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cumulative impacts on the Nokomis fritillary will not occur. This project will not <br />impact the viability of the species, or result in a trend of Nokomis fritillary towazds <br />federal listing. <br />Sensitive Species- Plants <br />Rocky Mountain or Adobe Thistle: This species is found on disturbed sites in Adobe <br />clays derived from Mancos Shale (Bradford per. comm.) at elevations between 4,500 and <br />7,000 feet. This plant has been found during surveys conducted at other sites in the North <br />Fork Valley. In those instances the plants were always located in Adobe clays on <br />disturbed sites. <br />There is suitable Rocky Mountain thistle habitat in the project area. Plants were found on <br />disturbed clay soils at approximately 7000+ feet along the face above the North Fork of <br />the Gunnison. Suitable habitat is lacking at higher elevations in the project area where <br />most disturbance will occur. Long tens and cumulative impacts on Rocky Mountain <br />thistle will not occur. This project will not impact the viability of the species, or result <br />in a trend of Rocky Mountain thistle towards federal listing. <br />MANAGEMENT INDICATOR SPECIES <br />The USDA Forest Service, Region 2, lists eight species, seven terrestrial vertebrates and <br />common trout, which occur, potentially occur, or habitat for which occurs on this portion <br />of the Gunnison National Forest as Management Indicator Species (Table 4). The <br />purpose of this section of the report is to address these species and determine if the <br />proposed activities aze likely to affect any of these species or their habitat within the <br />project azea. <br />30 <br />