Big Canyon

Modoc National Forest · California · 6,615 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (15)

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

Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Cusick's Stickseed (1)
Hackelia cusickii
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hooded Merganser (1)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Long-beard Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus longebarbatus
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (3)

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
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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
Vegetation (14)

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

Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 486 ha
G318.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 476 ha
GNR17.8%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 373 ha
GNR14.0%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 248 ha
GNR9.3%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 245 ha
GNR9.1%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 184 ha
GNR6.9%
GNR6.6%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 144 ha
GNR5.4%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 95 ha
3.6%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 54 ha
GNR2.0%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 52 ha
GNR2.0%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 37 ha
1.4%
1.2%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 17 ha
G20.6%

Big Canyon

Big Canyon Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 6,615 acres