Basin Creek

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 9,500 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (48)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Boreal Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum boreale
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Geyer's Twinpod (1)
Physaria geyeri
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Purple Missionbells (3)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Pigeon (1)
Columba livia
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Actitis macularius
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Ten-petal Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia decapetala
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wood-Pewee (3)
Contopus sordidulus
Williamson's Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Federally Listed Species (5)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (2)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (2)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Vegetation (6)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,322 ha
GNR60.4%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,255 ha
GNR32.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 78 ha
GNR2.0%
1.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 32 ha
GNR0.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.1%

Basin Creek

Basin Creek Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 9,500 acres