CHAPTER 5 

CONSULTATION 

AND COORDINATION 

CHAPTER 5

CONSULTATION

AND COORDINATION
CHAPTER 5 

CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION 

INTRODUCTION 

This chapter describes the public participation opportunities made available through the development of the 

Draft RMP/EIS. This chapter also describes consultation and collaboration efforts conducted by BLM with 

various entities. A distribution list identifies agencies, 

congressional staff, businesses and organizations that 

were sent a copy of the Draft RMP/EIS. 

The Draft RMP/EIS was prepared by an interdisciplinary team of resource specialists from the Butte Field 

Office, Montana State Office, and Maxim Technologies 

(RMP contractor). 

Members of the planning team have consulted formally 

and informally with various agencies, local government 

representatives, groups and individuals during the 

preparation of this document. Consultation, coordination, and public involvement occurred as a result of 

scoping, briefings, informal meetings, and individual 

contacts. 

SCOPING AND PUBLIC 

INVOLVEMENT PRIOR TO THE 

DRAFT RMP/EIS 

A number of opportunities were available to the public 

to educate themselves about the planning process and 

participate in development of the plan prior to release 

of the Draft RMP/EIS for public review and comment. 

A press release with regional distribution was issued at 

each major stage of the planning process including 

scoping, travel management planning, and issuance of 

the Proposed Planning Scenario. In addition, three 

planning updates were mailed to the general mailing list 

to announce the start of the planning process, again to 

announce the start of the travel planning effort, and 

again to describe preliminary draft alternatives and 

request Draft RMP/EIS document preference. 

The web site www.mt.blm.gov/bdo/rmp/index.htm 

provided information on the resource and travel planning processes. 

The Western Montana Resource Advisory Council, a 15 

member advisory group appointed by the Secretary of 

Interior, was briefed at a number of their meetings on 

the status of the Butte RMP/EIS and given the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. The council’s role is to provide advice to BLM on a variety of 

issues associated with public land management. 

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANNING 

Five public meetings were held over a two-week period 

during November and December 2004 on travel planning. Separate meetings were held specific to five 

Travel Planning Areas: Upper Big Hole, Boulder/Jefferson City, East Helena (North Hills), Helena 

(Scratchgravel Hills), and Lewis and Clark NW 

(Marysville). The overall goals of the meetings were to 

identify public travel planning issues and concerns for 

BLM lands, and to identify possible solutions to issues 

and concerns. Public attendance at these meetings is 

presented below: 

• Upper Big Hole – 4 attendees; 

• Boulder/Jefferson City – 7 attendees; 

• East Helena (North Hills) – 24 attendees; 

• Helena (Scratchgravel Hills) – 101 attendees; and 

• Lewis and Clark NW (Marysville) – 16 attendees. 

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS 

A variety of public involvement strategies have been 

implemented throughout this planning process to improve communication and develop understanding of the 

issues and the process in development of the RMP/EIS. 

In addition to the scoping efforts and public meetings 

described in Chapter 1, various potential cooperators 

including Tribes, the Governor’s Office, state and federal agencies, and local governments within the Planning Area were solicited to become cooperators in 

summer 2002. No agencies or governments signed on 

as cooperators for the development of this draft plan. 

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT WORKING 

GROUPS 

In an effort to help BLM develop site-specific travel 

management alternatives agreeable to the public as well 

as the agency, community based collaborative working 

groups were initiated. Two working groups, representing a wide, “balanced” range of public land users, were 

recruited and managed under the direct supervision and 

guidance of the Lewis and Clark County Board of 

Commissioners. One of the groups was assigned to 

assist with travel planning for the Helena (Scratchgravel Hills) and East Helena (North Hills) TPAs, and 

the other for the Lewis and Clark County NW (Marysville) TPA. Membership criteria included: Montana 

residency, familiarity with the TPAs, and a willingness 

to work collaboratively with people of differing viewpoints. In order to provide for balanced representation, 

members were selected from three different interest 

categories (in accordance with the Western Montana 

Resource Advisory Council criteria), as described below. 

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Category 1: 

Hold federal grazing permits or leases within the Travel 

Planning Area; 

Represent interests associated with transportation or 

rights-of-way; 

Represent developed outdoor recreation, OHV users, or 

commercial recreation activities; 

Represent the commercial timber industry; or 

Represent energy or mineral development. 

Category 2: 

Nationally or regionally recognized environmental 

organization; 

Dispersed recreational activities; 

Archaeological and historical interests; or 

Nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and
 

burro interest groups. 

Category 3: 

Hold state, county, or local elected office; 

Are employed by a state agency responsible for the
 

management of natural resources, land, and water; 

Represent Indian tribes within or adjacent to the Travel 

Planning Area; 

Are employed as academicians in natural resource 

management or the natural sciences; or 

Represent the public-at-large. 

The Working Groups consisted of eight or nine members, representing each of the three interest categories. 

These individuals included: 

Helena-East Helena Working Group 

• Cleve Johnson (Category 1) 

• R. Allan Payne (Category 1) 

• Randy Piearson (Category 1) 

• Andy Baur (Category 2) 

• Cedron Jones (Category 2) 

• Connie Cole (Category 2) 

• Rich Moy (Category 3) 

• Bonnie Morgan (Category 3) 

• Marilyn Pearson (Category 3) 

Lewis and Clark County NW Working Group 

• Mike Clark (Category 1) 

• Eric LeLacheur (Category 1) 

• Rudy Strobbe (Category 2) 

• Ken Wallace (Category 2) 

• Shaheen Siddiqui (Category 2) 

• George Marble (Category 3) 

• George Bower (Category 3) 

• Michael McHugh (Category 3) 

Each group held a series of five or six meetings during 

June and July 2005. The meetings were attended by at 

least one BLM representative available to answer questions, provide information and feedback from the 

BLM’s interdisciplinary team, and provide written 

materials and maps as needed. Group recommendations 

for route-specific management were based on consensus. In the end, the working groups were able to arrive 

at complete consensus for the Marysville (subset of 

Lewis and Clark County NW TPA) and North Hills 

(subset of East Helena TPA) areas, but only partial 

consensus for the Scratchgravel Hills (subset of Helena 

TPA) area. 

The Working Groups presented their findings to the 

Lewis and Clark County Commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting in Helena on September 22, 

2006. The Lewis and Clark Commissioners forwarded 

Working Group recommendations to the BLM soon 

afterward. BLM incorporated working group recommendations into Alternative B for each of these three 

Travel Planning Areas. 

FORMAL CONSULTATION 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

CONSULTATION 

Federal agencies are required to comply with provisions 

of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 

This includes a requirement to “consult” with the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service on any action that may affect 

species listed as threatened and endangered or result in 

destruction or adverse modification of habitat designated as critical for listed species. In addition, federal 

agencies must “confer” with USFWS on any action that 

is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any 

species proposed to be listed or any action that may 

result in the destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat proposed to be designated for listed 

species. 

This RMP/EIS is considered to be a major project and 

this document describes potential impacts to threatened 

and endangered species as a result of management 

actions proposed in the RMP. Contacts were made with 

the USFWS early in the RMP process, and a representative of the USFWS was on the planning team during 

development of the plan to adequately address and 

discuss the effects of management actions on listed and 

proposed species and their critical habitats. The 

USFWS also provided guidance to the BLM regarding 

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compliance with Executive Order 13186 for the conservation of migratory birds. 

Early drafts of alternative provisions were provided to 

USFWS staff for discussion and review. An initial list 

of federally listed threatened or endangered plant, animal, or fish species or habitats present in the Butte 

Field Office Planning Area was requested on March 23, 

2006, with an update received March 29, 2006. Four 

federally listed threatened wildlife species and one 

threatened plant species potentially occur, or potential 

habitat is available in the Planning Area. These include: 

grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilus), gray wolf (Canis 

lupis), Canada lynx (Lynx Canadensis), bald eagle 

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus), and Ute ladies’ tresses 

(Spiranthes diluvialis). 

A draft biological assessment that evaluates the impacts of the preferred alternative on federal threatened 

and endangered species has been submitted concurrently with public release of this document to the 

USFWS. The Proposed RMP/Final EIS will include the 

final biological assessment and resulting USFWS biological opinion. 

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

OFFICE CONSULTATION 

The BLM cultural resource management program operates in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800 which provides specific procedures for consultation between the 

BLM and the State Historic Preservation Office. The 

SHPO was consulted during the development of the 

Draft RMP/EIS concerning cultural resources that may 

be affected by being included on the RMP mailing list 

throughout scoping and public involvement. The Proposed Planning Scenario and solicitation for feedback 

were also sent to SHPO in June 2005. 

TRIBAL CONSULTATION 

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation 

Act as well as in recognition of the government-togovernment relationship between tribes and the federal 

government, letters were sent to the Blackfeet, Shoshone, Salish and Kootenai, and Shoshone-Bannock 

tribal governments and officials on August 13, 2002 to 

invite them to be cooperating agencies on the Butte 

RMP. The letters also requested their input on issues 

and concerns to be considered during the planning 

process and initiate efforts to identify areas of traditional cultural concern. 

In December 2004 BLM invited the following tribes to 

an agency update briefing on the Butte RMP that was 

held in Helena on February 15, 2005: Tribal Council of 

the Confederated Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Business Council, Shoshone 

Business Council, and the Blackfeet Tribal Business 

Council. 

BLM solicited feedback when the Proposed Planning 

Scenario was sent to the following tribal governments 

in June 2005: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 

Indians, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Chippewa 

Cree Business Committee, Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Crow Tribal Council, Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Business Council, and the Nez 

Perce Tribes. 

Feedback was further solicited in additional mailings of 

the Proposed Planning Scenario in Spring 2006 to the 

Tribal Historic Preservation Offices of these tribes: 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Chippewa 

Cree Business Committee, Tribal Council of the confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Fort Belknap Community Council, Fort Peck 

Tribal Executive Board, Northern Cheyenne Tribal 

Council, Shoshone Business Council, Arapaho Business Council, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Business 

Council, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, and 

Blackfeet Tribal Business Council. 

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS 

BLM has conducted less formal coordination and consultation with various entities throughout the development of the Draft RMP/EIS. As directed by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and the Clean 

Water Act, BLM has included the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, and Natural Resource Conservation 

Service in scoping activities, including the scoping of 

the Proposed Planning Scenario in June 2005. 

Livestock grazing permittees and lessees have been 

included in public scoping efforts and mailings. Interested permittees were included in the scoping of the 

Proposed Planning Scenario in June 1005. 

PLAN DISTRIBUTION 

Since initial scoping, BLM has maintained a mailing 

list of individuals, special interest groups, and federal, 

state, tribal, and local government entities interested in 

development of the Butte RMP. In an effort to reduce 

printing costs, notices were mailed to everyone on the 

RMP mailing list in September 2006 to remove those 

no longer interested in receiving hard copies of the plan 

from the mailing list. People responding to this notice 

by November 15, 2006, were guaranteed a hard copy of 

the document. 

Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS are also available for 

public review at the following locations: 

BLM Butte Field Office 

BLM Dillon Field Office 

BLM Missoula Field Office 

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Helena National Forest Supervisor’s Office 

Gallatin National Forest Supervisor’s Office 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Supervisor’s 

Office 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Butte Ranger 

District/S.O. Annex 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Wise River 

Ranger District 

Butte Public Library 

Helena Public Library 

Bozeman Public Library 

Dillon Public Library 

Whitehall Public Library 

Anaconda Public Library 

Livingston Public Library 

Boulder Public Library 

The Draft RMP/EIS is also available electronically at 

the Butte Field Office website at, 

www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/butte_field_office.html. 

Concurrent with the distribution of the Draft RMP/EIS, 

a Notice of Availability was published by EPA in the 

Federal Register which marks the beginning of the 90­

day public comment period. BLM also published a 

Notice of Availability in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Draft RMP/EIS for public 

comment. 

Hard copies of the Draft RMP/EIS have been distributed to the following organizations, agencies, and individuals who requested them, or as required by regulation or policy. 

Federal Government Agencies 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Environmental Protection Agency – Region 8 

US Army – Montana National Guard 

US Fish & Wildlife Service – Helena 

US Fish & Wildlife Service – Billings 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Butte Ranger 

District/S.O. Annex 

USDA Forest Service – Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF -

Dillon 

USDA Forest Service – Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF -

Whitehall 

USDA Forest Service – Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF – 

Wise River 

USDA Forest Service – Gallatin NF 

USDA Forest Service – Helena NF – Helena 

USDA Forest Service – Helena NF – Townsend 

USDA – National Resources Conservation Service – 

Dillon 

USDA – National Resources Conservation Service – 

Townsend 

State Government Agencies 

Honorable Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana 

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology 

Montana Department of Environmental Quality 

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - Bozeman 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Butte 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Helena 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Townsend 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Dillon 

Montana State Historic Preservation Office 

Local Governments 

Beaverhead County Commission 

Beaverhead County Weed Coordinator 

Broadwater County Commission 

Broadwater County Weed Coordinator 

City of Helena Parks and Recreation 

Deer Lodge County Commission 

Deer Lodge County Weed Coordinator 

Gallatin County Commission 

Gallatin County Weed Coordinator 

Jefferson County Commission 

Jefferson County Weed Coordinator 

Jefferson County Weed District 

Lewis and Clark County Commission 

Lewis and Clark County Planning Department 

Lewis and Clark County Weed Coordinator 

Park County Commission 

Park County Environmental Council 

Park County Planner 

Park County Weed Coordinator 

Silver Bow County Commission 

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Silver Bow County Weed Coordinator 

Tribal Governments and Committees 

Arapaho Business Council 

Blackfeet Planning and Development 

Blackfeet Tribal Council 

Chippewa Cree Business Committee 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes 

Crow Tribal Council 

Fort Belknap Community Council 

Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board 

Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee 

Nez Perce Tribes Cultural Resources Committee 

Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council 

Shoshone Business Council – Fort Washakie 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Business Council – Fort Hall 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians 

Congressionals 

U.S. Representative, Dennis Rehberg 

U.S. Senator, John Tester 

U.S. Senator, Max Baucus 

Nongovernmental Organizations and 

Businesses 

American Wildlands 

Boone and Crockett Club – Townsend 

Butte Skyline Sportsmen 

Capital Trail Vehicle Association (CTVA) 

Driftwood Ranch 

East Pioneer Experimental Stewardship Program 

Elkhorn Working Group 

Gold Prospectors Association 

Graymont Western US, Inc. 

Helena Mineral Society 

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 

Jefferson River Watershed Council 

Johns Ranch, Inc. 

Lamarche Creek Ranch 

Lewis and Clark Search and Rescue 

Lorengo Logging 

Mining City Trailriders 

Montana Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 

Montana Logging Association 

Montana Mining Association – Helena Chapter 

Montana Natural Heritage Program 

Montana Snowmobile Association 

Montana Stockgrowers Association 

Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association – Bozeman 

Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association – Great Falls 

Montana Trout Unlimited 

Montana Tunnels Mining, Inc. 

Montana Wilderness Association – Bozeman 

Montana Wilderness Association – Dillon 

Montana Wilderness Association – Helena 

Montana Wildlife Federation 

Montana Wood Products Association 

Northwestern Energy 

Pacific Legal Foundation 

PPL Montana, LLC (PPLM) 

Public Lands Access Association, Inc. 

Reinhardt Ranch 

Renewable Technologies 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 

Safari Club International – Southwest Montana Chapter 

Safari Club International – Washington, DC Office 

Silver City Lumber, Inc. 

Sims Ranch 

Skyline Sportsmen Association 

Smurfit Stone Container Company 

Snowmobile Alliance for Western States 

Stanchfield Cattle Company 

State Land Coalition 

Stoel Rives, LLP 

Sun Mountain Lumber 

Sunny Vista Homeowners Association 

Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership 

Three Horse Ranch 

Tomahawk Ranch 

Vigilante Electric Cooperative 

Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies 

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LIST OF PREPARERS 

An interdisciplinary team of resource specialists from 

the BLM Butte Field Office, and the State of Montana 

BLM office prepared this RMP/EIS. Maxim Technologies, a subsidiary of Tetra Tech Inc. assisted the BLM 

in the planning process and preparation of these documents (Table 5-2). Rick Hotaling, Field Manager of the 

Butte Field Office, provided guidance, oversight, and 

support in developing the Draft RMP/EIS and moving 

the planning process forward. 

Table 5-1 

List of Contributors 

Name Responsibility Location Years 

Experience Education 

Tim LaMarr Project Manager Butte Field Office 19 B.S. Fisheries Biology, Humboldt 

State University, 1987 

Kelly Acree Lands and Realty Butte Field Office 23 

Oregon State University, 

University of Oregon, 

2000 Lands & Realty Academy, NTC 

Phoenix 

Gary Beals Lands and Realty Butte Field Office 301⁄2 

B.S. Animal Science, MSU Bozeman 

1971 

B.S. Range Management, MSU 

Bozeman 1972 

Lands and Minerals School, BLM 

Jodi 

Belanger-Woods 

Abandoned Mine 

Lands/ Hazardous 

Waste/Soil/ Water 

Butte Field Office 12 

B.S. Environmental Engineering, 1995 

M.S. Civil Engineering, 2004 

University of Montana - Montana 

Tech 

John Bown Oil and Gas Montana State 

Office, Billings 271⁄2 

B.S. Geology, Millsaps College 

M.S. Geology and Geophysics, University of Missouri - Rolla 

Kirsten Boyle Noxious Weeds Butte Field Office 3 

B.S., Land Resources and Environmental Science, 

Land Analysis and Management, 

MSU 2004 

Mike Browne 

Abandoned Mine 

Lands/ Hazardous 

Waste 

Butte Field Office 27 

Hazardous Waste Management Certification, Wayne State University, 

2004 

M.S. Soil Science, Montana State 

University, 1987 

B.S. Agronomy, Plant Production, 

Montana State University, 1977 

B.S. Fish & Wildlife Management, 

Montana State University, 1974 

Joan Gabelman Minerals/Abandoned 

Mine Lands Butte Field Office 19 

B.S. Geology, California State University, Hayward, 1985 

M.S. Geology, New Mexico Institute 

of Mining and Technology, 1988 

Lindsey Goetz Forestry/Vegetation Butte Field Office 6 B.S., Forestry, Northern Arizona University, 2000 

Carrie Kiely Cultural Resources/ 

Paleontology Butte Field Office 15 

B.A. English Literature, Colorado 

State University, 1985 

M.A. Anthropology, Colorado State 

University, 1993 

Sarah LaMarr Wildlife/Fisheries/ 

Vegetation Butte Field Office 16 

B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management 

Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 1991 

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Table 5-1 

List of Contributors 

Name Responsibility Location Years 

Experience Education 

Huey Long Soil/Water Butte Field Office 34 

B.S. Agricultural Science, Soils 

Montana State University 

Bozeman, MT 1971 

Ruth Miller Project Manager Montana State 

Office, Billings 14 

B.S. Forestry Recreation Resources, 

1991 

Oregon State University 

Corvallis, OR 

Brian Mueller GIS Butte Field Office 10 

B.A. Anthropology, University of 

Minnesota, 1994 

B.A. Geography, University of Utah, 

1998 

Masters GIS, University of Minnesota, 

2004 

Brad Rixford 

Recreation/Special 

Area Designations/ 

Visual Resources 

Butte Field Office 28 B.S. Recreation/Forestry, University 

VT, 1974 

John Sandford Noxious Weeds Butte Field Office 26 

B. S. Recreation Resource Management, 

University of Montana, 1980 

Traci Scott Secretary Butte Field Office 9 High School Graduate, Business 

Computer Certification 

Mike Small Forestry Butte Field Office 23 B.S. Forest Sciences, Humboldt State 

University 

Katie Stevens Document Review Montana State 

Office, Billings 5 B.A. Environmental Studies, Montana 

State University Billings, 2002 

Floyd Thompson Grazing/Sensitive 

Plants Butte Field Office 17 Range Management, Montana State 

University 

John Thompson Economics Montana State 

Office, Billings 

28 

BS, Economics and Political Science, 

South Dakota State University 

MS, Agricultural Economics (Resource Economics) Purdue University 

John W. 

Thompson Fire/Air Butte Field Office 20 

A.A.S. Civil Engineering Technology, 

Montana Tech College of Technology 

1990 

B.S. Forest Resource Management, 

University of Montana 1994 

Joan Trent Social Resources Montana State 

Office, Billings 26 

B.A. Psychology, Miami University 

(of Ohio) 

M.En. with a concentration in the 

social sciences Miami University 

Charles Tuss Fire/Air Butte Field Office 16 B.S. Resource Conservation, University of Montana 

Dave Williams Solid Minerals/ Abandoned Mine Lands Butte Field Office 30 

B.S. Geology, Bates College, M.S. 

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 

University of Montana 

Pat Zurcher Travel Management Butte Field Office 

3 

(Travel 

Planning) 

B.S. Political Science (International 

Relations), University of Oregon 

Master Arts in Teaching, Reed College, Oregon 

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Table 5-1 

List of Contributors 

Name Responsibility Location Years 

Experience Education 

Daphne 

Digrindakis 

Project Manager 

Travel Management Contractor 20 BA, Geology, University of Montana, 

1980 

Summer 

Adamietz 

Recreation, Special 

Area Designations Contractor 7 

MU.P, Land Use Planning, University 

of Washington 2001 

BS, Natural Resource Management, 

Texas State University, 1999 

Matt Dadswell Social, Economics, 

Environmental Justice Contractor 12 

PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Washington, 1995-1997 

MA, Geography, University of Cincinnati, 1990 

BA, Economics and Geography, 

Portsmouth Polytechnic, 1988 

Joe Elliott Vegetation, Weeds, 

T&E Species Contractor 

PhD, Botany, University of Montana, 

1969 

BS, Biology and Chemistry, Wisconsin State University Eau Claire, 1965 

Cameo Flood 

Assistant Project Manager, Forestry, Fire 

Management, Visual 

Resource Management 

Contractor 20 BS, Forestry, University of Montana, 

1985 

Fred Gifford GIS Contractor 20 BA, Geography, University of TexasAustin, 1984 

Terry Grotbo Project Manager Contractor 25 

BS, Earth Science (Geology major, 

Soil minor), Montana State University, 1977 

Miriam Hacker Air Quality Contractor 11 

MS Civil and Environmental Engineering University of WisconsinMadison 1995 

BA Mathematics Skidmore College 

1991 

Dave Highness GIS Contractor 12 

MA, Geography University of Montana, 1998 

BA, Anthropology University of 

Alaska, 1988 

Allan Kirk Geology, Minerals Contractor 32 

MS, Geology (Structural Geology & 

Economic Geology), State University 

of New York-Buffalo, 1972 

BS, Geology (Igneous Petrology), 

University of New Hampshire, 1969 

Richard Leferink GIS Contractor 11 BS, Economics, Montana State University, 1991 

Mike Manka Wild and Scenic Rivers Contractor 12 BS, Biology, Ecology & Systematics, 

Cornell University 1992 

Mary 

McCormick Cultural Resources Contractor 23 

MA, History (Historic Preservation 

and Archival Management), Colorado 

State University, 1985 

BA, History and Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1978 

Joy McLain Lands and Realty, 

Grazing Contractor 11 BS, Environmental Health, Boise 

State University, 1995 

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Table 5-1 

List of Contributors 

Name Responsibility Location Years 

Experience Education 

Angie Nelson Special Designations Contractor 10 BA Biology/English, Drake University, 1995 

Mark R. Pearson GIS Contractor 17 BS, Geology, University of Minnesota, 1983 

Stacy Pease Wildlife Contractor 8 

MS, Watershed Management, University of Arizona, 2000 

BS, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 

University of Arizona, 1998 

Doug Rogness Water Resources Contractor 22 

MS, Hydrology-Groundwater, University of Idaho, 1983 

BS, Earth Sciences/ Geology/Soil, 

Montana State University, 1979 

Alice Stanley 

Assistant Project Manager, Water, Hazardous 

Materials, Abandoned 

Mine Lands 

Contractor 18 

MS, Hydrogeology Montana State 

University, 1978 

BS, Geology, University of Colorado, 

1987 

Judd Stark Grazing Contractor 6 

BS, Land Rehabilitation (Soil Science), Montana State UniversityBozeman, 1999 

Ed Surbrugg Soil Contractor 20 

PhD, Soil Science (Soil Physics), 

North Carolina State University, 1992 

MS, Land Rehabilitation (Soils), 

Montana State University, 1982 

BS, Range Ecology (Land Rehabilitation), Colorado State University, 1979 

Bruce Suenram Fire Management Contractor 35 BA, Biology; California State University-Stanislau; 1973 

Walt Vering Fisheries Contractor 13 

MS, Natural Resources (Wetlands), 

University of Wisconsin-Stevens 

Point, 1993 

BA, Biology, Wartburg College, 1988 

Heidi Turek Lands and Realty Contractor 10 BS, Geography/ Cartography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987 

Walt Weaver Transportation Contractor 40 BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa State 

University, 1961 

Jill Wilkinson GIS Contractor 2 

BA, Political Science, Montana State 

University, 2000 

Certificate, ArcView-GIS, University 

of Montana, 2004 

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