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13. Reconunendations for listing or status change. 



A. Recommendation to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 



On the basis of current information summarized in 

 this status report, it is recommended that Silene 

 spaldinqii be retained in Category 2. Populations 

 in Montana may be threatened by current grazing 

 practices occurring on private lands. The current 

 distribution, abundance and condition of populations 

 in Oregon and Idaho is not well known. Although 

 there are currently 15 known sites in Washington, 

 population sizes are low and there are only 

 approximately 448 plants in the state. Final status 

 recommendations should be made upon completion of 

 survey work in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. If 

 substantial numbers of populations are not located 

 in the other states, it should be placed in Category 

 1. 



B. Recommendations to other U.S. federal agencies: In 

 Montana Silene spaldinqii is not currently found on 

 federal lands. 



C. other status recommendations. 



1. Counties and local areas: No recommendations. 



2. States: Silene spaldinqii is currently listed 

 as SI ("critically state endangered") in 

 Montana, by the Montana Natural Heritage 

 Program. No change in status is recommended. 



3. Other nations: It is recommended that the 

 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes monitor 

 the status of S. spaldinqii populations on 

 tribal lands. An evaluation of past and 

 present grazing regimes, with subsequent 

 adjustments, would aid in maintenance of 

 populations and available habitat. 



4. International: No recommendations. 



14. Recommended critical habitat: The complete status of 

 Silene spaldinqii is not yet known in portions of its 

 range. Thus, critical habitat is not being recommended 

 at this time. 



15. Conservation/recovery recommendations. 



A. General conservation recommendations. 



1. Recommendations regarding present or 



anticipated activities: The potential effects 



