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Recommending GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION REPORT ON RECOMMENDED WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ON THE CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST IN MONTANA NOVEMBER 2017 Charles Wolf Drimal Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Waters Conservation Associate Taylor Simpson Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Waters Intern Connor Gray Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Waters Intern © 2017 Greater Yellowstone Coalition Cover photo by Charles Wolf Drimal: West Fork of Rock Creek of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River 2 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest TABLE OF CONTENTS Background……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Streams Recommended as Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition……………….9 Broadwater River - Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………10 Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River – Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed………………………………10 Lake Fork of Rock Creek - Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………….11 Rock Creek - Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………..11 Sky Top Creek - Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed…………………………………………………………………12 West Fork of Rock Creek - Clarks Fork Yellowstone Watershed…………………………………………………12 Alp Creek – Gallatin Watershed…………………………………………………………………………………………………13 Buffalo Horn Creek - Gallatin Watershed…………………………………………………………………………………..13 Gallatin River - Gallatin Watershed……………………………………………………………………………………………14 Hyalite Creek - Gallatin Watershed……………………………………………………………………………………………14 Lightning Creek - Gallatin Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………..15 Maid of the Mist Creek - Gallatin Watershed…………………………………………………………………………….15 North Fork Spanish Creek - Gallatin Watershed………………………………………………………………………..16 Porcupine Creek - Gallatin Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………16 Shower Creek - Gallatin Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………….17 South Fork Spanish Creek - Gallatin Watershed………………………………………………………………………..17 Taylor Creek - Gallatin Watershed…………………………………………………………………………………………….18 Wapiti Creek - Gallatin Watershed……………………………………………………………………………………………18 Beaver Creek - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………….19 Cabin Creek - Madison Watershed……………..................................................................................19 Cub Creek - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………………20 Middle Fork Cabin Creek - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………..20 Madison River - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………..21 Sentinel Creek - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………..21 Sheep Creek - Madison Watershed…………………………………………………………………………………………..22 3 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest South Fork Madison River - Madison Watershed……………………………………………………………………..22 West Fork Beaver Creek - Madison Watershed………………………………………………………………………..23 Cottonwood Creek – Shields Watershed………………………………………………………………………………….23 Shields River – Shields Watershed……………………………………………………………………………………………24 East Rosebud Creek - Stillwater Watershed……………………………………………………………………………..24 Glacier Creek - Stillwater Watershed………………………………………………………………………………………..25 Goose Creek - Stillwater Watershed…………………………………………………………………………………………25 Stillwater River - Stillwater Watershed……………………………………………………………………………………..26 West Fork Stillwater River - Stillwater Watershed…………………………………………………………………….26 West Rosebud Creek - Stillwater Watershed…………………………………………………………………………….27 Bark Cabin Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………27 Big Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………………….28 Big Timber Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………28 Boulder River - Upper Yellowstone Watershed…………………………………………………………………………29 Cedar Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………………30 Davis Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed…………………………………………………………………………….30 East Boulder River - Upper Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………………………….31 East Fork Boulder River - Upper Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………………….31 Lower Deer Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………………………….32 Mill Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………………………………………32 Pine Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………………………..33 South Fork Pine Creek - Upper Yellowstone Watershed……………………………………………………………33 West Boulder River - Upper Yellowstone Watershed………………………………………………………………..34 Bear Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed…………………………………………………………………….34 Buffalo Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed………………………………………………………………..35 Grizzly Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed…………………………………………………………………35 Hellroaring Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed………………………………………………………….36 Horse Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed………………………………………………………………….36 Lake Abundance Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed………………………………………………….37 4 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest Middle Fork Hellroaring Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed………………………………………37 Slough Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed…………………………………………………………………38 Wounded Man Creek - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed……………………………………………………38 Yellowstone River - Yellowstone Headwaters Watershed…………………………………………………………39 Additional Recommendations in the Pryor Mountains………………………………………………………………………….40 About Wild and Scenic Rivers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..41 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………44 Scoping of Streams – Region, Size, and Reputation……………………………………………………………………44 Data Table Creation – Greater Yellowstone Coalition………………………………………………………………..46 Climate Models – NorWeST Rocky Mountain Research Station…………………………………………………47 Cutthroat Trout – Climate Shield Cold Water Refuge Streams…………………………………………….…….47 Cutthroat Trout – Pure Native Populations – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks……………………………47 Grizzly Bear – Craighead Institute……………………………………………………………………………………………. 48 Wolverine – Wildlife Conservation Society………………………………………………………………………………..49 Ungulate Migration & Habitat – Wildlife Conservation Society, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks…….….49 Heritage – Apsáalooke (Crow Nation), U.S. Forest Service…………………………………………………………50 Recreation Reports – U.S. Forest Service……………………………………………………………………………………52 Montanans for Healthy Rivers Wild & Scenic Rivers Eligibility Report 2012……………………………….53 Montanans for Healthy Rivers Wild & Scenic Rivers Legislative Citizens Proposal……………………..54 Climate Refugia is an Outstandingly Remarkable Value…………………………………………………………….54 Maps……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..56 GYC Recommended Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers – Overview….....................................................56 GYC Recommended Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers – Gallatin & Madison Ranges………………………..57 GYC Recommended Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers – Absaroka & Beartooth Ranges….………………..58 GYC Recommended Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers – Crazy & Pryor Ranges……………….………………..59 WSR Recommendations with Westslope Cutthroat Trout………….…………….………………………………..60 WSR Recommendations with Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout…………..…………………………………………..61 WSR Recommendations with Grizzly Bear High Value Core Habitat - West……………………..………..62 WSR Recommendations with Grizzly Bear High Value Core Habitat - East……………………..………...63 5 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest WSR Recommendations with Ungulate Migrations – West……………………………………………………….64 WSR Recommendations with Ungulate Migrations – East……………………………………..………………….65 Resources………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………66 Appendix – GYC Wild & Scenic Eligibility Analysis Data Sheet…………….(available electronically by request) 6 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest Background Founded in 1983, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) has a mission to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for future generations. Covering roughly 20 million acres, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem represents one of the largest, nearly intact temperate ecosystems in the world. For decades, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition has led highly successful conservation campaigns in southwest Montana, northwest Wyoming, and eastern Idaho to safeguard terrestrial and aquatic species, protect core wildlife and fish habitat, and reduce impacts from extractive industrial resource projects. Through extensive grassroots organizing and the use of best available science, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition has engaged in campaigns to protect iconic watersheds such as the Snake Headwaters and Clarks Fork River in Wyoming, winning historic protections under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. GYC has also engaged in Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management planning processes to secure administrative protections for eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers across the ecosystem. The Greater Yellowstone Coalition operates with the principle that comprehensive analysis and meticulous attention to detail within National Forest plan revision processes pays dividends to establishing long term, conservation-oriented land management practices. 7 GYC Report on Recommended Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Custer Gallatin National Forest Introduction The Custer Gallatin National Forest covers over 3 million acres from southwest Montana to northwest South
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