ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We thank Bob Summerfield and Barry Paulson for their help throughout this years study. Much 

 assistance in the field was provided by Chad Castren, Rob Fawcett, and Paul Hendricks. 

 Additional field help, locations of possible trapping sites, and other logistical support was 

 provided by J. Ashley, J. Davies, R. Galloway, C. E. Hidy, T. Hidy, W. Johnson, R. Kerr, P. 

 Kitts, M. Lee, E. Pfalzer, and other Forest Service and Park Service personnel. M. Beer, D. 

 Dover, C. Jones, and K. Jurist assisted with element occurrence and map preparation. 

 Information from surveys carried out by other agencies was provided by John Ashley (Glacier 

 National Park), Jim Sparks (Gallatin National Forest), and Portia Jelinek (Lewis and Clark 

 National Forest). Financial support for the project came fi-om the Kootenai National Forest and 

 Helena National Forest (U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region); the Montana Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife and Parks; Glacier National Park (National Park Service); and the Montana Natural 

 Heritage Program (Montana State Library, Natural Resource Information System and The Nature 

 Conservancy cooperating). 



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