Large representative examples of these community type that 

 support populations of sensitive species should be managed to 

 minimize damage by livestock. An example of this habitat the 

 occurs on state land nearby the above-mentioned alkaline 

 meadow (T15S RlOW Sec. 16; see printouts and maps for 

 Haplopappus macronema ssp. linearis and Sphaeromeria 

 argentea) , but other sites are expected to occur on BLM lands. 



Sagebrush steppe dominated by Artemisia tridentata or A. nova 

 is abundant throughout the Tendoy Mountains. Consequently, it 

 is not practical to address sensitive species management in 

 the management of this habitat. Management considerations 

 for Astragalus scaphoides have been addressed separately in 

 recent monitoring work (Lesica 1994), and Penstemon lemhiensis 

 management is also to be addressed separately. 



Rare species on limestone talus are generally not threatened 

 by land-use disturbances, nor requiring habitat management 

 consideration. The exception is disturbance of talus slopes 

 for gravel mining at one highly significant site. Populations 

 of three rare species are threatened at a quarry site (T15S 

 RlOW Sec. 10 N 1/2) . A monitoring program was established in 

 1993 to monitor the habitat and to determine the time required 

 for Agastache cusickii to recolonize the disturbed slopes. 

 Protection of this one site would benefit all three species 

 and is easy to accomplish . 



During this study, we did not exploire every ridge, sidewlope, 

 canyon and meadow. Hopefully, more populations of sensitive 

 plants remain undiscovered. This work should be viewed as a 

 baseline sampling of the area for sorting and setting a 

 sensitive species agenda, rather than as an exhaustive 

 inventory. Some of the species recommended for BLM sensitive 

 species designation may be shown by future work to b e more 

 common. 



In any case, the large number of rare species targets found in 

 the Tendoy Mountains study area, including at least two new 

 state records, is an indication of the opportunities to open 

 to the Bureau of Land Management to make major strides in 

 understanding and managing the natural resources represented 

 in the native flora. 



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