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<br />",. c <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />,-, <br /> <br />limited by the amount uf winter range available out~ide the prfJpo~ed \\'ildernes:;. Thcn~ <br />i~ some competition between cattle. sheep, recreation :,tock. elk. and deer for forage in <br />JOl'alized area:--. <br />Har\'c::<ts of big game in the area arc inadequate. Hunter~ leave the plateau carly <br />in the seu:;on hc('uusC they fear being trapped by ht'a\'y fall ~n()w stonn~. The rough <br />topography and arcas of dl'nsc windfallJ'. result in a low hunter succes:, ratio. <br />Blue grow-c. ruffed grouse. white-tailed ptarmigan. and snow:ohoe rabbits are the <br />only small game species in this area. There is an open :;cason for these spedes each <br />faU. <br /> <br />Furbcarcrs include bobcat. coyote, badger, fox. beaver. marten. mink. and weaseL <br />Other native mammals indudc mountain lions. marmot~, ground :.;quirr~l:-" pine ~quirrels, <br />pika, chipmunk~, g()pher~, and pon'upine:". <br />Other bird~ arc nug-rat.ory waterfowl. eagle~, hawk~, crow:-<, raven~, jays, Clark':" <br />nut{'Tacker~, and numcruu~ :,;l11uller bird~ that arc found .sea~onally in the :\lontane and <br />,Alpine area~ of the CentraJ Hocky :\Iountain:-<. <br />Thirty or more lakc:-< within the area contain fi~h. The~e lake:; have a combined to- <br />taJ of over 1.400 surface acres of water. All have a good or excellent fi~hery. In addi- <br />tion to tht. lakes, o\'er IOU miles of fishing streams have at lea.st 50 mile:" rated as <br />being good to excellent. <br />A:" the propo:-<cd \\'ildcrncs~ has always existed e:-<:,;entially in a primitive state, <br />\\'i1dcrnc:o<s designation would ha\'e little impact Oil the wildHfc resource, <br /> <br />Water <br /> <br />The b"t"featcst public value of any of <br />the resoun:eJo;, other than the wildcrnes:-< <br />resoun.:e, within th~' proposed \\'i1derncs:" <br />iJo' the water yield from the drainages un- <br />der t:onsideration. Quality, quantity, and <br />continuous now of water arc of major <br />ecollumit' value to the dependent down- <br />stream land~ and m.ers. ...\ basic objec- <br />tin: of watershed management is to main- <br />tain :-<uffidenl \'egetative t:over t.o UJo'~url' <br />~oil ~ta bility and proper hydrological <br />fUllt:lioning of the watcr~hed. \\"ihh'rne:o<s <br />m<llH.1t.:"l'!1WI11 I1lt'l't:o< thi:o< ohjt-'t:ti\'t.'. <br /> <br />High-quality water yiL'lds will be l1laill- <br />ta!I1l'd h:.. thl' rl'tl'ntion of a natural vq.1;L'- <br />tativl' ~lll'("l':.;~ion. <br /> <br />The aVerage annual prl'cipitation of <br />all to .HI ilH:hl'~ ~:il'ld:- betwl'en 10 and :oW <br />indll'-,", of u-'"'abll' wall'r annually. Thi:< i~ an <br />a\'l'ragL' III ahnllt 1.;) .H'rl.-ft'd watl'r pl'r <br />..Ierl', totalling an l,:.;timatt'd :21:!,IIIHI aen..... <br />fl'd for thl' prupo-,",l'd \\'i1dl'rne~... <br /> <br />1.land l"k..._ <br /> <br />~~--- <br /> <br />--......;: <br />, i:l~...~__ <br />. ,~ ~~.- <br />..fr' - - .... <br />~. ~....}.' - ...-~-- <br />, ".... <br />-:...,- ~. <br />&tt-,..-J <br />.......~ <br /> <br />,- <br />--." <br /> <br />~~......... <br /> <br /> <br />~ . <br />