Endnotes 



57. American Rivers lobbies to get public agencies the money they need to complete the studies. So far, 

 the Forest Service lacks the funds to study Rock Creek's suitability and issue the required Environmen- 

 tal Impact Statement, according to Doug Glevanik, a Region One planner. 



58. A bill to designate the eligible tributaries of the Flathead River as Wild and Scenic is being drafted, 

 and Cassidy believes this might be expanded to include Rock Creek and other pristine western Mon- 

 tana rivers. 



59. Deerlodge National Forest Plan, September, 1987, Final Environmental Impact Statement, also Appen- 

 dix T. Of the seven miles between Gillies Bridge and the forest boundary, only about a mile is public 

 land; only this is affected by the classification. The rest is private. 



60. George Leighton, Lolo National Forest planner, telephone interview, January, 1991. 



61. Campground sizes vary from four to 19 sites; none has been expanded in recent years, according to Lolo 

 Forest officials. Dalles is the busiest; a site somewhere along the canyon can usually be had, even on short 

 notice at peak season. See: 1989 Rock Creek Campground Use, Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest. 



62. Missoulian, May 31, 1964, article by Carl Siria, op. cit. 



63. The 1979 regulations reduced the limit to three trout, only one of which could be longer than 14 inches, 

 and banned the use of bait by adults. In 1986, these regulations were changed to allow three trout: two 

 less than 12 inches and one over 20 inches or three less than 12 inches. 



64. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Rock Creek Road Traffic Counts, Missoula, Granite Counties. 

 From 1977 through 1984, the count on Lower Rock Creek was taken from a post opposite the Stage Sta- 

 tion Saloon. On May 25, 1985, it relocated to the end of the blacktop (milepost 1.2). Seasonal statistics 

 reflect the period from May 1 through November 30, or 214 days. 



•A 1984 seasonal count was also taken on middle Rock Creek from April 25 to November 30 (219 days). 

 The count was taken above the Ranch Creek Road intersection. The total seasonal count was 15,374 vehicles. 

 The average seasonal daily traffic was 70 vehicles. 



65. Letter from Michael C. Mix, Ph.D., Corvallis, Oregon, to Dennis Workman, Montana Department of Fish, 

 WUdlife and Parks, July 28, 1987 



66. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fisheries Division, Floating and Creel Survey job pro- 

 gress report: statewide fisheries investigation, survey and inventory of coldwater streams, west central Mon- 

 tana coldwater stream investigation, period: July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989. 



