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b. HERBIVORY: During surveys in 1988, it did 

 not appear that the habitats occupied by C. 

 lanceolata var. f lava had been influenced by 

 recent heavy grazing by domestic livestock. 

 Much of the occupied habitat at three sites 

 (Lockhart Meadows (001) , Hebgen Lake (004) , 

 and Burton Park (005)) is privately owned, 

 and grazing appeared to be mainly restricted 

 to these inholdings. Also, the season of 

 grazing use probably occurs primarily after 

 the flowering and fruiting times for the 

 taxon. Thus, it does not appear that serious 

 impacts from livestock grazing are occurring 

 under present management practices. However, 

 potential impacts to the habitats later in 

 the growing season should be assessed, to 

 determine if grazing use is influencing soil 

 erosion patterns or resulting in weed 

 invasion. 



LAND OWNERSHIP 



1. The land ownership for the five occurrences 



currently known in Montana is given below; four of 

 the five sites occur in areas of mixed ownership 

 that include U.S. Forest Service lands. The exact 

 locations are provided in Table 1, p. 6. 



a. U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE: 



i. Beaverhead National Forest, Wise River 

 Ranger District: 



French Creek (002) - portion 

 Vipond Park (003) - all 



ii. Deerlodge National Forest: 



Jefferson Ranger District: 



Lockhart Meadows (001) - portion 



Butte Ranger District: 



Burton Park (005) - portion 



iii. Gallatin National Forest, Hebgen Lake 

 Ranger District: 



Hebgen Lake (004) - portion 



