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Helena National Forest · Montana · 8,954 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (201)

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

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Anticlea elegans
Alberta Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon albertinus
American Avocet (1)
Recurvirostra americana
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (2)
Fulica americana
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Purple Vetch (3)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American White Pelican (7)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (21)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barrow's Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala islandica
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (5)
Ovis canadensis
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys ludovicianus
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Burbot (1)
Lota lota
California Gull (1)
Larus californicus
Canada Buffaloberry (3)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (2)
Branta canadensis
Canada Mint (1)
Mentha canadensis
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Cedar Waxwing (2)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Climbing Nightshade (2)
Solanum dulcamara
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya glomerata
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Clammyweed (3)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Loon (3)
Gavia immer
Common Merganser (6)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (6)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Muskrat (1)
Ondatra zibethicus
Common Sunflower (1)
Helianthus annuus
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Yarrow (4)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Pondweed (1)
Potamogeton crispus
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dalmatian Toadflax (6)
Linaria dalmatica
Davis Mountain Stickseed (1)
Hackelia floribunda
Dense Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella densa
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Dotted Gayfeather (3)
Liatris punctata
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (2)
Erigeron compositus
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus tyrannus
Elegant Sunburst Lichen (2)
Rusavskia elegans
False Saxifrage (3)
Telesonix heucheriformis
Fragrant Sumac (2)
Rhus aromatica
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Golden Currant (3)
Ribes aureum
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (5)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Ground-plum (2)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Hairy False Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca villosa
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary False Alyssum (4)
Berteroa incana
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Iceland Gull (1)
Larus glaucoides
Japanese Brome (1)
Bromus japonicus
Klaus' Bladderpod (1)
Physaria klausii
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lewis' Mock Orange (9)
Philadelphus lewisii
Linearleaf Phacelia (4)
Phacelia linearis
Long-tailed Duck (2)
Clangula hyemalis
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Meadow Goat's-beard (4)
Tragopogon dubius
Missouri Foxtail Cactus (6)
Escobaria missouriensis
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Douglasia (6)
Androsace montana
Mountain Maple (3)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Phlox (2)
Phlox albomarginata
Mule Deer (8)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Nodding Onion (3)
Allium cernuum
Nodding Thistle (2)
Cirsium undulatum
North American Racer (3)
Coluber constrictor
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Pocket Gopher (1)
Thomomys talpoides
Northern Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Norwegian Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla norvegica
One-flower Kelseya (19)
Kelseya uniflora
Oregon Bitterroot (11)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (8)
Pandion haliaetus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (5)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Peregrine Falcon (2)
Falco peregrinus
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Poker Alumroot (1)
Heuchera cylindrica
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Clematis (1)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea purpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Globemallow (7)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-throated Loon (1)
Gavia stellata
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-billed Gull (5)
Larus delawarensis
Rock Pigeon (1)
Columba livia
Rocky Mountain Goat (6)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (4)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose Chamaerhodos (1)
Chamaerhodos erecta
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rubber Rabbitbrush (3)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruffed Grouse (2)
Bonasa umbellus
Russian Leafy Spurge (2)
Euphorbia virgata
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Shaggy Dwarf Morning-glory (3)
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Siskiyou Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis modocensis
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris gracilis
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Smooth Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea glabella
Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos albus
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (2)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (1)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja lutescens
Surf Scoter (1)
Melanitta perspicillata
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall Baby's-breath (1)
Gypsophila paniculata
Tassel Flower (3)
Brickellia grandiflora
Ten-petal Stickleaf (5)
Mentzelia decapetala
Terrestrial Gartersnake (6)
Thamnophis elegans
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Turkey Vulture (5)
Cathartes aura
Two-form Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria dimorpha
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Virginia Strawberry (3)
Fragaria virginiana
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Wapiti (3)
Cervus canadensis
Western Deermouse (2)
Peromyscus sonoriensis
Western Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wood-Pewee (2)
Contopus sordidulus
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Wild Onion (1)
Allium textile
Wild Bergamot (4)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Licorice (3)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Yellow Avens (1)
Geum aleppicum
Yellow Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum sulphurescens
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
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
Other Species of Concern (13)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (10)

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

Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,351 ha
GNR37.3%
GNR15.2%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 550 ha
GNR15.2%
GNR6.3%
Northern Great Plains Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 162 ha
GNR4.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 149 ha
GNR4.1%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 133 ha
GNR3.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 118 ha
G33.3%
GNR2.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 70 ha
GNR1.9%

Big Log

Big Log Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 8,954 acres