Black Canyon

Okanogan National Forest · Washington · 9,681 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (217)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (6)
Fulica americana
American Goldfinch (1)
Spinus tristis
American Pipit (1)
Anthus rubescens
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (11)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (8)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ashy Pebblesnail (5)
Fluminicola fuscus
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (3)
Ovis canadensis
Bingen Lupine (1)
Lupinus bingenensis
Black-capped × Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus × gambeli
Black-headed Grosbeak (5)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Blue Mountain Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum strictum
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Buteo platypterus
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Icterus bullockii
California Quail (3)
Callipepla californica
Calliope Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus saturatus
Caspian Tern (1)
Hydroprogne caspia
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cat-faced Orbweaver (2)
Araneus gemmoides
Catnip (1)
Nepeta cataria
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chelan Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon pruinosus
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cleftleaf Ragwort (1)
Packera streptanthifolia
Climbing Nightshade (2)
Solanum dulcamara
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (6)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (2)
Astur cooperii
Corrugate-seed Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Cougar (2)
Puma concolor
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Cursed Crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus sceleratus
Dalmatian Toadflax (4)
Linaria dalmatica
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Nightsnake (1)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Eastern Kingbird (5)
Tyrannus tyrannus
Elegant Sunburst Lichen (1)
Rusavskia elegans
False Puffball (1)
Reticularia lycoperdon
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dissectum
Field Bindweed (3)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fireweed (9)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Foothill Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Pinesap (1)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Frosted Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria americana
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gold Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Pleopsidium flavum
Golden Moonglow Lichen (2)
Dimelaena oreina
Gophersnake (4)
Pituophis catenifer
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Catbird (5)
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Greater Antmimic Corinne Spider (1)
Phrurotimpus borealis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-band Mariposa Lily (10)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Green-tongue Liverwort (2)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greene's Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria greenei
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Marmot (2)
Marmota caligata
House Finch (2)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (5)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flowered Triteleia (3)
Triteleia grandiflora
Large-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium macrocarpum
Largemouth Bass (1)
Micropterus nigricans
Lazuli Bunting (2)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Mock Orange (8)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lewis's Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes lewis
Linearleaf Fleabane (1)
Erigeron linearis
Linearleaf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia linearis
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Longleaf Phlox (3)
Phlox longifolia
Lyall's Mariposa Lily (10)
Calochortus lyallii
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Meadow Goat's-beard (6)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Whitefish (1)
Prosopium williamsoni
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Myrtle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (1)
Sedum stenopetalum
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Nashville Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (2)
Circus hudsonius
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Oceanspray (7)
Holodiscus discolor
Okanagan Crayfish (1)
Pacifastacus okanaganensis
Orange Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Painted Turtle (1)
Chrysemys picta
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Podilymbus podiceps
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Piper's Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis aquifolium
Poker Alumroot (5)
Heuchera cylindrica
Ponderosa Pine (10)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple Clematis (3)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Green-gentian (3)
Frasera albicaulis
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma douglasii
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Ravenna Grass (1)
Tripidium ravennae
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (7)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (2)
Woodsia scopulina
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Ruddy Duck (3)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Russian Olive (1)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sagebrush Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Saskatoon (3)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Say's Phoebe (3)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron pumilus
Sharp-shinned Hawk (20)
Accipiter striatus
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Shrubby Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon fruticosus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Smooth Sumac (7)
Rhus glabra
Snow Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum niveum
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spotted Sandpiper (3)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (4)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Draba (1)
Draba verna
Staghorn Sumac (2)
Rhus typhina
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Streambank Desert-parsley (4)
Lomatium ambiguum
Sulphur Tuft (1)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall Phacelia (1)
Phacelia procera
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum elatum
Thompson's Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja thompsonii
Threadleaf Fleabane (4)
Erigeron filifolius
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (10)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tongue Clarkia (3)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothcup (1)
Rotala ramosior
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wallace's Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella wallacei
Wax Currant (18)
Ribes cereum
Weevil False Dandelion (2)
Nothocalais troximoides
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Fence Lizard (8)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Pearlshell (1)
Margaritifera falcata
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (2)
Trifolium repens
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flowered Rhododendron (1)
Rhododendron albiflorum
Whitemarked Cobweb Weaver (1)
Steatoda albomaculata
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia vulpina
Woolly Plantain (4)
Plantago patagonica
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-breasted Chat (2)
Icteria virens
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
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.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (14)

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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (13)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,058 ha
GNR52.5%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 292 ha
GNR7.4%
GNR6.8%
GNR5.4%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 201 ha
GNR5.1%
GNR5.0%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 187 ha
GNR4.8%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 124 ha
3.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 100 ha
GNR2.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 76 ha
G31.9%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 72 ha
G21.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 54 ha
GNR1.4%
GNR1.2%

Black Canyon

Black Canyon Roadless Area

Okanogan National Forest, Washington · 9,681 acres