ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

 The financial support for this survey was provided by the 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program and the Lev; is and Clark National 

 Forest through the Challenge Cost Share Program. I wish to thank 

 Dave Genter, MTNHP, for allowing me to do this survey. Bob "Chief 

 Two Hoots" Gliko, USFS, was my native guide and the best help I 

 could have hoped for. Don Sasse, USFS district biologist was very 

 helpful with suggestions and guidance during the survey. Kurt 

 Pettersson, Julie Evans, Marie Karlson, Don Godtel, Don Sasse, Dana 

 Fields, Dave Genter, Burt Lindler, Kristi DuBois, and Pat Finnegan 

 all participated"-at one time or another In the survey - thank you. 

 The entire staff at the Belt Creek Information Station was very 

 helpful. The U.S. Forest Service provided me with a quiet place to 

 stay during the survey and all the equipment we used. Thanks to 

 Scott Jackson, John Malloy, and Dave Genter for reviewing this 

 document and Margaret Beer for helping me with the computer. 



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