D»fc m [ he cl^hI lt ol I fcL" ^ct laad _ aiHl "^pruLL^VRzd-tKiLT dc^i^txx] L PjccaVConis "^"riLL^J forc^ titiDi'L' 4 [k: sh£ JLow mjr^ti comrninjl > TLl' bHz^vcrdjrn ai tlit rmLkJ LsinLad tiod micrgnin^ a wil h tikJcr "^ Llk>w , jod dc^'^xxxJ Thnc Ls a dcfln Jc stiorL'ljii: 4. uL b> xviivt 4ia irm oa I ht sti4 [i suk of [ he "^d LjhI. fti>w qiiLli: j hJ jbuvc LicpTChtnL wjlcr level- Lnd LC£y in£ Lim lie Ml L" iiKC "^iifcd jmife wJcr Ai yi>u pnigiuwi 4k>wii [ he eicct. jtn «>iik LoIIlc neU ^"d Ljftd^ wliic h d j complex iif fea. Emirsk^ jnd foiled wdliind.The lorL"led ^ftlaod is t] yen' setuLI pdt:]] of ^ol eru i^ cixJar/OLikreni (Th uj J j^KLiii^^ > ETincK'drpiu rn d n^o]1 L'rLS? ^ b> nJd f ro^l li cedar Tliw cranniiaity ^rjdcs iilo spnw-tyred CTiier do^ft-otxj focH TIil" Hffuce ajc iiivud inj Jn jdjai^enL . fairiy d r> tcaicd ■^gc comniinily ^^ Kicli ]■> TftutJi cd fiom a fL^n !>}■ tincc tier th."jvcrd jrn_ T he fcji i-^nigLi^ b^ a ianl-Lo-cLHjfy h:^ biKhcBdLiLintiu)c(miniuLJl>. whiLl] hn^im underdiH^' wih ■■ii>[:ious l'^^jl T^rti^ in sjx:4s. ThL' L^a is donuulL'^l by "fkridcrwdgcLCare^ bhKxarpLi) ^ iLli a sp^uHC in'L'rnor^' of lianbicn hnJrusl] ^ ^iipns ^^uLns? A»K:cEii ed s^eclcs tut Eiituu m's ■9:d£c ( Caiet huslxmaiui yeLkj^^ scdje (CtifCit flav^l j rcta scdje (Ctireit cwdenl cofc-^Rxi f Pdjsil cs KogiLLic us^ nod [lctti bvgle^'eed {LycofiuMiiijniif us? \xj^ tm. kbcdn IN^tn yiiri lies [ rilolitlai sltnder spikerimk ( Ekcichans Lennis^ and Kdlin^ kihclu (LolieLia kaLmjiJ A^uilt^oie re^'caJLiH j pcti dcflli of ahiivl ^UrErubovca £ le>cd ciiiy tiyer Theit^L wdJjnd diVA'i]4 retm is mncli ^'dccr tlian I lie pfcv lou*^ 4 h^tK jnd d 4. harjcl tri/ed by "v^ tmJ LV.I ivc Ixavcr d4inis "^ liLch havt [undcd wjIltijiIo awiiL'd scd^caul b^-jL.'d h^^c n1a[^kconnlI]^llK^s^ wliKhgiade iBtD a DruiTm^nd y wilkin^ybcdkcd "^"d^cCSalLKdrumnondujiLVU^LJCi uLncnLdJ? skru bland Kn &V iPLO Hw Ewa L E ^ c Toaj; G ronDd "^"ai er f[im I ht £ou p € reek tnbntar}' aKf unpcrvftdncii of ^v^crund Kdincsrs by bea^'crdunLS have trcei major &noi2> dnving [ he tamalian of Lhe pfeinL conEnu n lLioi in I tioie wa land^ RARnr Tlicic Lsafx^pultiioniif >c]k)w I^J > ^ slipper ^ C > prifcdiin pucF ifk^nnj inihAi bh;)^ hjrcli cair d IIleiScc Tbr pcdlLind bJs pLccri Ltd liabiLLi fon^heritirepijiit spc^-ies buL UKie wen: fiivftd d u nn^ my ciisoiy s«rvey Q her Values Tlic I:e4iyer [K^nds 4i [ Ills SLie liavc creai ed que ti bil ofliabLtLicdivcr^ily Then: u^ an 4KT ive h:aver dan ]■ one ol Llie wa lands, and [ heie is a dncd onl bcJv'crpLmd ]■ aftiH lieriif [ he "^d kinds. Tliis liabilLic divcisil y pn^viJcs e\4.elLeri wildlife habJal NfuusL^si^n WLis SLvn Ji one arci, jnd sfidccd frogs "^cic i^^cn in j|] LIikc wet lands I hJ I visited. CP'SniTlQM H u nier. pcnhibly use tlie i^^rt Itiids m [ he faJI Liij^inj fct^ iiccined ^JuLli of Llie Nng bi reli can i n < lie pril land Part L^ili^ Lo^^L^l kife^ ngh ne^c 4o I he carr jpfXMiud Ll^ bk: a "^pnjLe-'l IckJ Iil^jt^I^uI l Pkc^lVElj uisJ in acL en^'j cimniunily TjnlxrbjrFed ab:uK?irrcd n^hi 4o I he edf e of I he we^enncH wetland T\bz prL"4.'n4.e l^ e^aiLsin tlie p.'^y tind su^ols I hid K)rnediduttunce4.oi]Jd haveltiken pticc t here Ji Llie ]xi4 o]>:n ing t lie "^ny to weals Eiux ics ixcincd in j nu nbcr iif pltiri comrnnii]! lcs. Ftiches of Canjda I hci le ^Cjisjin aR en'^'j aul reed canaty C Phatms aru nd inLEetii (xcnr in d ner jxirts iif 4 lie bcukcd "^^d^c comnnnily all houg h 4 III^ inv^thivc £ tu^ h^thi^ tegiiLodnnintle Itirgepurtsiif llic h^'dkindsyd Thepetiland aL^h^LS»:)rnee;uxics Ji il Forc\ain|Tk Iherctirc "Vdllercd nitirsh »::n^i h ud k C Sonchis n hginosu*^) ji tlic lender salge 4.ornniiiEy aul Llie cair liah pLlclics of h igli cin'er of nxosh si>w1 hci le. Canada I hci le aid mnJkji ( VeH^Jhcu m t haphvsi. Tlijs is one of Llie few [CLic lands in "^liLch I en4.onnl ered t h Ls niaiy eiiH Lcs. L>EAHDJ A^ BtJted above, [bim ^ands have been krgged nglil uplc The edge r^ the wetlund in sjx:4s. 4ind 4 here Iilti h:ci addi lonal kiggin^ ^ il hin I he drainage ipd trnn N^kiggjig RXkf s eirt^ t he ^"d Itikds. but HeveraL 4. ris^ 4 lie Si^p Cicek 4 nbnlaiy whiLli fk>ws inlo the ih'cl Likd The pfeseftLC ol e'ux ics Ji Llie p.^^ 1:lm1 su^^e^s 4 hai SDmc d Ltirbuue cou Id haveLdkciplat-ellicie in the puH . opciin^ Ihe wa> Lo weeds Ihformatiph Needs A uxwc dflEukd laidEC hidofyor[hc^'cttiHl'irn]gh ln^LpclLinfy^tiy weed kvL'L'>uju r^ljlJVL'ly [iL^h la^oini^iif Llics: "^d tind ccTinnu aLl]f^ 1 f LliL"?? "^il fs wi:r: [UJt of t] ^ ri/in^ jlkn aicri ]i[hiZ]%Ei Lln^ac^lL? u^coiilrl Live spr^al L hi: WK4fc>. However. Li^ tib» pus±iibLc Lhd wiULifc tud llud u^iag wJcr kvels jic rrf^jx^iui]!}!:. MahagemthtNi I P^ l^ul ire I III I k f hLLPrV^ HhiviLJ enipio}' » r^LiaL'^ide JinnLi^^zinenL /lUie huflcis le^L co 4 [i^: wdLiDd'^ Jn LiddilKm. rnrmjlurjig of Lhe rccd (: JEmjy^ rL£u> fx^pu iLic ion h^tivkJ K' lieLpI uL 4o dctcnnioc whdliLT il ^ jh. r^LSiin^ jnd h^hdliLT rnL^n^inenL ^biljL^ ls WLirruiiccd Lnt^cwIioJ il w [iLle Jevcbi jr: kpfy EL£7I I M OC CURREHCE [^ I ORbl \^nQY^ Pkki *.ri''a^rii u^ ^ijJniiferj fiMurf G3 S3Si T\l\i\'j\ pliLti^L^^v nncx^rpiu ni d r'l^ tns fni« G3 S3 Cure^ nx^rtLi hcita^coos vt^d^d na G5 S5 ELctxhLiris ntilu^n^ he jttin7<^u*i ^ L^jid J ua G5 S5 EqLiL'^Tuni fli^LUilc hcrKx l^^u^ ^ l^dlI^iJ ua G5 £5 Can:^ .illiL"nxlL"> h^: rk ^ ^__l uhti G5 £5 Sulix d nnETiond ia[m^tirL'\ ui nt u Licti sh rublaAd G5 S5 Pcituid Z Z C V pn [Kd i ■ n |iar> ifla nn G5 £3 132 30 Logan Creek Meadow Lc|^ Cictk Mc^ow c:c4. u r^ 1^ a LnbuL jcy Ln L()£^ C R:i:k Ji Llii: SuJciti Mii«il4Ui'> of iiLHili'^al N^ifllanLJ RjCHHES TtiL^ sUt nccurt dinag a ^rnuLI km-^ oid iL^nc JricTuiJllcil LTihi]l4ir> of LogjnCnN:!: £cvi:raJold jbcmdruinj h^avtr dunh jlon^4hs:ciUL'kbuckihiis:ripiiiloshtilk:n^ j»^ Wdspnc? liifL'^ f-L^i Jii^uyh Liftdc4iTrcimmunilK!scx:4.ur tifound 4 [i^^hL' th."jvs:r piiwlv \Honc nun'c^ ip [ h? creek, d pJIcni of conunii il il's i^pc;!^ il^lf ^^[mJk^w fx^nd "^Lili Its bhitLnin cuvcicd by4[LcaJg4KChani!i[i , is '>i]tri«kJ i^d b> l^ nod^c cimmu n il y. i:il hi^r b.'alLcd mxI^c (Clid.'^ ut ncitMu? orskftdLT "^"^f^: C C£Lrc\ IjsKE^irp^U 4.oinnu niLJc^ T he fx^nd nay havL' l^ ^and of "^"ai lt lioisatiiL iicciinnf onskil]QW aiud njl'>.Tl]L''tJ.'{l^ci:imniunily ^ridL's JrioLmkrub4.oinnLiaLly4isonc aiov'cs L^W4iy fmrn [ he fx^od Bog bi rcli^tleidi^r "^"dj^c C Bd iti f I^Eid LikiKo^ari:^ Umicafj^j^ hiig biKk^lx^^kcd "^^l' Lind Dnimnu^d's'MlkvA'/lK'^ikL'^l "^gi: 4 SaJi;^ dniEnmiifldijnti^un:^ ■! ncuLiJj "^h nibLiftds tiIU>Lcu r akm^ Lhis "d nig ol v-'cl LihK ThL' stinjbijnd 4 hei 2 RidL's Jrio L^ Hff uci:^hJLicji>]ri ici^d^ia^ lorc^ hi^kvA'chc ncn hc^n'LTdLiai v-ki^k lomiL^ELuhcrpLiEid Sojlcx^rc^ tjkcn in so'crdL iif [ he cimaiu n It jcs rtyc4iJL'd iif^tmu. 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["^"o mernhers of I hci gen n't ( WolfTuii in N^ifllana. aftd Lliey are 4 [i^: sniaLlen V4i:vLiLar [iLaHs ]■ Llie 4^ e 4it alxral I mn long. CoLu [nbia ^vUer ncjl cx:curs]i fre^h ^^ Lcer [U[Lds jnd cai lomdeosi: bcds'^hci blown jruuad byctic wind Qtiee Vmifjs TtiLS site sfens lo be gcuH wiLdLifc hatwd . [OJlic u larf> f^^r "^^ erf-owl a^d alier biid^ A h]ider LIilc 1 rjn Jrio "^[iLlel wxi VEiLlJig [ he sjlc wjs vciy enLliiJsij:^ k. ^ilxral Lliesi: wdtindsusa biidingspix !■ tiJdiiKra Ihe WLiccr oF two of [ he e4i:4 eru ski«gks "^"as sljgk Ly brjpLkistL LCiiftdw-UvE LCi laiged fiom L^XX)- 1 ^CX^ u S^ m h 4i«:onJ in^ 4o I he def ii]l Lon*^ Lis[:d b> ^ewad aod KaolndU^TLj TlieK "^d tind^i eovkJ h: fu nclion ing us d L^rhaj^c "^d tinds^ wliere gmsdwder d 1"^ luLi^es Jiilo Llie wvt kinds. £Lftd L hen Llie wiier <:vap:^[Ues leav]ig "^^ er wil h inereasi^d ^inLly. 5cveD]Binbiearb^-4if^ct£Hsifjdd Js"sdJin^--alkalLijnd'(USDA-SCS ]^^1 CD'^^]TK^N CnTimtly Llie wei lands are is^d pnnaiily lof^^erfowl huQiingaiHl birdin^ A nmnber of e^^jcs jr: fcnkd in [he eiil[on'^'(xxJ^nc:n^ lxTT> conimnnily These JKJndea varK^y ol ]X£lnK £ curies billciv^cel ^ SoLannn dnlcaMiaiaJ^ b«ll Ll] l4 Le (C iisinni vu igaci'J^ CaAjda Lliid Le (C ii^nin an en*?}, l]onnd4ii*gie ICyiogk:«EU ni orficintilct and sowlki^le ( Sonehis nli^inosu'f ) These have dcgrjdcd [ he ml e^ niv of Lli is etmniu n il y sign iflc^iil l> Th^vz ls a [enifxjcurily rkoJol'^d meadow s«nou nd ing 4 wo of I he c£icin sLouf h'f whK.1] Lsdonintlcd b> ledlofi L A^civd l*^ ^olon ifciaj^ dnd Llie shallow najsh4inmnd I he^' skivghs ls domjuled h}' a monecu iLnK of R:ed i:aijr>^[u-?^ Lands in [ kc "f u rTonnd]ig areu of Llie FLJ hejd VaLle> arepnnaiily used for agra. u ll ni?^ sulIi £ts rumng wheol bvednck.orhay N^y of [lie neait^ sk^uf hs are farvKd nghi ■pLocheedgeofcheskivgh Sonie of I he fanb are bcin^ lepljced b> HvhdiMhions and Ji Llie^ e4i»:s giren tiwnsexlend np li> t he edge of Llie wJer T ke skraglis aul Llie pJanL 4.oininnnE les 4 kev snfipad lepfe^H auneuf [he lew reEEiaintns luaLL nalive pkmJ conimin J ics Ji [lie FUliead Vjllcy. 147 LirnnnLi ion oa I hi: h^'Jrc^kigy of Llics: "^d tLi]d'> h^tKj kJ he ■sd'u L in K^iLlt m jrui^jig Llit WF A Rif lh'^jelci:. kauwiEi^ T^ lid fcLT I fce ^^ Lccr LcvcK in [ h<: -ilongliii wj> in Rucw-cd nH>Ju by FiLchcjd Ljkc levct>_ prct'ipilLi umi CM^wacraf nvc nne OTigji '^'OLiLJ beisfful la piuJiLl in^ I he laflieniK of Icn iJuf r niouff ^ pcienc uL c hcaiK'iJ spiJbi^ ur "^fH LCCffluCBJ M 1 hT ^ G EH ENT We E [>& Th^ir L'> cirr^nl l> j JC)-KI)fr>^ biiffer of nncLilUvilnJ bnddnmnd I he ^^ l^i I jnd^ vyh\^k probably hclfis lo reduce "^laieol Ji|m^ li> Llie ^et Itiods. U would tjderLii Km '>l]onld tiK) he givci] [o ptinl i[L£ Ht>iT>[: (.i^loa^'iiod^ nverchuiielcoltic wa^ Tlic c\Ei ing [ r^L"^ die a^jig t]ftd 4:^ LRf 4o hK^k ip. 4ind ptinl lo^ hcwk y'OLio^ cuLlU]wxx>H would help jnjiiil Jin [ he c4J[U[Lh^'oiid conirnuiiJl y d Ihci'Je. Elel TNTOrcL P: 1 1^ r r K jx] an ^TE^f G5 S5 Srirpas actf ■& hcitiBC«)us ^egrisiiDn G5 £5 T ^ phiL Ll 1 loLiLi hcrhtL^ms vc^HULoa G5 £5 PopuJis hjL^iniiJen ^p t nc hiic tiq^4^ V m pfcnnc Lup^ ul hv> fo r G4 ^ 145 41 Boo^ackMeadovLG Lnc \ I K^^ Tbi^ sUems Inched ab^l I nLLcc^ ol 0\mcy MonUna Ji LIil' ^ illwoltr VuJkv. Boct^lMmiluw L^d^LicuLlv fof mcd di^prcshti^i LliLic WLic^ SLiniKd ouc b> Ih^gt^Lcrchd ^viis ]■ Llit Kiic ky Nkmrutna Trrncb Thi: VKLiiJohi' dcK^nl ^ipp.'^Lr 4o hL^'c ti "^TtJcc in let iif ii«l k1 . aMl apjunMil l> I In: WLicr in 4 [iLii wl^i bod dcnvL"^ »;:■» ly fn^in ^ rivhI^^ jIlt. Tliis "^^d^^: aic^m^ is dominoed h}' lj "^L^ndcr salgL' {C4l^^^ LthtLCLJcpu) coairnuiiJ> Vrki^k \hn\Lgcd b> jnjcnn^ bciakcd salgt ICjr:x lu riciLiid) coainmi] iI y LliLic b Lie d sliglil l> k>^i:r p::«il ua L^od lhv> fiLlfd ^ilh'^'^i^r- E foruL^ J tigg (7r ' mnx ' Ttic ^k^odcr si^dgi: coEnrnnii]! > Iilsi l^ gn^u nd tiVLT'^Ltl] [iL^h hih^ 4.c:i¥cr, uftd Llitn: 4IR: HLimc JLiT^L' 6cuiiC [^^.In:^ of r.'cd 4. jntuygiLtHS L PliL^Lins tinmdjftiiccL^j 1 n 4 h i*^ LL^innu aily. On Mmz sljghLy h]ghLTgiT)und la I hL' vklkJow l'> a "^m jLI [ u feed hairgrssi IDck:!] jaipKU ccsfccimj u>innu nily ^hictiis domjftiitL'd b}'[unal hturgrjHhL^ad njcTDi^-spikcJ r^cd^oKf^CaLirnL^ciiHlLMncxpjn'^il.TliiSirimaiunily htislxzci] invtidcd b> Kc[L4u4.ky bluL'^rjc^4P\'aprjlL'niiL'>? 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CD\U1^T¥1Y^ Tticic tuT piDl:4jM> nnt^in^nl hod lisl:^ d I ht sUi: h:Mdcs Imnl lo^ RcDd c jomy^ rL£u> riinns I jf^l' dnmc pLictLOi in LliL' slL'nd^r »rJgt ccunmLinLly 4ind 4ip]X'ms 4o lie sffr^]ig €oru n^l of 4 [lls s^Ecini. whK.1] luts bcL^n 4 [r^iol as b<:tl] un ciiH Lc t]ftd ti nd Lvc in [he lleidLin: LsdilTKiiJl L^rid l'^pl^hsji'c ^ ^pfclbunin uul Sjras 1^7) Thci ctxij^ giuHS liHins miTiicicu ll nic^s ■■ »Z4i^?:^ jLIv HixidDd VEinlicsL^nd icuii FopnLixifts in NihI h Anient li m\iy b: comjxin.'d of txUfc nd Lve f cfti1> [K^s umI ELiciipcui cik iv jc> ( McnglEino and Lcsjcti 1^^^^!^) A gicdl dc jL iif [ he tul^cri npbnd bjshi^eaorEi jiLl]i:]MT:ci^4>of bcin^liL^rL-L'^L'd S):3d Li^uL^ 4.ornL' down 4u ^ Ltl]]i] abDnL 25 L'd l^ I hi: VKLidcin^ . co wIie^ft j fnrded buffer » rip bc^ in "^ ^lore in ronOid ID* on 4 [le file's [i>'cf rnlcTgy ls ocfdcdjc licLp bctlLT nndecl^Lnd [ he effects cf tintEr hdPF'al on ■^il L^'s wjIlt levels. Fit lie (inter h^uvefl a 4 lie ^il d sknU com inne lo enpLoy » reioMKidE^ nunugemenL /DnehnfTer^ ^tonllo^■goftkc rred c^inar^grfK in^'^Lhti^i is needed lodcx^inenl [low qn ickly 4 [ll^ 4igKfisive sjxx.jl's 4.tia spnrjd irmvch bjbildls. 143 BfH entO c e uiitBic E Info km aud n P H-C-.L *ifi''a^rji u^ ^oknifrra fcMurf Gi S3S4 I^sl hLinp^itic LspjI^nsiL hszrfxH-L^^u^ ^ c^cl^y Km G4 SJS4 t\in:^ Li^HiLtirpti fcL'rti.fc-i^iJU^ ^ cji dLi KHi G5 S."^ C'Jizc^ HKJriLi horhtt L\^u\ ^ L'^Li.i Km G5 S5 TjpLlLIiIoLili hLTlxtL^ms ^ L^ctLi loa G5 S."^ CLirL'K j11il"[iiJl"> hi: jhtH.i7uin pu'tiJlLini G5 s: IJQ 42 Egan ^ough |j]c \ I K>^ E£>ii Skngh L'lkx^Jfd ii^^t coltic FlLihc^ R]vtrnonhof Fldhokf L4iL: Ji nort[LWL"4 MohLjoll NOTE: Tl]isj'>t] privdc i^-cttind jod Lindcin^ n{:r pi^ruii'Sttim is needed lo ticccu> Lliis "qI t Rec ■ "s Fss Ef^ Ski«gh L'> ti hrge biir'a:^[Lo:-sl]LA[Kd cii^ b<:n^ IliKc n?U li> Llie FLi [lclkJ Kivcr T^Hincd wliea I ht nvtr rol otfT nut ctT il "i rnem]di:c>. Egdn Slongli now Ilx.)l'> a "^u rfjce wjIlt ui*im ion ki FLJ [kzlkj K Lvcr exccjl lor ti d ike wil h ti h?4idgLic vy\L\^k htis Ixzcn (:oi]4 njcTcJ 1x1 wcea I he 4 wi> The WLicr Level of E^tii Skui^ti nse^ dnd f jLL'> we h 4 [ic Lcvtlof FLthei^ Rjver. [nud Liki^Ly die 4o gioiind wJ er nmaea lon'i 1x4 weci Llie I wo. Funned la hchL^ iif aJluv eJ ori^ m CUSD^-SCS L96:3j.llie!ikjujh CicraeiiUlic bai e-mmpks of a Lir^c nv cr Jjii^li Ji [ he FLJ lieaJ ValLcy ( Lesjca undJcd? Gcod e;uLin|Tt'>ofdcepntiiHl] '>}ialJo^ ntirJi aod lil[u^k. pLuu cornmii J lcti are found h^ir The Jeep ^^a[^tL coffiETiu n il y cxx u r^ a[ii«ftd Llie a[ii«ftd Llie uur^Ln*^ 4ifid £y Llie end^ iif 4 [ic ^longli aod jk lude^ WLicr [LO[^elaLl C EqiETi:^ in f1i]viiit]k) cdirdil CTypLi td ifiilLai and lianldcn hu Injsh {^Jipi]'> acuLu'>Honiiniii]l lcs. u^ "^cll Xi "^^me 4ai]d'> of bRudfriEcd bur-rcedcS[£LJ^aiiunieur>x.ar|)«nj Tli ts Jl'c4 LL^mnu nily hitsnl Km n dsZM. rihcJ lor MonLana, bnl d EganSk^u^h il ciixmai tihiivl I he ^^une piVtJLJcu] oh Lhe cJlaiL coniniunjl > ThesLUk^w n1a[^h cfwiETiuniLy L^i in slLf hLlyt halkin^cr wHer, and ik I wies 4iwn«l "sxl^c ^ Caici d licnidcsj umI bcdkcJ "^^d^c c€ajc\ uL ricitiid? conuniiJl Lcs. The ^na ic coEnmniiJl y in ^h: Jk^w er jx^d^ i^ 4 Ik: ^k^gli EiJuninJcd b> ^vUcr IlIv ^ Nnpliar viirie^Jnni)^ woler nijlfo]l LMync^phyllnin vcniLjILlnEn^^Liid LL^^nm hiLddcrwon i L^ricitma vnJ^n.'t^ whiL? deefxr ^nLic ic Dimimii] J Lcs are JcuninJaf b> ] LbkUd jxmdweed ^ PuaMK^^dii* illLnccKsiii) and ^h He talked [K^ulweizJ ( Pclanui^clon pi;ieloi]gi]'>? ALihxi nod Lend of 4 lie ^Lou^ h ii* an mtiiid e^ 4II] 4FQvn.^o^ Ixit> I Pufvlu^ Li?innLoLdcs^Syi]]p[Liincaf]Thalbv>j kifen mw. h of wliiL h hjs hi^en jnp:b.Led by^r^/ii^ The IcmfuranLy flcxided rnaFg]KS of I he ^Louf h s«|TfUf1 a'^d rneiadow (^oinnu nily dimiLntiol b> e'ux ic jx^nn: ^ uutes [ h i'> cimniu n ily ha^abo b^en heiiviLy inflncnccd b> gi^v ing. Bd ween [ he ski«gh aul Llie FLi IlcliJ K Lvcr d a caiii*WLXid^red-L>tKr4kigWLXid conmunily ^liich hLi^ jLho been influenced b> jxfl^rjjin^ [didn'l yuJ eillier of Lhe bd twocommniEie^ iifcnEii lan abaui 4 [leni L'>[tikcn fiom Lcuca L u nd^y e^U T[lc [ly'Jciik^f > Df the stc Ellie n::« impnrtail faaordetennininf Iheconlinied exidcnc? of tlie wet land conniu n lUes al E^a SkMgh RhE[T^ Fonr rare wetland pLinls ciccnr Lie Egjn Slouch Thceaic pyg my w^ er ]jl> L Nynphaea Let ra^ona)^ wliic h Cidihjnnd inllic PLX-ific NiHlliwei fiornclic niain part of E'^ran^c in eificin Nuflli AncniTJ €oLu mbu WLXcr mcdU WolffEi ciilnmbiana? abto «cu rs liere Gc4hol I he^ were oWTL-ed dinig mv^ile vise T'^'o n4 her '>px:jes [ htl nccnrher? bu[ whK.1] were nu iitiKLTFol d u nn^ my "^e v bit arc wJerc lnbTll^h IS4. iTpus su bcenninaJcij umI "^"ai er 44ir-gri»i ( HelcranLlicrj JitwL^ Tlie ^LhpcnAtMVA Kny ^.omKiniEy b I he ii*l> Ijil^w n ixcinukLC l^ I hb I ype we4 of Llie cuHLneHaJ djvide in ^^DnLina. The ihkd* torciic domin^ucc of ubpen jnd m\l bLick cd con weed b not kno^n LLcsica unddedj QtIEE V^LIES NnmcionH ^px le^ iif binls and mjrnKkiL'> have tree ■ obnrn'ed 'Ji Egdn S longli. Tlic areii l'> fkIi in wjkJLifcakd uf u ndou bled Ly inip:)rtai4 bleeding habJai kirnun> ">]!«:] e^ ^ Wcflec und Lqie^ L^6j CD'Sn]7X]M Ef^ Skngh L'>ui^ lor wai erfi>wJ hunL]igaHl lof fEiliLn^ T lie ^kmgli d jLho used as a '>npp]y of Jin^d ion wacr fof adjiiceni eiopLind ^Voler I cim I he slan^li is ab:) alk>wed li>n:n^ Jilo I he FhJ lieLid River dunng k^w nver levels Lo firevenl flcxid]ig of ccupLud in I he spnig ( LesiLa nnducedk R eed c^inarygrfK 4 Ph jlarvi anind lULKej) preics a I hreai Loche ^^a[^tL eonim u n iIks d E^ai Skiu^k. e hiK 4ilie4idy inv^ed mivk of Lliesi: umnu n iljes and J j^i vciydiffiLull Lo 4.onl roU ^pfelbanm aftd Sjms 1*^7) Hii«ftd4on£ue ^ C > no^Ls^m olYk inaLei, CdntiJa [ h l4 k '€ limu m arvcnszh s:nv 4 kelle 4 E^^ktlins nLigJkUhvsJ^ and eornncM inillcii ( Vertuse u rn 4 h^ip^vsh lLju kmnd in [he npiirun T^re'd eonniu n II jes. G ray [UJlTidge l Penli\ pecdii^j Ting- necked pt^^L IPhasnniJS ll^L ic u^^ Ein^p.'^Ln ^arlin^ L^uni'i vulgarisj and hiivse sfuir^^w ( Pti»T[:rdnnr4 Leis> aie inlrcidneed birds lepiHled froniEgdn £ k^uf h ILoiied ■ftddted ) UrLAtfua TEie npLinds snmmnd ing 4 ke ^k^uf h 4ind 4 he land liot'^een Lhe aiuis of [ he ski«gh are n^ed forgiD^ing crops Tkeie areaL^^J le^id 1 res1den4.es 4idjLiPLen[ 4o I he sk^u^ h Be4h pet? 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Til Ls kn L^sunoundcd by t-on^fd SlTf lci: tiMls dnd 4 [l^k aiL' no obvious [ h [m-^ ^ Sliuamsidc niaQagi:nicri /one lah^'s slioiiJd b^ ol:»:rL-ixl ifaiy fri u ci: 4 imKT han ch ixcirs in 4 [ll^ ^.LicchvKil Eleh entOccu tiEfCE Keq nu ^tco^ Carrx ttsxicarpa htrtuccDiLS vcgctd HM I G5 I 55 153 44 GoodCi^ekTribkJBry LOC^TKJN Reci^ess TtiL^ sUems Lin: hni^id llcxid pltiin of jn [^plicaicrjL ^ rc^m Ji I Iil' Rcxky MounUinTiTKh A series of h.'uvi^r duvK en tin: creek htis crcdcd ^ scqimcc uf L[^n;iL«J wc4 Loads. Oil' iif [ he duMb is !$ fc^ I j|] ukd cit^iKl"^ 4 [le enl icl' IkhixJpLjia Ttieir ls ^ Lorgi: iiccinekLC ol wcl spruce fnicH ol [ hc^il l' wliicli ^rjHcs mlo t]i ukJer sh^dmp. 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Seattle, WashinglDn- USA. flSI 15 Fh: |21>6F 523 0580 < Fk (206)5234^14 < Bnail bcrgdahL^ciirniet chvh ConCrsct ^d. MTHPIffl-Ift TliE Naiure Consn^anc^ - MiMilafiEL Neural Hffrid^ Pro^Tam ]5]5 East 6tfi Ave-, PO Box 20]SiXi,HcJcna,itr- USA- 59ft2a-tl»0 Pti^1-4i3dF44430l9 * Fm L406J44405SL « Errail: serispn^nris stflie-int gciv Dofe. LIMflichJS^ TABLE OF CONTENTS T^THODUCT[0^ Inverfetraftf as Biological Indic^toFS METHODS CoIl€€fio^ Mefhodi Aii£iim£f%t o/Simpies RESULTS DiscirSkSrow ACK^OWLF^K.MENTS REFERtNCES TABLES Lisi r^f/ KHt/HfH FId£h£Jid En'^ CatiiAiJ Spoc!£t FlC LIKES RciZQmjrKndcil cicDUun" Bcr^dnlil, I.C _ 11??? C*raliid hwlFc fmina ICr-lcppter^ Cnmbiil«l A?5«ifl1cd ^ iHi wpilnnds {>f the Flathead Rjver vpB»Tib«J fif CKfttuvot Mi]fituin. Coo; vvtion BipIdj.^ Ccnlrrn Suttlen WA, 22 pp. /TnlMT H^EVTrMJ Ctf»U^ fif^fAM ^i?^J?J INTRODUCTION l^Lj pvoj^cf i& ^art of £ mulli-iliBcqiliiuFy survey dcti^cd Id mvcntur^^ and priontfzc fbf cdnscfv^lkin ^nd mlligaidan appLicBCcoriE, wntlaiih n the Fl^tlitiiid Rii^vr ui^teniha] ol mxlhwc^t MijnUina The projut i& twinft coordinafrf by Tlw H^Lure CottMfrtncy ■ Mfflklstifl Batumi HejlTnae Fro(rflm The ofrjKiivecHf this pnnJKt was To invCTiLH^ Ci^i^hii] heerle faiipiula^ of fiv? u'^land^ u^kn^ rapid |i|4^:!:^«^^ni4n| l^hniqu^ limited Lhj h^nd-^Cilkdltlt Ainnrtugh dhc rcsulLi orcinly five wcUand carabid ':urvi:yK dm pTl^^■:ntcd hcsi^ 103- 1 2 Aii^LiSl, I WJIh J SMnpled carahid.-^ be marc Ihaii fiO wcllajidshcs in iKirthwcil HmncBna from 13 July - 19 J^u^u^L ["J^S. w!i£r£Ji^ tli^RB ihior? divnu: sairplu provide ^ nion: complete ai'HZ'iinicnL of tlic wdlflfi J c^rribii] ^ji^^i^ of n^>nh^^«^[ Mi^iatana^ Ihe caiahid "ipi^cic: and [bi:ir relative abundancn in lamplins frcfn a1] 5Lle« fiavt yei to h€ ^[^m in^ [ anticipaio p jbii^ing the TDSults c>f [he nacirc inetiuive uir^ey at a later da4e ami ftft^ ilnal nlecHm lnatii:»n ^f all itn identified ipceicK The infomiaJicin ^ynthe^iTod in thif. report will hctpeliilly almulflce aillttonaJ rfMiftrcli on CErahul bcralcR e'\ biolftjicEl indicalrn^ ftf wecland ccoLoj^y ir hvftMerri Moinsna Carabid bwtLcs on? FfiTrarify ^ncriliSi pedalor?. Jsnd gcivensars) ftf other ami invertehratt species. Seed (itieUiduifi conilcra}, EnaLL and milLlpftfe SpectaUsti hjv* tJso he*n deseiLbed, as w«ii as ^Lome larje-bodied |ftf«[ ipccjcL known Id prey m juvHillc stilummJerS- Wlchr-n soil fOod webs carjhui* are lhe KologEeal equivalent of Iloiu, tigers bi>J bemv. Oiimbids ijplcalLl" pifldUM Otie ft*tieratjOtl ^Kh yesr, althoujli bdpviduflJe ef lar^bodicd spccKS oElcn Jiv^ lor miillipLe yH^^vf. lit Lh« rmkl ^lunat^S of ihe Pacific Sortlhwe^ seme odull e^rnbld^ are active in Hie wlnli±f , bul Spring ^nd &\\[ |4^ Li SOJ-SiLTl^e activity by ftJjiTS in the Lowlands arc t^picd. Bec^usjf ut ihdr abiimlflElM and p^di^KNii Toort hflbits, Hrahi* are Lmpotlant bEoLogita] insntroL agents erf potential ptsts in n^art^ ecos^'^Semj (e g Oto^^mr^r spp J TVieu irJe In odief ^CDS>'itcin ser^']WE. suth as organic maUer dKOBlpOSHion^ fivMent t^d lnj, ^d Ihe ■^tmcmntis of sell invenebiuCe HsmmumtBS is undHJubtedly si^piilLtaiill^lhell largely undncunieaKd) The beetle fauna ot tbe PEKilit Nodhw<$L (and p^:^umabLy its inuet fauna Ln general) shares significani siniElantEcs with Ibe ^^>iillicii¥C Ut^ne^ Ktare:? and Japan-Mancbjria region. Thc^e faunaL similarities pftsbably have their origin in fl tOrtiniOrt, u'ldtspr^ad, aneient {early Tertiary-'*) JHolar^ic feuna thai mhaequcfiUy migrnCnl south due Chj ntajor fhrri^ce ehan^^ aihj l^envne hsel&[«d in Ibese diiee ^^idcly- jrt wwftwl regions Yet Iher? ett? somt ohviOnS |»eeulL^n[U:! in dhe generat eoinposilien of d^e Nortbwesl Wedo feima. most ncHable is iht poor rtptSWilanori ftf tnajor, iwuflaril> sun-lovine^ leaf-f-eedui£ taxa In conn'afft, families favoring twi anil mCuSI f Nmsces are ivt It- re presented {e g_ Caiahidae and Staphylimdacl The selective action of drnst cornier Tt^rf^iS ^da dani]\ enwl elimate ti^ evidently been rhe major fitter exeluding man> ujn-lo^iiig h^bi^'Or^ Hlngeogra^er^ refer to tbe Pacifie Noftbwest msrct fauiu as Ti^e^i^/vt?;^^, a bioge4>gnif4iic riri Iheir origiiul home Among the eambids these include Omr^ and J^j-iOMi?^L^;fL7/AiVJ with clowbl reL^M^S Iri S^iutfi Airica, aod A^^e^^j^s with its rolalivrs in South Amrruiiind Au^u^lia CMfsIf?efAes sp^ties {~ Chv/oscmt^I are fciuod only in tbc montane re^ons of western Noftb Arfle^iea and Eujusia As dIS^_usb«l in dit ptev|o*ij -^etrinn, many of CheM spcclacular ranee disjunctionE prt^ahV have Ihelr origm on the Pahozoic tiipsrt pW* dispersal pm^er Thu suhe of ebaraetcr? is snnLl>>rl4 dto:u 5^en in lelie anttaxa FimXfKiTd FTfrftim^ CtruMh, Bei^Mrl (1999} The oihcr majw biogj^ogmphic rtalin an ^ ^clflc Nofthwai Is tlie -^oftcptpft^ fl*i nrld f?(l0ii witfi hot SLinniw7. Many tlK^k 1>^h>i^ ta\a hav* dlgLarc flfflri[ie=: wkh N«rfn}plc*l or wwhem ^WJlh Arnfflca gnuupsn bOiv^^N, Hl^ Shiot^ 1?ioO If al^ ^^r> Bficfcnt |cflrLy Tertian'?! and ^ignifiii^ntly d]ftlnct BCiU3quet«[ a1 1194]) Jiccfitly pjbListicd ^ diecUiEt of the b«t[es of Canada and Alaska (7.^^7 jpo^jiff). OLv^n cha 5.lhi]]lariLy in ^ography. clEinaLc, and vcget^lDTi ot Brilish Columbia I^C) Jirid the U.S. Pacifk Npuhwdt [Wflsliingtcin |WA1. ]d^u |]D1 and Orcgim |OR)]h tlie IH: bedlc l^una can be u«d as a t^ifriial mcHdeL Britis!i Columbia has tli? seumd higlKst beetle diversify for a C'anKllan province {Jr^^S ypccs^^) Brituh Colnnnbion bKtLe^DR primarily n^^re^tn^ In dK fmll^nvlngj^mllies^ 5l[Lpli> Lni doe {rove - liectlci: J^/ i^f^jifj), Cambidnr (^round-tflcdcs" ViJ jf^^JpjJ, and Cureulkmitlae IweevUsH ^flJ spcc\^), C^^^id^ ^hicb make up 4lie bulk ot 4he b«tLe biomoss of nofltiem ccu^^ems because of lb elF a bun dance ATid kr^e boJy size, aceoimt for ehot? iban 13'^ of tde tevlle lifecKS mt British Columbia In b^xden, ■nhtch Ls & iittb more nDrtbcm and enly aboul half tbefize cfBCn oppniiKJmat^ly 9% of tlie t-relle launa {iz^ f ^dt? jpp^ arc ^ambids |J J^ spp.?. In UKgnn's I IJ . AitJnfw^ Iot^^h ciuabidb iic^onnl lof tJ^nflbe beatle spcticis. Statisrtcal analysis of die Sp*rie$ disLtihuHotis c^f diffewttl h«ile lir^iliei frCroSS Cimadian provinc*a suggerls ther; is sJgniliacli ly priore ^p^^v^ ivrno^-ar herw^en reoinn^ in phycnphairoiw Iwetle f3ni]]ics d^an in tlie L^iriibLilae (pntuidly pr^toT^'scftven^^rs), and ^iguillc^iid^ l»5 in die »^ualic Uetle familu [Bef gdahl ur^pubf), Cnrabid beetle spccjcs ricbness is conflated (il -69, r^- 0,iX p ^ [l.fflJl) wllhB«Hera|*lc^rea in HMTh Amexwa Re^ion^l |sla1cl carabid beetle spcrirt nctflesi Is COTtelated fft ~4^y r - O-ifinp -^ U.OOItwlth vascular plaiU ipceicE ncbnos. as i? [be number cf emkmlc plAn1 Species r^rnl c:ndem Ic c^rabul Species In - 44pi^ = C>7^. p ^ DM^U- It Li mlen^in^ tuixiU: ibol vAsi-uLiC pt^nC spetles riL^UKSs ulllie ^^ti n^unCufUOUS United Stflies is nat mucb benei uf a p^diadc ^f hinerny species rlcbness chu li Is of ^c^bkd beetle rieli ac^R Iplant speeics rjcJuiess vs. buttertly. n -4tt, ^-(^.54^p^ D{H)El [nkresLin^Ll^i ^=:irabid bev^le vj, plant ikhncHs IS mere £4roii^ cofTi:laLed lbi«i nr^bid vs. butieHly rifbtaeia In -4SHr- ".17, p < QJ>l)r ] ha^v rHHitly completed an ^coini of i^1l Vtin^wtt »rabid be^1? ^p^eieii Ejl tba Pacific Nnrthw^at {DC, WA, ED &. OR}, a launa which lolals ft9B lp*t]ea *i^l s^b4|Kcii>^ The carahid apeeies rklinea of the bdivtduaJ ficnifaphic unlls are as lollowsr UC Waftln TVA f^^Tl, ED {121) and OR {-IJE) (CalEfettiia has fill carabid b«tk sjwcitsll [ntroducH;d^:inb]i3s&cepcld a sutprjsitig numherol widisco^et^d uiiHerteljTate sjjecic^: Willi amall a«>£Taphic ranges For ntslmce, usin& A tOfflptdwnslve L?.S. National Pstl Service anaSysi-i nf endemic spzcjcs from tlic Oljmpic Mouncain-^. :ind llie aSftJinptwn tlific tlie number nf tndem Ics ii mughly iWOpottJOnal to die relative size ol tasa Irom the li.J. AJidjews lottST, I pt^ieced ihe nurnber of endemic kivenelrate ffpccic=: in die Ol>inpics should t* -^I5t} spedes, an ordert foctoH uj^esi tlm endemic uivertehi'ates -^onld he <>«t^reprasen[ within regional biotns when «miM«il to plants ai^ vertebraiM Some of tliesc HfldliCOveied cfidcmic species may be canitlds. Slmalat" gsp* in wi- knowledge undcrtjh4edl> occur throughout the PacEfic Northwest Wilh tegard [Q winch genera (he undtE^^ered cnrabkl species bl lIk region may helflnfr Bouaquet & LaRochelle |19W1 lugfiesL " . ti^e ck?t^f\t m^m^ of [i-arebld] jjiwits ^nj j^^Tfre^ji-T f^cttrrr^f^ in ^rFJGTiCO /wtJIt €i^ ^tit^'iJ ^t^criwf^ U flfliV?^ fiFTLT/er rW? [2.6 JS Species], Obvs<^V^fy, Jfrtii-e urn Jri^Jt?*ff-rJ(il southern regiorrs, iforf^f^a£tt/iitia'p;vjiL?fr^fieJc^rfl?^rrJfff ifFmftrJj/nFCT^fjr^v^rJNrri " They e=:tunate dw number of speeie* and sub3|Meics En Nortti America noitli of Menlco Itn be cl^e CO ^JftOia^iaJe there wc atont 5W laxa yet to b* aecounlcd for En the U.S. and Cufiada, Bensbidibrl and Trechlnl have small- nnf^^4^ ^-fStirtHi Cmbjiir, SffgJahi {^999\ bodiei] adi^llSn^K cyplcally wfCbnd^Hp^Ean habHEit ^prciahsts. and arc foiutd fiarn ^^ kvel t^Ui^ nlpctK HleHv-nlnt CH^l ca^^bid S|>«C]» »e tndein»t lo iJn; PatiPc Northwest Kgian (JJ% nf the fajna). Six spctiea sre namrt^ly r^scneied lo DC, II (& WA, 6 to !& and 25 1o OR_ CahfbmLi tia& 225 tihfeniie rtrahids, al-irtabfluc L^rd of Its famifl T It^ve HbttimincJ thrt llic ^wgi^pbic range BiMofNortfi America cariibid heetLe species rtii a coihtlnental-scak ii S^ifichncl^ HrOrrrlalcd nhh the extent of refiEnsJial distributEon (i a rarity is spatially wmcordairt) Srtine Pacific Northwtei HrabLdcndnnica may cotiTcncLy be at nRk H^exCiiHcian due to rapid cti^nge LTi tiahilat ni- climate Fcit^ Pi^cLfLC KortbwcEt n^rabid specks are an die 155-1 U-'^-Fidi &. Wildlife Service's I l3iofpotentla(|^eMd*nBe^ Or tlijH3tcnrfs|}«jis:^tftiffejtffi^ i^jiftwr^fUij |CA, OR), rf^iHiiia at¥w^fti/ii (ID), &tp.hn(j(BJ fieVcmP (CA, ORl_ Pleroj^ncM't ftjflW (OR) and ^fftwwiw *e//£fr (BC, WA. OR] Otter lowland wrsbids shot^ld be added (a the list incUiduig Cr^-in^^i c^:[tiMfMca - of niyflSSessmeill&f the int^^ [he i!^ carabid beetles k|>ccics carrtntl^ known from Mor^tana (Eousquei Jt LaRocht^lk l??3; Bcrgdahl An Oi'^vieiv of the carabid feiina or Moatana f^ 4^ folloiva; No.of MTtribe^ -2^ No. off^^ners- AJ No.MTsp&zi^-l^i No. holar^ric M i specks - ^2 No. inlrodutrf M I species - 6 Average year Ml species wa& ntsc de^ribiftl in cntOfntildgv litt^ratLrr? - 18^A Average number chF fr5 ^tcs and pT4:ivm«& r4T species occur in ~ 23 No. iptcJM iViuiJ in tHjlh ^fl"* ID - JJ> No.apeclejft>iiiiJinboiliPdl"& WY-JL3 No.spcdKJWitJjnl^Olli Wr*ND- L6« N^.4recle$iH>uih|jnbettihtr.USK-2^Q No. Species foiidhJ ]ti betti MT.^ Afi - 2G7 No. Species found ]ti botli MTJi BC - 284 TTien: are i^d known cai^bid Species fK^rnt uddoubcedly sigojfieantly effect (be JiarlftvHon of the beetle. All cJchese Pie^^ifch^s (Hyp^ierp^j &re iMge^bodLedn niftbtless, *!>***[ species. A few cnf ihe niehilesSn fcrfesc-scream 5Iar#«J P^i^fljtif f anrtA etr^difAt f/ifW Pji^jvj.f/JtAKJ |7*i^?lrtA^roPJ^^wy BpEtLC5 pTWCTitly knijwn as THrroiiLy cndanit to HbIio wil] urdoiibtcJE> cv^fituaLly be cdlkdcd oJofig tfie cr^sl of chi^ D]rTerRK4 A^v^inlnin^ in Mntnt^na. Sc^ipMr}oti4s m^keil* is a gcKxl candidate tof thi^^t^ned & cnctqn^cKd eCoIus sitkc il is kntHvn fi^hin n^ly a very sEnnll eit^^ in ntD^ 3cBC BJid mvMT. nnd fi?w sikt anJ spftinnsdS. ThespiKi** Is a fli^lille^s, snail prediHor fH^rKl tmly llIoti^ amall- monlEinc-Ioretl sIkSjUS ^mbk^^i^ rpH/onJrcFim ^ a ^t^pme-'&lparte specie* irl die Rocky MmuilfliiK ca. the USA-C&nadi bordar Iwo hiuiHif^ and ihnty two (232) carabid IxDilcqxnizisirABLF N^i^'MTUSTj ^^ kiunvn or ^Lspcct^ as K^ldmt [it nciFtti^i-c^ Mantana IBouEqucf £ LaRocbcllc L99J. LaBcmte &. Jotinsofi 193?. EdwanJs L^5. RusKfH L?£g> Based on trends of hobitBl affinity ot conbuk ]d tbeP4jcirLC Noftti^cst IBC. WA. ID. OR). ne^T ll'V^ of IbcEC qxEJCs arc probably wcfland/ripamE habitsC spH.idttts. TeE^eslflal iiivfrrahratas arc valuable [lulitatcirs dF b]odivcrs]t>' paftctn and e[x>svst«n FnoDitonng tools for Tn^ny ^3^^}flS inoluding I) Ihcir high sfcuH ncJiness iind bioirass^ and 2| wide range orbcd> sizcs^ habqt^ ^nd 1i>0il reC|U]JrenKfilSH ^c^i^nnBJ aclivLty^ Tif)rf>duct[yc bioLogy and ix^miation growth raJos^ pDwcn of dispn^ln and teoir^pbic dislribtjcfcons Low-co^ paisivc^ sur^'C}' mcltiods c^d rcltably sample lai^ nuTrb^ tif liidivlduaFs Cnvtr sbon pcnodR of [Eire wi4li mmjoiaJ [naripower. Because efdie divn^ity of Lfivcdebiffle Species and Ih^ir tHzndency lo exhibic laj^ populalioo sjzcs slatisticaJ tE^ot and robust cancLiisim^ ^ir« feasible Fo^e^^lierimcncaJajbdcompai'ative studies 1nveTtcbn[» have been ihoivn to rcsfn^id to many environmHitaL icnpacts, incLifding tiabhat fra^mcFTtaJkin and pcfTuLatin^ is4jLnt|4>^, tabttat mchdifiii^crH^ and dj^urbancc, eliniaJe cban^n, and cbemm^l fKiltution. Many ijivrrtc brutes Sf^ci^ hav« ttie [KriEtitial for rapid rcsponEf to flnetiiating envLronimznial condLlions because H^f chtif hi^b rH^pulacEnZdh fjewdi rates and sbon gcncratjoi] tLmet In^'crtebr^le spceici arc often so failhJvl 10 speeifie olinhates aj>d habitat tliat tbeir tossalt have b«n u^d to rceonstnict chmate hislory Many pub1is1>^ t^potl-^ using c^rabKls to i~eeonstTuct«l paLeoefiviroiurents can be Cbnnd in ^ paJn>:^l<^ literature Given tbc high number ot rcgionaJ cndooics and habitat specialists^ many NonhweSE invertebrate species wiLL undoubcdly prove to b= v^ry Kcumle indicotor^ of hatnital conditions t^includli^S k^eal and re^naJ bicdivenity bijttpc^s) and management impdcts TJet ^11 invertabratc taxa are equally efTKtive as indicaCor^ ol biodivet^icy p^liems or eiwlrotl mental bniHCtS- rd»ll>^ [odicalor tai4a should eidiibit Lhe folLo^ing diar^^n^nf^ics' l> hi^ Species diverslt>', cnctoiian and bobilat fideli[>', 2| wide geographic distribution, i) tsxonomimlly and eL4tlo^c^l^ well- kni>^Pl, ^J ea^y CO ohain large random samples ot species, and ^| large tK»dy bL:^ for ea^y idHiliJiC^lcOil. AIsOh iili]icat4>T ta;{a ^litnild be ccDEogicaJLy diverge tiencomposs a broad r^ngt of ecdLdgK-dl Ti»|aiic(neiit& and lile-hlstoties. and e^bibft var>ing sensitivity Lo eoviroomcntaL perturbalioos}^ in addition lo being iunctioiiall) impotlatlC In ecosystem processes^ and having iriatively sedentary habits or poor powers oL disper^l. Car^bids meat these nfuaJifkalions mucJi better tban many ottier terrestnal invertebrule tii^a. In northern biirO|4, ivtiei~e the biology of corabid E-pccies is much betler hnomi, carabids liii^ve b<»n used extensively CO inouit^ ttie bioLogioo! mtegiity ot forest and lienthlofuL. In Ncnth Amcrka tliis poCi^ntiAl tia) baldly bwn capp^ Carabid faunas are analyzed in a recent urticLc Ibcusmg en mu3tiv?rinte iociIkhIs to determine indicator $|>eeies and etiaroctcnstic species assemblages bi biologbtal u^ficissmeni reseatdt (Dufrene S L^s™drt 1997J, Ftn*«rfPIWflitJr4KAW^fi^fSHfiaWfrt60> METHODS Sixijy Siley tiiNi Sanipfe Daiei 'Ibiz \r^^\^ 1x=ttkK ^uihulas at flvi: wcUondj in ttic Fla^cad hivi>f R^jrt iv^j? siunplHl |s« Tr\DLE SITTSl- Tlhac wccl^nda -^CMt Ltkctcd by sJafF af TTic Nflfui'c Ciiiiiwr^flncy - Mor^lflfl^ NnCuniL Herila^ IVagfam^ aad arc s small fubfct of Ihc null}' w^rlands m TNO'T-ITNHP-FLsthf^ u'^luid ptf^a^c, All^cudv 9Ltc5 Lfictuicd a inosaLC ^r hobital t>p« CHngmg JroniforatKJgc toopcn^atizf In mch^t nzaus, T&Ttenipt^d to sainpic a1] inajDT tubit^t types ^uLcabJc Ibf c^rabids Sph^^num coin m unities occur at tlu Sw^i% RE^r, Ambrose Fciu and Boii'cd Crc^ sUcs Siocc a number ot larc ca~ cndcirjc carabEnls ar? known iriHEn Rpfiagnion ba^ in the Pacific Northwest, c^lkcUng ofi spliBgnum mats n^^i^ived ^itecial sttftiEiH^, An ^K'^Twlcvf of ttic bogs of die region, includjng somt folor piclurcs, can be fiKjnd in Chadde^l al {IQ^fl), hmwevcr, none oftlic wetUnds m this study arc descnlKd in th«r reparl. Mof ■: dj^flcd d^cripti{w^ of tiK wetJandi^ in 111 19 stjdy will bt pi^]vidcd [n iut^re reports by INC^TNHP Flaibiifld wceI^ nn^Kt, The dates of tbc samples span {3 ] -12 August, L993 Tbc wealbcr duilng lius per lod of time was warm and SLinny, and pnnvidnl excellent cuuditlons lev luud- collet ting tjrntuds. The weotbcf on both 01 and 02 Augiisl was waini and cloudy wuh llghl tuIu Du? to on abundimce of preciphatiofi In Juoe Ln northwcsi Montana, i^'ctlaods indie region |]fobaMy lind water-lri^Lc ckvalicns that were tijgber thou average. Wtien wetland basins are full there is in gencnJ kss pcnodic^ily-Enl^nergcd habital available for aampbng non- iiqUfCic wetland ]n9eets such as caTab]ds, ivhich ore well-adapted to CKpLoil these ephcmofaJ miero-liabEtats h Is unelear Ihow weftcf than nonnaJ cendit]ans may bave efteelc^ the 4llvers]ty or abnadance of tha sftinpls- All cambidt in ibn: »inipks "a-^k f^llect^d by b^d^ell«Cllott t««hulqu». N& p]L(k|1 irttp^ ^xr^ ushT du« h^ tbc very limited number of Tiirtdj avml^bk (0 l^a pt^jflcc ^11 tarafcids Ihjl w«k ^t^ wcit; tflbcn if dwj^ could be caughc T^rdless of Ibel3ct that Ihes^KS ma^* bavealr^dy be«ti uhen bi ihe ^^unpkr lli&t is, tbe samples nsfcvsj^ an HCnliat* of (be wlwiv* Jmndsnce of die ca^bltl be** spetits &cci^ly Men. Altbcugfi tinnd-colleOliflg H tligbt 04t| yi«ld Isr^ «»r^d sajriple^ «nd help fithi r^e ^p^ei, au nk^ht ccHeetingwascondiitt^d al ilwsif live u-eil^nds. I tel led primarily on noodingand crfvupbu^dKarDUodto ^uro carabids from hiding plates A small, diree-prODg^ ^[\tn fork wAS ustd to mow litter WHen avajlable, nkcsymg logs and brnichi^ ^nv dusei-ted iind cj^mbied fi?r ti]ding beetle Small bodiHl ipceies were quEckly aE-pliari^d urio a ^nl to r^duLe ibe pOS-^lily of ^Sijape. All sfKcimm^ wert immediately pickled in sm^ll vials in 70^ elbimol + 3D% kiicllfiii vide^ L^t^t w^re added tu eiK-b vjjI immediately after the E^mple uah lukeu. A1I samples Tvere ^sesscd ]n my lab In Sealtle Sp<:ciincns vp^re quickly washed In a tea sCniuivr using Cap water^ dried on paper, pointed Iglucd to a smal I paper polnl using ^atcr-KSoluble Elmer? gluel^ and then ihe |Kp|n|wa? puined wEth an insect pin A11 K|>fiounens were examined iind=r a dissecting scope and s^ed Inio "morpho-Epccles'^. MosI of ibese ^oup:! were then identEficd to species using Luidroth I1%1-E46^> and reference lo my largn^ P^dJlc Nonbwast synoptic collec4Jon. Twelve o^ tbe tiJlcen (l^i Befttiidior) specie have yet lo \k idedlLlkd to sp4C^as Tlia genus Bi^ytf^^ilfoff is exceptionally neh In species |e.g tin largest L^mbld genus in MOnraHik Ibe sp^ie^ h^ve sinaJl adult body tize, and are oiten dililcult to ki^ to bpi:cle^ wllhour access 10 ^ ^OOd synopi iC ^olkctlOtl of the regEonand pn^ lous expcnmce. My prelim uiary determinations of rbrae i^pEcies will neod to b? v^nfiad b>' anedier carabidologlst before Ibe 3^f?\iyActfoii of iiesc sample? ^.^n be full> Assessed. ftMhea^ I^eHoMJ eTafoAlj^ Afif^Ad (iy^9) RESULTS Sevenwan smpfcs werc [alien - IficaJity de^ribLlcidS ^rt njurlinKl in TABLE SITES. Forty-f«]r {^^4) 3|MCjei among 259 apccLmtJis \^tre KpreanKd m che sanpk!,. A brief o^«>lcw of tlwae apttie^ ]$ provided in TABLE SPECIES TTic s|KC]i:a and Ih^jr Klaiiv^ a]M41slAn« witliifi and [Mztwcizn dte ]7 individual Eompin h presented in TABLE SAMPLES, jn addilicm U> rioces nsn "^huntijig auKCia" and raretaclKin IFFGURE RAREFAtTJON)oftiic entire cdEImclhhi DISCLISSIUN Very litlle hfl^ iMflii puhihhftd Hjn Ifie tSrthd becll« of Mtmlana. Russell's 1196^) unpubli^^d Unlvej^Lly of Wasfiinpon niE^wra db«$it focUMd Oil ihe fymi\\ HfPnitics cf ibc Colcoptcra of wcEtcm Montfloai Wld pcV-^i** Ui* ft^t ^fct^^fccl (l?( oftWiJHids fw Chc re^con. Edwonas (L975) surveyed ih? c^rsbrrf fainifl of Glatief Nmaonal Ps* from IW7'6!h wUdi ircludcs parts cnf die Flolhtad Rjver ^^asln, hut putlanly i4 bj^bi:r tk^^iotlS clun tht sili:^ ilvs^bcd m tJii& repun. The numlKr of c^ralMd-i I14 Kporienl fr^jm CL^cier NatiofiaL B-irk mtJudn id? species and 23 ^nefj. bu4 as wEth RusEfIL (L^S), ^^nne ^f \\w Cjixa ^re no hunger r«ogniz4^d as unkfic orr:s]den4 In Montana iBousquel &. L^E^LodiElk ]4^^), Tn iinntle un ihe lirst records of SeihrsiJ r^iihpxfr^cUTta and ^ qiojiilncoflis in Montana |La)u Countyti E^A^ntc & Johnson |]?A1>| provcde L^ lisC of v^etlEmJ ur^bc-ls associaled ^ith Ihese species in their nzcJk ell oti$ Cll^d^ ct nl ^]^A| provide an appendix on d:re invertebnites associated ^]di pcstbndi m Ihe RnKk^ Movnliin^ uf MemUina, IcbhOn W^shm^h^oi and Wvomuig, inohiding beetles, but surpcLmgly na^ai^ds Ai^ mvtiCionHl. The spee]C4 reported here, combined with Russcl (IMS), Edwainis ( Lfl75>, LaRonc* £ Johnsnjn ( [ ^S9) and Bonsquet A LnRocheLIc (li?^^). provides a provisaonaJ lEsl of 232 c^rabEd ^fies hfi4>^n *>r suspect as leiident in tfie Ficrtliead River i^^tErshed (TABLE NWMTLISTj Ca_ Si% of th^M SpPrKS can be cxpe^lKl to te wcChifid'ripamri lubit^t spec ulisls In gafural, n urfiapaiEson to i^otlands Ihaf ] hav« ^ampt^d iti Wti^in^ton, Idabo and Oregon, these Montana '^'eflands yielied Tathef EJtia[l samples. T^ese ]s a^p^Eal^ triM wl^n lhe> [ire couipored 4o ncfi- srJvagnutu wetlands west of 1tie Caseadc Mouiitaiiu. Aldwugli ^pha^uin bo^ and lens everywhere typicaJly yield sniaJ] car abid iajnples, the numeroua non-^pliagnum Flatfi^d ^mplvs produced renuir^bly peior eatcbos One faetor probabl> accounts for niosl Chf tli k variation' Eh« lor^gn iind moK Intense "-^ inler? 4>f iioMhwe^ MonCana Many of th« ""mD^ing 3p4vlrt*n> n> ripflfian liabilflCs associated ^iilb the aetEve floeJplain Chf Swaii River, whicli wbs extMmely el^w co (hew*$i«i end oilhc oxbow (ca. 100 metcral- FJoepical ffrf^niall inrtwiilaln$i|r^ajn$i^lch foresifrl s3iwH?lines_ "npanan" Eiabhats wfiic^ also Suppi>Tt sa alpU]ld&Ui:« oJ carabid^ albeit S tnu^b k&s ^via^ j^unti Ibjn hotiitJits associated whh iar^ rtvcrt- Similarly, Ibc splugnum fieri samples deserve connteor - Ibese samples typically yielded the fewest speeimcds-pec-unh-etfort, and low-lo-modemCe divcrs]t> However, wtiereas capture rates ma>' be low in spbagnum habitats, die species are lypically unjque bo^'fen specialists C^rahtd spceies aj^Rociated with spba^uoi habitats in tlie Fladii^ad Rivec watenhed include F/fi'OJ/Jc^irT pmraeli't, A^tt^tum m^M^iium, ■^ jonwm srar^MWflf. ffamtrdr^wf sp_ J EmJ fewfriri^ora sp_ 4_ The first Ibcee of these =Q>ecics arc known t>h* assceioEe^ with spha^iim fbcoujijioat Ibeir range m North Ameriea A^^mi^m m^oS^^m n a widcspi~ead, acuic spba^um speLkJisl in weslem Wiisluiiglonk and maylK in Mnntaoa. AgimAim ^f'tJilosuM, however^ is Fi^hNii JToVuiy Cvahlik, Rf^^Jahi ^1 WJ nt II sphn^num fpe^LJist 111 th^ FliiHiedi] irgLoa. Agomm cupffpermi^ u>as iht onlv ^^ri^id wLlcrti:^ in ^ I bours^mj^k Trtiri ^6wa]|-1 F^. IhiS Spi±^HS is nc>1 closely jseocIbIhI ivjtii 3|>tiayihuni Ic ia^s ^^lltocd Jt Swan 4 F«n on h&r«H ^et gr^lV^L^ml SubSLmle jr tin in^r^n ofii spiing ftiat ftfl^^natts AC chis fcfi. AKIiOWfili the -^aaiiuni huninnxbs at dhls iii* w^re wcU-dcwbpKL (he splwgfujri raaU bJ ihi$ $il« i^^rc IlHjt veil' axten^iiw Tli? diversity nfspeclMPrtChfr r\mbitist 2 Ftn*3niplc]Bi«narkais]y higlh m CDinpjnSnji |j> Ihfl QtlMr fen samnkR Amhtvse Fen is « vei>-lart*H iTuiscJT) tonHl-spliaariiim boft suppcirijnB w!iai appeared ca be cxcfipt]anany high plant dft-erghy. ife Single Uhf^^ flw^r^ in f the djfftctiJty of BampJiflft canopy babHat^ TTiia cilhc first tiinc I have pCT£onjiiyMl]«rted^^jwitw*iKJWtf filler Jlian^ PacLfie Northwest The £pcci« ]b fin e]ccoplioikdhK i}ftayciful, shiftynwtttllii. gre^n colot It ib da> aOJve, a BtnmgfiiCT, aiiddifficiiLttoiateh_ItBppefirqtrt|irafer, w^rtdnSun-ciipuiwdJior^limH widiadiy. ccHnpacled cla.y£and3ub3tiate,whichwaifnufidiustafpove(hecal4aL]satCfl! Baymaisli. TheBpccEeB ib widcspfnzad In North America, EkjC accofduifi to Lindmih Cl%l-6fl> tb« $|Mclcs Juts not reach the Pacjfic CJiast I coLlccledlliesrecicsataniimtKrofQClKf Flare*! R^ln walftuds ini^ugiftl ]9?a, uidicatEnfi Ihe ipccic^i h tim Lfieamnion in the Flathead Lake at*a_ These Is the |K>isiblliLj^ tlwic Fbthend Lake, whicli is die lar^crt natut^l lakt in [helJ S A waslof tike Mi»lppial Riv^f, i:H>irirHnjlH djreclly to tbcflbundaiKe of^^rjriijw (^ra«v in the area due to the lar ge eNleni of the I .ak^'s Opthn sun-sxpoKd sWcbnct- Nftne of the LdeinEffced speciei in the 1 7 =:ample^ appear to t*preKnt (xcepLlCmaf rt Coids eiccept for JM-Auj ^i^fzjic^, an introduced Bpeoies iroin Europe and the only in1r- This an jll-t«llcd, win^-d imorpliic spcejcs was firsl reported in StaUk, WA - Vancouver, BC awa \ti \m Qb\\Ah 1953), tlaliloniEa in 1972 [In'm ]^12), andin c^Etcm Washington and Cenrra[ Idaho in IQG^ |UR^Ie I9K9). [lie E^^relesiB notawetJaod specialist - [s it often found in open-^ra^y at^a^ ?loine E>f |he Uiliden(ilicd Bemb?d?c^ sp«ies may aiao prove to be not civoTthy records onee final detem^kfiatiO]]^ areavaiE^bk. Rarefaction (PIGURE RAltEPACTlON) of 4be cateb data producer a curve Ihac has not flanmedn IndKatjnft Ihat additional coilcclins will add a nuinlsrof taffl(0 clie list of ■« tarabid ippecleE represented PCros9 the 23^ spceimcns afi£|}'7cd wJthfn ebe^e I7^niple^, ACKWOWLEDG>fENTS The roLIOwjng |]40pk helped n^e wnh vjnuLis ai^TKCIh o] this project: Jim LjeUicrr ICnMnelJ lJn]vevs[ty, ithtica. NTJ, Dave Kai'anauKh tCallJWnIa Academy h^F Sumecs. San FranciBco, CA), Jin LaBonte REFRRCNrES Ilciij«|ii4^4, Y. («j-). l^l-Clie4.tlL3l4jriK?ll»ulC^rMdnaiid A1[Lsta. A^rjcullun Canada OUawa. 4:3frpp ^guN4|tj«L^ V. & A. LdRcithdlt. ]WJ. Catakn^u* of lhe Otfldcphflga (Crfccfstcra. TratlijpacJiLdiic Rhv^adidae, Carabidn^ ]ncludjng Cicjtideljuil of Adn^nca noii]i cif Mvkjchj. Mcmmir^ Entoirolo^caJ SocifltyCflnadaNci-]67 L-397- CHAOdt, &^-H ec »L. 1^^ P«flluiA OD NiiUonal Fcpr«S[Si>fllieN£TLlk«niRuc^> T^ouiUaLns Ecology and cijTiswvwion. U-S-U-A. Fh?p??( Setvlten Kctckj Mm. Etes im,^ Gen, reth. Ri^rt. 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