quality of the foraging sites is 

 starting to decline as they 

 mature. Meanwhile, the Chicken/ 

 Werner Timber Sale Project 

 planned to remove 105 acres of 

 potential denning habitat and 

 353 acres of potential foraging 

 habitat (the FEIS-based acreages 

 are subject to change with 

 project layout) , but most of 

 these acres are in the optional 

 helicopter units that are not 

 expected to be harvested. The 

 Taylor South Timber Sale Project 

 planned to reduce potential lynx 

 denning habitat by another 205 

 acres. The quality and quantity 

 of potential denning habitat 

 across the subunits are expected 

 to slowly improve through time. 

 Meanwhile, foraging habitats 

 within the Stryker and Lazy 

 Creek Grizzly Bear Management 

 Subunits are expected to decline 

 through time as young foraging 

 areas age. 



Mitigation Measures Included 



• Retain forested corridors to 

 maintain landscape connectivity. 



• Reduce views into harvest units 

 along open roads using a 

 combination of topography, group 

 retention, and roadside 

 vegetation buffers. 



Sensitive Species 



When conducting forest-management 

 activities, the SFLMP directs DNRC 

 to give special consideration to 

 several sensitive species. These 

 species are sensitive to human 

 activities, have special habitat 

 requirements that might be altered 

 by timber management, or might 

 become listed under the Federal 

 Endangered Species Act if management 

 activities result in continued 

 adverse impacts. Because sensitive 

 species usually have specific 

 habitat requirements, consideration 

 of their needs serves as a useful 

 "fine filter" for ensuring that the 

 primary goal of maintaining healthy 

 and diverse forests is met. 



A search of the Montana Natural 

 Heritage Database reconfirmed common 

 loon sightings within of the 

 proposed project area. TABLE E-3 - 

 LISTED SENSITIVE SPECIES FOR THE 

 NWLO SHOWING THE STATUS OF THESE 

 SPECIES IN RELATION TO THE DOG 

 MEADOW TIMBER SALE PROJECT shows how 

 each sensitive species was either 

 included in the following analysis 

 or was removed from further analysis 

 because suitable habitat does not 

 occur within the project area or 

 proposed activities would not affect 

 their required habitat components . 



Appendix B-Wildlife Analysis 



Page E-17 



