METHODS 

 Study Sites 



Grove Creek 



Location: From the town of Belfry, take Hwy 72 south ca . 9 miles 

 to the secondary road that crosses the Clark's Fork 

 Yellowstone River. After crossing the river proceed 

 west ca. 1 mile to a T-intersection. Proceed north, 

 following the signs for the Meeteetse Trail. Continue 

 for ca. 11 miles to the crossing of the South Fork of 

 Grove Creek. Cross the creek and go west for a short 

 distance and then go right and continue along the face 

 of the mountains rather than going up into the canyon. 

 Continue for ca. 1 mile to the North Fork of Grove 

 Creek. Cross the creek and take the road into the 

 canyon as far as it goes. At this point follow the 

 trail up into the canyon, and once the cliffs are 

 passed, turn north and climb to the ridge just west of 

 the cliff-forming ridge (see Fig. 1). T8S R20E S26, 

 NE1/4 of NW1/4; ca . 7,000 ft. 



The transect is on a narrow portion of the ridge ca. 

 100 yds west of the highest point of the ridge in 

 Section 26. The two ends of the transect are marked by 



