ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



This project was a collaborative effort, sponsored and 

 funded by the Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) , the 

 Bureau of Land Management - Butte District Office, the Montana 

 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks - Region 3, and the U.S. 

 Forest Service - Beaverhead National Forest. David Genter 

 (MTNHP) and Richard Oswald (MDFWP) directed the study. 



Dan Hughbanks assisted in virtually all of the field work. 

 Denise Vore (USFS) , Jim Brammer (MDFWP) , and Greg Gibbons (MDFWP) 

 provided much appreciated field assistance and advice. Earlier 

 drafts of this report were improved through extensive review and 

 editing by David Genter and Cedron Jones (MTNHP) . The advice and 

 input of Drs. William Gould (MSU) and Calvin Kaya (MSU) was also 

 appreciated. 



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