ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Funding for this study was provided by the Montana Natural 

 Heritage Program (MTNHP) and The Nature Conservancy. Additional 

 support for D. Worthington was received from the American Museum 

 of Natural History and the University of Montana (UM) . The 

 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Billings Resource Area provided 

 transportation, housing, and support. Special thanks to Bill 

 Mcllvain (BLM) and David Jaynes (BLM) for their assistance and 

 cooperation. The Beartooth Ranger District of the Custer 

 National Forest provided housing and support. Terry Peters of 

 the National Park Service assisted in the investigation of the 

 Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. David Center (MTNHP) and 

 Kerry Foresman (UM) provided overall supervision of the study and 

 extensive comments on this report. Richard Hutto (UM) and Dan 

 Pletscher (UM) provided advice on the study design. Mike Bogan of 

 the National Ecology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 provided valuable advice on the study and on bat biology in 

 particular. 



