River across from Snowflake Spring. Reproduction at these 

 sites is probably primarily vegetative. Heavy browsing seems 

 to affect only the stature of the plants, not their occurrence 

 or density. 



E. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 



The populations which I visited are heavily browsed by game 

 but appear to withstand this use. Likewise, human impacts by 

 recreation (fishing, hiking, horseback riding, camping), at 

 their current levels, do not seem to threaten these 

 occurrences. Salix wolfii was not seen (and is not known) on 

 the GNF outside of the upper Gallatin Valley, and has a 

 limited distribution elsewhere in the state. Since both 

 varieties are reported from Montana, clarification of their 

 distributions and relative abundance is needed. No 

 recommendations on this species' conservation status can be 

 made until complete distribution records (including Jim 

 Jacobs' 1993 discoveries) are reviewed. 



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