Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan

Helena National Forest · Montana · 51,360 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (301)

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

Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(4)
Eritrichium argenteum
(5)
Campanula petiolata
Alberta Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon albertinus
Alderleaf Buckthorn (3)
Rhamnus alnifolia
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
Alsike Clover (2)
Trifolium hybridum
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (6)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum viride
American Goshawk (5)
Astur atricapillus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (10)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Silverberry (4)
Elaeagnus commutata
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Aromatic Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria aromatica
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (6)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Bearberry (6)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bent-flower Milkvetch (7)
Astragalus vexilliflexus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black Henbane (2)
Hyoscyamus niger
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (5)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Boreal Locoweed (1)
Oxytropis borealis
Boreal Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum boreale
Bourgov's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus bourgovii
Branched Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla effusa
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristly Black Currant (2)
Ribes lacustre
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Butter-and-eggs (4)
Linaria vulgaris
Canada Buffaloberry (5)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Violet (1)
Viola canadensis
Canadian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Cassin's Finch (3)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Chipping Sparrow (4)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clustered Leatherflower (2)
Clematis hirsutissima
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya glomerata
Columbia Spotted Frog (9)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (5)
Urocitellus columbianus
Comb Hericium (1)
Hericium coralloides
Common Camassia (3)
Camassia quamash
Common Dandelion (2)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Hound's-tongue (4)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Tern (1)
Sterna hirundo
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (9)
Achillea millefolium
Corrugate-seed Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Cous-root Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (16)
Berberis repens
Creeping Oreocarya (4)
Oreocarya sobolifera
Creeping Thistle (2)
Cirsium arvense
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curve-beak Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis contorta
Cushion Phlox (1)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (11)
Anemone multifida
Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla drummondii
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Dogwood (1)
Cornus canadensis
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum scirpoides
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eaton's aster (1)
Symphyotrichum bracteolatum
Eggleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ellipticus
English Sundew (1)
Drosera anglica
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (3)
Calypso bulbosa
False Rock-loving Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis pseudorupestris
Felwort (1)
Swertia perennis
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Fescue Sandwort (1)
Eremogone capillaris
Few-flower Shootingstar (3)
Primula pauciflora
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Filmy Dome Spider (1)
Neriene radiata
Fireweed (5)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (2)
Delphinium bicolor
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Barley (3)
Hordeum jubatum
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Corydalis (2)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Eagle (4)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Goldtongue (1)
Orthocarpus tenuifolius
Gordon's Ivesia (2)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Gray Owl (1)
Strix nebulosa
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja miniata
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Greene's Mountain-ash (4)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Ground-plum (3)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Grove Sandwort (1)
Moehringia lateriflora
Hairy Valerian (5)
Valeriana edulis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Handsome Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria anaphaloides
Heartleaf Arnica (5)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza incana
Hoary Pincushion (2)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hooker's Mountain-avens (3)
Dryas hookeriana
Indian Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus australis
Jones' Columbine (3)
Aquilegia jonesii
Kentucky Bluegrass (1)
Poa pratensis
Lace Foamflower (1)
Tiarella trifoliata
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (5)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (8)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (7)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium macrocarpum
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Leafy Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis racemosa
Limber Pine (3)
Pinus flexilis
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lodgepole Pine (32)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Long-toed Salamander (2)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Lyall's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon lyallii
Marsh Cinquefoil (1)
Comarum palustre
Marsh Valerian (5)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Mertens' Coralroot (4)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Moose (9)
Alces alces
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Douglasia (7)
Androsace montana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (8)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox albomarginata
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (5)
Carduus nutans
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (1)
Sedum stenopetalum
Narrowleaf Leopardbane (1)
Arnica angustifolia
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (4)
Agastache urticifolia
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
North American Red Squirrel (5)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (4)
Galium boreale
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Shrike (2)
Lanius borealis
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
Opium Poppy (1)
Papaver somniferum
Orange Agoseris (3)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Painted Turtle (1)
Chrysemys picta
Pallid Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pallescens
Parry's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia parryi
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pink Mountain-heath (2)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pink Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola asarifolia
Poker Alumroot (1)
Heuchera cylindrica
Ponderosa Pine (4)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Rose (1)
Rosa arkansana
Prairie-smoke (6)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Clematis (5)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Silky Lupine (1)
Lupinus sericeus
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (3)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (5)
Geranium richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Goat (1)
Oreamnos americanus
Rosy Pussytoes (5)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-fruit Mandarin (2)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rough-legged Hawk (2)
Buteo lagopus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus rufus
Sagebrush Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (3)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (5)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (3)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scouler's Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium scouleri
Sharp-tailed Grouse (1)
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Sheep Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla ovina
Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex acetosella
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (8)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (6)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (8)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria luzuloides
Silvery Ragwort (2)
Packera cana
Single-flowered Clintonia (1)
Clintonia uniflora
Slender Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera stricta
Slenderleaf Sundew (1)
Drosera linearis
Small-flower Anemone (1)
Anemone parviflora
Small-flower Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Small-flower Woodland-star (3)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Small-flower Woodrush (1)
Luzula parviflora
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Snowshoe Hare (3)
Lepus americanus
Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (3)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Saxifrage (2)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (3)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Geranium (16)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja lutescens
Streambank Globemallow (4)
Iliamna rivularis
Streambank Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Striped Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza striata
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Subalpine Arnica (4)
Arnica rydbergii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus
Tall Cinquefoil (4)
Drymocallis arguta
Tall White Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera dilatata
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus velutinus
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Fleabane (1)
Erigeron caespitosus
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Upland Yellow Violet (4)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera utahensis
Virginia Strawberry (4)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (4)
Cervus canadensis
Western False Asphodel (1)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Gromwell (5)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Larch (2)
Larix occidentalis
Western Pearlshell (1)
Margaritifera falcata
Western Roughleaf Violet (1)
Viola orbiculata
Western Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum occidentale
Western Toad (7)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Turkeybeard (16)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (4)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-grained Mountain-ricegrass (1)
Oryzopsis asperifolia
White-margined Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria lanata
White-tailed Deer (4)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Williams' Conimitella (1)
Conimitella williamsii
Wolf Lichen (4)
Letharia vulpina
Yellow Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (7)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Mountain-avens (1)
Dryas drummondii
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Deconica montana
Federally Listed Species (8)

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
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (16)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 5,658 ha
GNR27.2%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 5,508 ha
GNR26.5%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,960 ha
GNR14.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,313 ha
GNR6.3%
GNR5.5%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 837 ha
GNR4.0%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 637 ha
GNR3.1%
GNR3.0%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 430 ha
GNR2.1%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 370 ha
1.8%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 343 ha
GNR1.6%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 282 ha
1.4%
GNR1.0%
GNR0.5%
GNR0.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 8 ha
G30.0%

Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan

Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 51,360 acres