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MINING: The site that could be 

 most impacted by this activity is 

 Vipond Park (003) . Nearby areas in 

 Quartz Hill Gulch (Daisy Vein, 

 Great Western, Knoby, and Lone Pine 

 mines) have been extensively mined 

 in the past. In addition, test 

 pits and claim stakes are located 

 in the sparsely forested areas just 

 north of the site along the Quartz 

 Hill Gulch road (east side of Gray 

 Jockey Peak) . The increase in 

 mining activity throughout western 

 Montana, especially for gold, may 

 result in expanded exploration in 

 the Vipond Park area, and future 

 mining operations should take this 

 population of C. lanceolata var. 

 flava into consideration. The four 

 other populations do not appear to 

 be threatened by existing or 

 potential mining at this time. 



RECREATIONAL USE: Recreational use 

 of areas in Vipond Park (003) poses 

 potential threats to the C. 

 lanceolata var. flava population in 

 the meadows. Off-road vehicle 

 disturbance was noticeable; a 

 number of jeep trails have been 

 formed in the turf of the meadows, 

 and these trails are deeply rutted 

 in many places. The main time 

 period for this use appears to be 

 during the spring, when off-road 

 travel to avoid snow drifts and 

 puddles is frequent, and also 

 possibly during the fall hunting 

 season. Long-term use of the 

 trails may eventually result in 

 local soil compaction or erosion, 

 which could have an impact on the 

 corms of the plants. Portions of 

 the Lockhart Meadows (001) 

 population are traversed by 

 Deerlodge N.F. Rd. #82, and some 

 plants were probably destroyed 

 during construction. Much of the 

 meadow habitat at this site is 

 privately owned, however, and it 

 did not appear to be seriously 

 impacted by off-road vehicle use at 

 the present time. The French Creek 

 (002) site is traversed by State 



