. Ecological inventory of wetland sites in the Thompson-Fisher conservation easement . Plum Creek Timber Company; Wetlands; Wetland management. Upper Doe Creek. Directions This site is located in the Fisher River watershed in northwest Montana. From Libby, travel east on State Route 37 for 14 miles. Turn south on the Fisher River Road and travel for about 7 miles to Forest Road 534. Travel west on this road for a little over 6 miles. The site is located along Doe Creek just upstream from where a side road continues on to Lost Lake. Description This wetland is a small peatland (approximately 4.
. Ecological inventory of wetland sites in the Thompson-Fisher conservation easement . Plum Creek Timber Company; Wetlands; Wetland management. Upper Doe Creek. Directions This site is located in the Fisher River watershed in northwest Montana. From Libby, travel east on State Route 37 for 14 miles. Turn south on the Fisher River Road and travel for about 7 miles to Forest Road 534. Travel west on this road for a little over 6 miles. The site is located along Doe Creek just upstream from where a side road continues on to Lost Lake. Description This wetland is a small peatland (approximately acres) that occurs along Doe Creek. The site is underlain by peat soils to a depth of at least 43 cm. There are also narrow (2 cm) lenses of silty loam in the soil profile. This site is dominated by Betula glandulosa I Carex utriculata (Bog Birch / Beaked Sedge) and Carex utriculata communities. Where it occurs, the Betula is clumped and ranges from 10 to 40 percent cover. Shrub cover is interspersed with many small openings dominated by Carex utriculata. Other common species documented in the Betula community include Rhamnus alnifolia (Alderleaf Buckthorn), Salix boothii (Booth's Willow), Salix drummondiana (Drummond's Willow), Bromus ciliata (Fringed Brome), Geum rivale (Purple Avens), Comarum palustre (Marsh Cinquefoil), and Platanthera stricta (Slender Bog Orchid). A few sapling-sized Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) are present throughout the wetland. Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus (Arrowleaf Colt's-Foot) is abundant in localized areas along the wetland edge. Key Environmental Factors A stable hydrologic regime and saturated conditions have led to the development of peat soils and is the primary influence on the structure and composition of the wetland's plant communities. 15. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfect
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