Site Basic Record 



SNOUSHOE CREEK 



From Monida, proceed east on the main Centennial VaUey gravel road ca. 10 miles to a dirt road 

 leading north. Take this road 3 miles to a T intersection. Stay on the most prominent road 

 leadin geast and continue for ca. 21 miles to a gate across a faint jeep trail leading north. 

 Park and hike along this jeep trait and bushwhack 1.7 miles north to the site. 



The site occurs on uplands immediately north of the Centennial Sandhills. The soil parent 

 material is extrusive igneous in origin. The dominant plant community is Artemisia 

 tripart i ta/Festuca idahoensis. 



COUNTY: Beaverhead 



USGS QUADRANGLE: LOUER RED ROCK LAKE 



TOWNSHIP- RANGE: 013S001W SECTION: 18 

 QUARTER/ADDITIONAL SECTIONS: NU4 



BOUNDING RECTANGLE: S: 444205N N: 444233N E: 1114611U U: 1114648W 



BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION: 



APPROXIMATE ACREAGE: 80.00 



GENERAL RATING: 5 



No G3 elements present. 



BIODIVERSITY SIGNIFICANCE: B4 



S3 community types are present (Artemisia tripartita/Festuca idahoensis and Elymus 

 cinereus/Festuca idahoensis), however, they are C and D-rank rated due to degradation by 

 livestock grazing. 



OTHER VALUES: V4 



PROTECTION URGENCY: P2 



The site is threatened by heavy livestock grazing and is currently weedy. The biological 

 significance of the site probably does not warrant protection efforts. 



MANAGEMENT URGENCY: M3 



Continued degradation of vegetation quality will likely occur unless livestock numbers and 

 grazing intensity are reduced. 



CONSERVATION INTENT: 



PROTECTION COMMENTS: 



LAND USE: This site has primarily been used for livestock grazing and wildlife production. Cattle use has 

 been moderate to heavy as evidenced by the high cover of many increaser plant species and the 

 number of 1 to 2-year-old cattle droppings. 



NATURAL HAZARDS: None observed. 



EXOTICS: Bromus tectorum is common to abundant on disturbed slopes in the southern portion of the site 

 and may increase on the site with continued disturbance. 



OFF-SITE LAND USES: Most of the surrounding lands are also within grazing allotments that are 

 receiving similar grazing pressure and land use as the Snowshoe Creek site. 



INFORMATION NEEDS: 



MANAGEMENT NEEDS: Increaser plants such as Bromus tectorum, Chrysothamnus viscidif lorus, Artemisia 

 frigida, and Lupinus sericeus are currently wel I- represented to abundant on 

 various portions of the site. Consideration should be given to reducing 

 livestock numbers and grazing intensity. 



MANAGEMENT COMMENTS: 



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