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State Wildlife Grants Project Details

Native Prairie Fish Survey & Inventory (T-002)
Project Location
Purpose

To inventory and document the occurrence and distribution of native fish species in prairie streams of eastern Montana, and to gather baseline data to be used to develop Montana’s comprehensive fish and wildlife plan.

Time Span

11/1/2002 - 12/31/2008  (Incomplete)

Primary Investigator
  • Ken McDonald
Focus Areas
      Aquatic
    • Lower Missouri River
    • Lower Yellowstone River
    • Middle Missouri River & Tributaries
    • Upper Yellowstone River & Tributaries
    Communities
        Aquatic
      • Prairie Streams
      Project Species

      Pearl Dace
      (Margariscus margarita)
      Northern Leopard Frog
      (Rana pipiens)
       
      Snapping Turtle
      (Chelydra serpentina)
      Smooth Greensnake
      (Opheodrys vernalis)
       
      Tiger Salamander
      (Ambystoma tigrinum)
      Great Plains Toad
      (Bufo cognatus)
       
      Woodhouse's Toad
      (Bufo woodhousii)
      Boreal Chorus Frog
      (Pseudacris maculata)
       
      Mourning Dove
      (Zenaida macroura)
      Red-winged Blackbird
      (Agelaius phoeniceus)
       
      Western Meadowlark
      (Sturnella neglecta)
      Brown-headed Cowbird
      (Molothrus ater)
       
      Painted Turtle
      (Chrysemys picta)
      Greater Short-horned Lizard
      (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
       
      Common Sagebrush Lizard
      (Sceloporus graciosus)
      Eastern Racer
      (Coluber constrictor)
       
      Gophersnake
      (Pituophis catenifer)
      Terrestrial Gartersnake
      (Thamnophis elegans)
       
      Plains Gartersnake
      (Thamnophis radix)
      Prairie Rattlesnake
      (Crotalus viridis)
       


      References
      • MCDONALD, K. 2005. Native Prairie Fish Survey and Inventory Final Project Performance Report
        [View Document]

      • Sampson, Cindy, 2005, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Project Performance Report; Native Prairie Fish Survey and Inventory (2005) November 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005
        [View Document]

      • Tabor, Toby, 2005, Prairie Streams Survey 2005 - Region 4
        [View Document]

      • McDonald, K. 2003. Native Prairie Fish Survey and Inventory, Project Performance Report, November 1, 2002, through December 31, 2003
        [View Document]

       


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