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Classification and Management Work

We have been developing upland, riparian and wetland classification and management documents for western North America since 1978. During this time we have developed riparian and wetland classification and management documents for western North Dakota, western South Dakota, all of Montana, eastern and southern Idaho, southern half of Saskatchewan, southern half of Alberta, and the northern half of Alberta. In addition, we have developed upland classification and management documents for western North Dakota, western South Dakota, and eastern Montana. We have sampled and analyzed approximately 10,000 plots to define our types. The North American landmass that we have developed classifications for include over 577,500 square miles. (See accompanying map.)

Hansen, Paul L., George R. Hoffman, and Ardell J. Bjugstad. 1984. The vegetation of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota: a habitat type classification. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-113. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 35 p. (14.8 MB PDF)

Hansen, Paul L. and George R. Hoffman. 1988. The vegetation of the Grand River/Cedar River, Sioux, and Ashland Districts of the Custer National Forest: a habitat type classification. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-157. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 68 p. (21.7 MB PDF)

Hansen, Paul L., Steve W. Chadde, and Robert D. Pfister. 1988. Riparian dominance types of Montana. Miscellaneous Publication No. 49, June 1988. Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, School of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA. 411 p.

Hansen, Paul L., Robert D. Pfister, Keith Boggs, Bradley J. Cook, John Joy, and Dan K. Hinckley. 1995. Classification and management of Montana’s riparian and wetland sites. Miscellaneous Publication No. 54, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, School of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA. 646 p. (9.9 MB PDF)

Hansen, Paul L. and James B. Hall. 2002. Classification and management of USDI Bureau of Land Management’s riparian and wetland sites in eastern and southern Idaho. Bitterroot Restoration, Inc., Corvallis, Montana, USA. 304 p. (12.3 MB PDF)

Hansen, Paul L. and William H. Thompson 2008. Classification and management of upland, riparian, and wetland sites in the USDI bureau of Land Management's Miles City Field Office. Ecological Solutions Group, LLC, Stevensville, MT, USA. IN PRESS.

Thompson, William H. and Paul L. Hansen. 2001. Classification and management of riparian and wetland sites of the Saskatchewan prairie ecozone and parts of adjacent subregions. Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 298 p. (3.6 MB PDF)

Thompson, William H. and Paul L. Hansen. 2002. Classification and management of riparian and wetland sites of the Alberta Grassland Natural Region and adjacent subregions. Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. Prepared for the Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Program-Cows and Fish, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. 416 p. (7.9 MB PDF)

Thompson, William H. and Paul L. Hansen. 2003. Classification and management of riparian and wetland sites of Alberta’s Parkland Natural Region and Dry Mixedwood Natural Subregion. Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. Prepared for the Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Program-Cows and Fish, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. 340 p. (62.4 MB PDF)

These following documents are abbreviated versions of the Custer National Forest and the Montana Riparian Classification for use in BLM/USFS Workshop in Miles City on May 30 - June 2, 2006