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DRAFT August 1996 - Noxious Weed Management Plan and Environmental Assessment cMoqtaqa fts/j,, tWtbmfeC8i.‘ParlQ ) Region 7 STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION FF3 1 1 2002 MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 1515 E. 6th AVE. HELENA, MONTANA 59620 MONTANASTATELIBRARY 3 0864 0015 3197 2 Noxious Weed Management Plan & Montana Fish Parks Wildlife , Region Seven Prepared by State Parks Division Box 1630 P. O. MT Miles City 59301 , August 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES iv LIST OF FIGURES v INTRODUCTION 1.0 1 1.1 Noxious Weed Management Program Guidance and Objectives 1 1.2 Existing Statutory Requirements 2 1.3 Overview and Setting 3 1.3.1 Property Groups .4 NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 2.0 14 . 2.1 General Approach 14 2.2 Conceptual Framework to Prioritize Activities 14 2.2.1 Species Specific Directives 14 2.2.2 Location and Population Size 15 2.2.3 Special Management Zones ............................ 16 2.3 Treatment Methods and Techniques 20 2.3.1 Manual 20 2.3.2 Cultural 21 2.3.3 Biological 22 2.3.4 Chemical 23 32..14 Inventory and Monitoring Procedures 26 . 2.5 Assignment of Plan Responsibilities 26 2.5.1 Oversight of Plan Implementation 26 DFWP 2.5.2 R-7 Applicators, Licenses and Record Keeping ........ 26 2.5.3 Contracted Services .................................. 27 2.6 Other Subjects of Concern 31 2.6.1 Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species ............. 31 2.6.2 Herbicide Labels 31 3.0 PROPERTY GROUP TREATMENT PLANS 32 Wildlife Management Areas .................................. 32 3.1.1 Introduction 32 3.1.2 Former Glacier Park Co. Parcels 34 3.1.3 F Island and Fort Keogh Islands 36 3.1.4 Elk Island 37 3.1.5 Isaac Homestead. 39 3.1.6 Seven Sisters 41 l TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued Page 3.2 Fishing Access Sites 43 3.2.1 Introduction 43 3.2.2 Yellowstone River Drainage 45 3.2.3 Tongue River Drainage 48 3.2.4 Powder River Drainage 50 3.2.5 Missouri River Drainage 52 3.2.6 Ponds and Lakes 53 3.3 State Parks and Administrative Sites 55 3.3.1 Introduction 55 3.3.2 Makoshika 57 3.3.3 Rosebud Battlefield 60 3.3.4 Medicine Rocks 62 3.3.5 Pirogue Island 64 3.3.6 Tongue River. 65 3.3.7 Hell Creek. 68 . 3.3.8 Miles City Fish Hatchery 70 3.3.9 Region Seven Administrative Sites 71 REFERENCES 4.0 73 u•• TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued APPENDICES A Appendix County Noxious Weed Control Act of 1979 Appendix B Synopsis of Noxious Weed Species Appendix C Laws and Policies Relating to the Management of Noxious Weeds D Appendix Biological Control Agents Available in Montana and Those Released on Department ofFish, Wildlife and Parks Properties Appendix E Herbicide Emergency Response Plan Appendix F Sensitive Species Occurring in the Vicinity of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 7 Properties G Appendix Herbicides Proposed for Use on Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 7 Properties H Appendix Herbicide Label Instructions and Safety Precautions m Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/noxiousweedmanag1996mont LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. Noxious weed species present and status on Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Management Areas in Region 7 7 . . . . . Table 2. Noxious weed species present and status on Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fishing Access Sites in Region 7 by drainage 9 Table 3. Noxious weed species present and status on Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks State Parks in Region 7 12 Table 4. Soil index values, risk classes, and soil descriptions used to identify groundwater areas sensitive to chemical contamination 18 IV