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(30 m; 100 ft) around salamander sites will not be burned. 

 Prescribed burns within watersheds known to contain Coeur d' 

 Alene salamanders should be avoided if possible, particularly in 

 areas upstream to known locations. 



Chemical applications 



Toxic chemicals that will enter the surface or ground water at 

 or near known Coeur d' Alene salamander sites should not be 

 applied. Nontoxic chemicals that could potentially reach 

 salamander sites will be applied during dry periods in July and 

 August when salamander above-ground activity is reduced. 

 Forest Service personnel will furnish information on location of 

 roadside salamander sites to county weed control specialists, 

 where applicable, in order to avoid spraying these areas. 



Water diversion 



No dams or water diversions shall be constructed which could 

 flood or dessicate Coeur d' Alene salamander sites. 

 MONITORING 



To assure the maintenance of viable populations of Coeur 

 d'Alene salamanders across their range, a comprehensive 

 monitoring program will be initiated. Regular population and 

 habitat assessment provides valuable information on causal 

 mechanisms and effects of various disturbances. For salamanders, 

 these may be global (climate change) , regional (acid 

 precipitation, air quality) , or local (fire, timber harvest, road 

 or hydro development) . It is particularly important to monitor 

 populations in a managed landscape to assess various impacts of 



