SECTION PERTAINING to FUNCTIONS & VALUES ASSESSMENT 



14A Habitat for Federally Listed or Proposed Threatened or Endangered Plants or Animals: 



I. AA is Documented (D) or Suspected (S) to contajn (circle one based on definitions contained in instaictions): 



Pnmary or cntical habitat (list species) D S 



Secondary habitat (list species) D S 



Incidental habitat (list species) D S 



No usable habitat D S 



14B. Habitat for plant or animals rated S1, S2, or S3 by the Montana Natural Heritage Program: (not including species listed in14A above) 

 1. AA is Documented (D) or Suspected (S) to contain (circle one based on definitions contained in instructions): 



Pnmary or cntical habitat (list species) D S 



Secondary habitat (list species) D S 



Incidental habitat (list species) D S 



No usable habitat D S 



Sources for documented use (eg observations, recxxels, etc ): 



14C. General Wildlife Habitat Rating: 



I. Evidence of overall wildlife use in the AA (circle substantial, moderate, or low based on supporting evidence): 



Substantial (based on any of the following [check]): 



observations of abundant wildlife *f s or high species di\«rsity (during any period) 



abundant wildlife sign such as scat, tracks, nest structures, game trails, etc. 



presence of extremely limiting habitat features not available in the surrounding area 



interviews with local biologists with knowledge of the AA 



Low (based on any of the foilcwing [check]): 



few or no wildlife observations during peak use periods 



little to no wildlife sign 



sparse adjacent upland food sources 



interviews with local biologists with knewledge of the AA 



Moderate (based on any of the following [check]): 



observations of scattered wildlife groups or individuals or relatively few species during peak periods 



common occurrence of wildlife sign such as scat, tracks, nest stnjctures, game trails, etc. 



adequate adjacent upland food sources 



interviews with local biologists with knowledge of the AA 



ii. Wildlife habitat features (vi«3fking from top to bottom, circle appropriate AA attributes in matrix to anive at exceptional (E), high (H), moderate (M), or low 

 (L) rating. Structural diversity is from #13. For class cover to be considered evenly distributed, veg^ated classes must be within 20% of each other in tenns 

 of thetr percent composition of ttie AA (see #1 0) /Vbbreviations for surface water durations are as follcws: P/P = permanent/perennial; S/1 = 

 seas onal/intermittent; T/E = temporary/ephemeral: and A = absent [see instaictions for further definitions of these tenns].) 



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