There was no fishery survey data available for either Gladstone or 

 French Creek. Wolf Creek, however, has 1996 survey data indicating 

 that west slope cutthroat trout occur rarely, and rainbow, brook and 

 brown trout occur commonly. Wolf Creek is considered a very 

 valuable spawning habitat for Missouri River rainbow trout. Recent 

 surveys documented 1981 spawning reds in the lower 7.8 miles of Wolf 

 Creek. Increased sediment levels may adversely affect this system. 



Portions of the existing Gladstone Creek road would not meet BMP's 

 if used in the current condition. The existing road system will 

 continue to be a chronic source of potential sediment into the 

 affected streams unless proper mitigation measures are taken. 



There has only been minimal amounts of timber harvest in the 

 Gladstone and French Creek drainages in the recent past . The 

 existing equivalent clearcut area (ECA) is 8% St. 14% for these two 

 drainages respectively. The existing ECA for these drainages is 

 well below standard accepted thresholds for ECA, which typically run 

 from 25 to 30 percent (Pers Comm . 10/15/98 -- George Mathieus, DNRC 

 hydrologist) . 



A primary soil concern in this area is to maintain soil depth and to 

 avoid displacement of the shallow soils. In Sections 23 & 26 soils 

 are a complex of Mocmont/Tolex (Unit 84F) . Tolex soils are very 

 droughty and generally low in fertility. 



Section 34 soils are Trapps - Warnecke channery loams, forming in 

 limestone. Trapps soils are deeper and sensitive to rutting and 

 displacement if operated on when wet . 



Right-of -Way 



Lewis & Clark County holds and maintains a county road up Wolf 

 Creek, providing the principle public access route in this drainage. 

 Most other roads that branch off this county road are the property 

 of the respective surface owner. 



The road up Gladstone Creek begins on private land in Section 24 . 

 There are 8 different landowners along this route from the junction 

 with the county road to the state section line at Section 26 (Shell, 

 Smith, Turk, Root, Cox,' Blatter, Diver and Schneider) . The state 

 would need a right-of-way agreement from each of these, 

 individually, to legally access Section 26 for logging via this 

 route. Gates are present on the Turk and the Schneider property to 

 control public access. These gates have not been use recently, but 

 could be used again, at any time. 



The Gladstone road then continues through the state land in Section 

 26 . Private landowners farther up the Gladstone drainage apparently 

 hold a permanent easement for ingress and egress originating from an 



•"■Actual ownership of this parcel is unknown. Cox sold property years ago, 

 county records still show him as landowner. Property taxes have not been paid on 

 this tract in recent years. 



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