concern and should retain its SI rank 

 ("critically imperiled in Montana because of 

 extreme rarity") (Shelly 1990). 



3. Other nations: Not currently pertinent. 



4. International: Not currently pertinent. 



14. Recommended critical habitat: No recommendation at 

 this time. 



15. Conservation/recovery recommendations 



A. General conservation recommendations 



1. Recommendations regarding present or 

 anticipated activities: The impact of 

 recreational use on the Lesquerella humilis 

 populations should be monitored, especially 

 on St. Mary Peak. 



2. Areas recommended for protection: 



Lesquerella humilis currently receives some 

 protection by being listed as a sensitive 

 species for Region 1 of the U.S. Forest 

 Service, and by occurring in the Selway- 

 Bitterroot Wilderness Area. The proposed 

 Special Interest Area for St. Mary Peak 

 should be established to provide additional 

 protection for that population. 



3. Management and recovery recommendations: Any 

 future proposed trail construction or other 

 developments for St. Joseph Peak or East St. 

 Joseph Peak should be carefully planned, to 

 reduce or eliminate impacts to the 

 populations of L. humilis. These locations 

 should be checked every three to five years, 

 in order to detect any major declines in 

 population size, or impacts should 

 recreational use of these areas increase. 



Permanent monitoring transects (e.g. Lesica 

 1987) should be used to assess the impacts of 

 recreational use on the population on St. 

 Mary Peak (001) . Plot studies in locations 

 away from the trail, as well as within the 

 area currently being used, could reveal any 

 reduction in numbers that might be occurring. 



4. Publicity sensitivity: Low. 



