viability of those populations. 



a. STUDY SITES: The locations and geographic details 

 for each of the three transect locations, all in 

 Beaverhead County, are as follows: 



i« French Creek - Park Mine : French Creek 

 drainage, on slope above west side of 

 French Creek-Thief Creek Road 

 (Beaverhead National Forest Rd. #606), 

 0.08 mi. south of junction with Trout 

 Creek Road (Rd. #606-A) , uphill from 

 junction of Rd. #606 and the spur road 

 to Park Mine; T6S, RllW, Sec. 1, 

 NEJjSWijSWJj ; elevation ca. 7,18 ft. 50° 

 from start pin to junction of French 

 Creek-Thief Creek and Trout Creek roads; 

 113° to junction of French Creek-Thief 

 Creek Road and Park Mine spur road. 



Transect line bearing: 8° 



Slope: 22° 



Aspect: 105° 



Direction: Transect read south to 

 north, on uphill side of tape. 



ii. French Creek - Discovery Mine : French 



Creek drainage, on slope above west side 

 of French Creek-Thief Creek Road 

 (Beaverhead National Forest Rd. #606) , 

 0.1 mi. south of Discovery Mine, 0.85 

 mi. north of Red Gulch, 1.6 mi. north of 

 junction with Kelley Dam Road; T6S, 

 RllW, Sec. li, SWitSEijNEJi; elevation ca. 

 6,940 ft. 74° from start pin to rock 

 outcrop across drainage to the east; 

 132° to juniper ca. 3 m from start pin. 



Transect line bearing: 253° 



Slope: 38° 



Aspect: 54° 



Direction: Transect read from downhill 

 to uphill, on south side of tape. 



iii. Badger Pass North : Southern Pioneer 

 Mountains, 0.7 air mi. NNE. of Badger 

 Pass, 0.6 air mi. east of Beaverhead 

 National Forest Rd. #7467; T7S, RllW, 

 Sec. 9, SEJjNE^NEij; elevation ca. 6,980 



