MOriTAriA FIATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 



1515 East Sixth Avenue 



P.O. Box 201800 



Helena, Montana 59620-1800 



(406) 444-3009 



Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) 

 Notes on Draft List of Wetland-related Species of Special Concern 



(Compiled as Requested by Jeff Berglund, Morrison-Maierle) 



The attached list of wetland-related species of special concern is preliminary, and is not intended 

 to be a definitive list of Montana's wetland species. Information here reflects occupied habitat 

 and not landscape setting, and some "non-wetland' species are, in fact, restricted to habitat 

 adjoining streamsides. 



Colums included in this list are: 



Species name 



Global and state ranks 



Watershed (east or west of Continental Divide): general information only, based on 

 current (and incomplete) location records for plants and general distribution information 

 for animals. 



MTNHP Tracking: a 'Y' in this column indicates the taxon is considered to be of special 

 concern and is being actively tracked by MTNHP. 'W' indicates a "watch" species 

 which MTNHP is monitoring, but has not designated to be of special concern. 



MTNHP is in the process of incorporating into their data bases wetland indicator information 

 from the National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands (USFWS). Once this task is 

 completed, more refmed wetland plant species lists can be compiled for Montana. 



If you have questions or comments, please contact MTNHP. 



The nature Conservancy and Montana State Library 



