MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



APPENDIX B (cont.) 



WUdlife Unit Database Structure - WILDUNIT.DBF 



Includes location and general description of unit, designated lands, species of special concern, 

 habitat condition, and final sub-values. 



Dec Field Description 



DFWP Administrative region 



Wildlife unit number (see wildlife maps) 



Unit Type 



M = Mainstem, T = Tributaries of mainstem, B = 



Basin or drainage 



Tributary to 



USFS Forest code (see appendix C) 



Wild and Scenic River within unit boundaries (0 = 



no, 1 = yes) 



National Wildlife Refuge present within unit 



boundary (0 = no, 1 = yes) 



National Fish Hatchery present within unit boundary 



(0 = no, 1 = yes) 



WildUfe Management Unit present within unit 



boundary (0 = no, 1 = yes) 



Waterfowl Protection Area present within unit 



boundary (0 = no, 1 = yes) 



Nature Conservancy Area present within unit 



boundary (0 = no, 1 = yes) 



Conservation Easement present within unit boundary 



(0 = no, 1 = yes) 



USFS or BLM Research Natural Area present within 



unit boundary (0 = no, 1 = yes) 



Condition of the riparian zone (1-3) 



1 = low, 2 = moderate, 3 = High 



Amount of mature forest in riparian zone (1-3) 



1 = low, 2 = moderate, 3 = High 



Amount of wetland habitat in riparian zone (1-3) 



1 = low, 2 = moderate, 3 = High 



Amount of islands in riparian zone (1-3) 



1 = low, 2 = moderate, 3 = High 



Vegetative structure and diversity in the riparian 



zone (1-3) 



1 = low, 2 = moderate, 3 = High 



Waterfowl staging areas, prime wetlands (0 = 



Absent, 1 = Present) 



Warm springs open in winter, used by waterfowl 



species (0 = Absent, 1 = Present) 



Habitats supporting amphibians of special concern (0 



= Absent, 1 = Present) (see guidelines for list of 



species) 



B - 5 



