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provided to all such personnel, to aid in 

 reducing or eliminating unnecessary impacts 

 to these areas. 



3 . Monitoring of early-season livestock grazing 

 in native habitats. As noted above, grazing 

 does not currently appear to pose a threat to 

 the known populations. However, changes in 

 grazing use patterns, especially in the 

 Vipond Park area, should be closely monitored 

 if early season use is planned. 



II.15.B. Monitoring activities and further research 

 recommended: 



1. Further field surveys in potential habitats 

 in southwestern Montana. Although likely 

 montane grassland habitat was surveyed in the 

 vicinity of Fleecer Mountain, Elk Park, the 

 southeast flank of the Anaconda-Pintlar 

 Range, and along the Continental Divide north 

 of Butte, there are other areas of potential 

 occurrence in southwestern Montana. The 

 areas most likely to contain additional 

 habitat occur in the Gravelly Range; large 

 meadow areas are visible in the southern part 

 of the range from the vicinity of Raynolds 

 Pass. Though less likely to contain large, 

 level meadow areas, potential habitat might 

 also occur in the Tobacco Root, Madison, and 

 Gallatin ranges. Also, it is likely that the 

 taxon could be found in Yellowstone National 

 Park (mainly in Wyoming) ; the area lies 

 between known sites in southwestern Montana 

 and northwestern Wyoming, and contains areas 

 of extensive moist grasslands at high 

 elevations. 



2. Establishment of monitoring studies on U.S. 

 Forest Service lands. Permanent belt 

 transects, using the methods of Lesica 

 (1987) , may be useful in assessing any future 

 impacts that might arise from grazing or 

 mining activities. 



11.16. Interested parties : 



Robert Moseley 



Idaho Natural Heritage Program 



Dept. of Fish & Game 



600 S. Walnut, Box 25 



Boise, ID 83707 



