Acknowledgments 



We thank Vic Anderson and Jack Yates, Montana Department of Environmental Quality Mine 

 Waste Cleanup Bureau, for their continued interest and support in the evaluation of abandoned 

 mines in Montana as bat habitat. Montana DEQ Mine Waste Cleanup Bureau provided the funds 

 necessary to conduct the assessment covered in this report. We thank Doug Keinath (Wyoming 

 Natural Heritage Program), Erin Riley (BLM), and Dustin Rodgers (BLM) for assistance in the 

 field trapping bats, and Jay Parks (BLM) for advice on access to the mines and additional 

 support for the field work. Whitney Weber (Montana Natural Heritage Program) downloaded 

 GPS data and produced the map. Joy Lewis (Montana Natural Heritage Program) edited an 

 earlier draft of this report and escorted the final draft through the production process, where 

 credit is due to Katrina Dixon (Natural Resources Infomiation System). 



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