Derby Fire (Boundary as of Sept 20, 2006)

Select Wildlife Resources Occurring in Project Area:

  • Elk Winter Range
  • Crucial Elk Winter Range
  • Mule Deer Winter Range
  • Sage Grouse Lek Area
  • Animal or Fish Species of Concern

List of Species of Concern Occurring in Project Area:

  • Baird’s Sparrow
  • Bobolink
  • Canadian Lynx
  • North American Porcupine
  • Northern Goshawk
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Preble’s Shrew
  • Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

Comprehensive Fish & Wildlife Conservation Strategy Tier 1 Focus Areas:

  • Central Montana Broad Valleys Terrestrial Focus Area (small intersection)
  • Upper Yellowstone River & Tributaries Aquatic Focus Area

Comprehensive Fish & Wildlife Conservation Strategy Tier 1 Community Composition:

  • Grassland Complexes 36%
  • Sagebrush and Salt Flats 4%
  • Mixed Shrub/Grassland Association 2%
  • Mixed Broadleaf Forests 2%
  • Riparian and Wetland 4%

State Wildlife Grant Projects Occurring in Area:

  • Native Prairie Fish Survey & Inventory
  • MT Coordinated Bird Monitoring
  • Amphibian & Reptile Survey