﻿Amphibian and Reptile Search 



During April, June, and August, at least four hours each month were spent 

 searching likely habitat in the project area for amphibians and reptiles. 



Small Mammal Trapping 



Two snap-trap lines (each consisting of 25 stations with two traps per station] 

 were run for three consecutive nights [August 2-4, 1982), one in riparian 

 cottonwoods at the head of Kootenai Falls, and the other in adjacent riparian 

 grassland. Capture data were recorded on standard data sheets. 



WEATHER 



Table 2 summarizes weather data collected at the NOAA Libby recording station 

 (Libby 1 NE Ranger Station) for the period September 1981 to August 1982. The data 

 show that the winter of 1981-82 was warmer and wetter than normaL. Average monthly 

 temperatures ranged from -2.7 to +3.5 degrees Fahrenheit (averaging +1.7 degrees) of 

 normal from November through March, and monthly precipitation averaged 0.8 inches 

 above normal. Snowfall, which totalled 46.9 inches, occurred during the period 

 November through April. Although data on average snowfall at this recording station 

 are not available, snowfall during the same period the previous year, November 1980 

 through April 1981, totalled 21.5 inches. Snow depths in 1981-82 were relatively 

 high; the greatest depth (26.7 inches) was recorded in January 1982. During the 

 winter of 1980-81, the maximum snow depth (10 inches) occurred in December. 



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