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South Fork Judith (014) 

 Hay Canyon I (015) 

 Hay Canyon II (016) 



Musselshell Ranger Di3trict 



Dry Gulch (017) 



West Fork Hopley Creek (018) 



b. U.S. National Park Service 



Glacier National Park 



Upper Kintla Lake (002) 

 II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS 



1. GRAZING: Although cattle use the general area 

 around Goodyera repens populations, there appears 

 to be little use and no current damage to plants 

 at these sites. 



2. TIMBER HARVEST: Timber harvest is a potential 

 threat to nearly all Goodyera repens populations. 

 The old age forests in which populations occur are 

 often considered mature or overmature for timber 

 purposes. The opening of the tree canopy, and the 

 physical disturbance associated with harvesting, 

 will have a detrimental effect on the Goodyera 

 repens populations; populations extended up to, 

 but not into small clearcut areas in the Sage 

 Creek drainage (T 14N R HE, Section 19, SE^NW^) . 

 It was observed that the well established mat of 

 feather moss decreased with increasing light 

 intensity, and logging completely eliminated these 

 mosses. In addition to the direct loss of plants, 

 the lowered density (greater interplant distance) 

 would reduce the effectiveness of pollinators 

 necessary for seed production. The disturbance 

 may also affect the mycorrhizal fungi which are 

 necessary for growth and reproduction. These 

 combined effects would reduce the ability of these 

 already sparse populations to maintain or re- 

 establish after harvesting. 



The following sites are currently potentially 

 threatened by proposed timber harvest: 



Bear Gulch (009) 



North Fork of Running Wolf Creek (010) 



