are undoubtedly affected in years of higher flood 

 levels and may be eroded away entirely as channels 

 shift across a floodplain. Upland sites occupied 

 by Botrychium minqanense would not be subject to 

 this disturbance. 



H. LAND OWNERSHIP 



Three of the seven occurrences of Botrychium minqanense 

 in Montana are on land managed by the U.S. Forest 

 Service, two on the Lolo National Forest and one on the 

 Flathead National Forest. Two occurrences are in 

 Glacier National Park and the other two are on private 

 land. Specific information for each occurrence is given 

 below and exact locations are listed in Section IV, 



1. U.S.D.A. Forest Service 



Flathead National Forest 

 Hungry Horse Ranger District 



Mount Aeneas (001) 



Lolo National Forest 



Ninemile Ranger District 



Marion Creek (006) 

 Little Marion Creek (007) 



2. U.S. National Park Service 



Glacier National Park 



Ptarmigan Lake (004) 

 Logan Pass (005) 



3 . Private 



Cedar Bay Road (002, 003) 



II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS 



1. GRAZING: In the habitats so far reported for 



Botrychium minqanense in Montana, there appears to 

 be little grazing use and no current damage is 

 known from these sites. However, habitats reported 



