Depending on the location of activity, food storage guidelines are written into contracts of use on BLM 

 lands. If the activity occurs on BLM land within the NCDE, the NCDE guidelines are incorporated into 

 contracts of use. If the activity occurs outside the NCDE yet in an area known to be occupied by grizzly 

 bears, the NCDE guidelines are incorporated into contracts of use. If activity occurs on BLM land outside 

 the NCDE and not in an area known to be occupied by grizzly bears, no food storage guidelines are 

 written into the contract of use. 



The 1986 Resource Management Plan (RMP) does not provide guidelines and orders concerning grizzly 

 bears. Revisions to the plan are not due until 2012. In the meantime, the backlog consultation process will 

 provide case-by-case guidelines concerning food storage and habitat- and access management concerning 

 grizzly bears. 



5.4 National Parks 



Glacier National Park is the only national park within the area of this management plan. Food storage is 

 governed by direction in 36 CFR 2.10 (d), which prohibits anyone from leaving food unattended or stored 

 improperly where it could attract or otherwise be available to wildlife. This direction is supplemented by 

 a written request from the Superintendent to all Park residents, Inholders and Park concessionaires, 

 encouraging proper garbage storage and disposal. 



5.5 National Forests 



A number of different mandatory food storage orders and voluntary food storage guidelines exist on the 

 National Forests or portions of the Forests. In addition to existing orders in grizzly bear recovery zones, 

 there is consideration current on expanding food storage orders forest-wide. Some Forests with grizzly 

 bear habitat have neither mandatory nor voluntary storage orders for the public, but all Forests include 

 sanitation direction in permits and contracts. A summary of National Forest food storage orders is 

 presented in Appendix Table B-1. 



In the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem (NCDE), all Forests except the Kootenai are covered by 

 one order [Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Occupancy and Use Restrictions Special order 

 concerning food and refuse (36 CFR 261.58 (cc)) and any bird, fish, or other animal and parts thereof (36 

 CFR 261.58(s))]. The following Forests are covered by this order: Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Helena, and 

 Lolo. This order applies to that porHon of these forests that occur within the NCDE; outside the NCDE, 

 the Lolo has voluntary food storage guidelines, the Flathead does not, the Bitterroot, Lewis & Clark have 

 no food storage guidelines or orders. The Kootenai National Forest applies forest-wide voluntary 

 guidelines similar to the NCDE order. 



The voluntary Kootenai guidelines are the only food storage direction currently in the Cabinet- Yaak 

 ecosystem (CYE). The Lolo and Idaho Panhandle National Forests are considering voluntary guidelines 

 similar to the Kootenai. 



The Flathead, Lolo, and Bitterroot Forests are in the process of replacing all trash receptacles with bear- 

 resistant dumpsters at campgrounds, trailheads, picnic areas, etc. 



Even though it is outside of the Northern Continental recovery Zone, food storage orders similar to the 

 NCDE order are in place on the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area of the Lolo National Forest. 



In the Bitterroot ecosystem (BE), other than voluntary camp sanitation, no food storage orders exist on the 

 Bitterroot NaHonal Forest. 



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