Big Bear Creek

Manti-Lasal National Forest · Utah · 28,440 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (150)

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

(1)
Caltha chionophila
(5)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Opuntia × debreczyi
(3)
Boechera stricta
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (2)
Ribes montigenum
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Purple Vetch (6)
Vicia americana
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barbey's Larkspur (3)
Delphinium barbeyi
Bear River Fleabane (1)
Erigeron ursinus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blunt Sedge (2)
Carex obtusata
Bold Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus audax
Boreal Locoweed (1)
Oxytropis borealis
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Bull Elephant's-head (3)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Flattened Jumping Spider (1)
Platycryptus californicus
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Checkered False Black Widow Spider (1)
Steatoda triangulosa
Cleftleaf Ragwort (1)
Packera streptanthifolia
Clustered Leatherflower (6)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Blue-mustard (2)
Chorispora tenella
Common Townsend-daisy (3)
Townsendia leptotes
Common Yarrow (4)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Creeping Spikerush (1)
Eleocharis palustris
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Cutleaf Anemone (4)
Anemone multifida
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Drummond's Campion (1)
Silene drummondii
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (2)
Erigeron compositus
False Quackgrass (1)
Elymus × pseudorepens
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flower Shootingstar (3)
Primula pauciflora
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Glistening Inky Cap (1)
Coprinellus micaceus
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Graceful Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla gracilis
Greater-bladder Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus megacarpus
Hairy Valerian (6)
Valeriana edulis
Heartleaf Bittercress (3)
Cardamine cordifolia
King Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium graveolens
Labrador Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja septentrionalis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (7)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (7)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Jacob's-ladder (7)
Polemonium foliosissimum
Limber Pine (7)
Pinus flexilis
Lobeleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera multilobata
Long-tubed Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera flava
Many-flower Viguiera (2)
Heliomeris multiflora
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia palustris
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Foxtail (2)
Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Snowberry (5)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Tarweed (2)
Madia glomerata
Mountain Wildmint (5)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musinea Ragwort (1)
Packera musiniensis
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Orange Agoseris (4)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Sponge Polypore (1)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Panicled Willowherb (1)
Epilobium brachycarpum
Peterson's Catchfly (1)
Silene petersonii
Plateau Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus tristichus
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Lupine (2)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (4)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (3)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Raynolds' Sedge (1)
Carex raynoldsii
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-spotted Toad (1)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
Richardson's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock-loving Point-vetch (7)
Oxytropis oreophila
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Rockrose (3)
Helianthella uniflora
Rocky Mountain Yellowcress (1)
Rorippa curvipes
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Scarlet Skyrocket (5)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Short-flower Suncup (2)
Taraxia breviflora
Shortstem Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum brevicaule
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (5)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia sericea
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Fescue (1)
Festuca minutiflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Small-leaf Cat's-foot (2)
Antennaria microphylla
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smooth Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon subglaber
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spiny Milkvetch (7)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Actitis macularius
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Sticky False Starwort (4)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tadpole Physa (1)
Physella gyrina
Tiger Muskellunge (2)
Esox masquinongy × lucius
Timber Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus miser
Tolmie's Owl's-clover (6)
Orthocarpus tolmiei
Tranquil Goldenweed (2)
Pyrrocoma clementis
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Two-grooved Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus bisulcatus
Uinta Mountain Flax (1)
Linum kingii
Untermann's Daisy (1)
Erigeron untermannii
Utah Chub (2)
Gila atraria
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (3)
Ribes cereum
Western Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja occidentalis
Western Melicgrass (3)
Melica bulbosa
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum occidentale
Whipple's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon whippleanus
White River Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon scariosus
White Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-margin Knotweed (1)
Polygonum polygaloides
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Woolly Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus mollissimus
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Columbine (2)
Aquilegia flavescens
a lichen (1)
Circinaria rogeri
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Bonytail
Gila elegansEndangered
Heliotrope Milkvetch
Astragalus montiiThreatened
Humpback Chub
Gila cyphaThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus luciusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Razorback Sucker
Xyrauchen texanusE, PT
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (23)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,174 ha
GNR18.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 1,658 ha
GNR14.4%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 1,320 ha
G411.5%
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,166 ha
GNR10.1%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 945 ha
8.2%
GNR6.7%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 424 ha
GNR3.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 402 ha
GNR3.5%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 350 ha
GNR3.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 323 ha
GNR2.8%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 277 ha
GNR2.4%
GNR2.0%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 176 ha
1.5%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 135 ha
1.2%
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 77 ha
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
G30.3%
G30.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.0%
G30.0%

Big Bear Creek

Big Bear Creek Roadless Area

Manti-Lasal National Forest, Utah · 28,440 acres