ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



Funding for this project was provided by the Helena National 

 Forest. Support for the study was given by Lois Olsen (Helena 

 NF) . Cathy Maynard (Helena NF) contributed information on soils 

 and landforms of interest for special plant surveys. Peter 

 Lesica conducted a portion of the field work. Several Natural 

 Resources Information System staff members (Valerie Jaffe, Kris 

 Larson, and Duane Lund) developed CIS maps for use during the 

 project and for the this report. Cedron Jones of the Montana 

 Natural Heritage Program also assisted with production of the GIS 

 maps. Margaret Beer and Cory Craig (Montana Natural Heritage 

 Program) supplied assistance with data management. Steve Shelly 

 (U.S. Forest Service Region 1) and Peter Lesica helped with 

 specimen identification. 



