Briscoe

Mendocino National Forest · California · 7,212 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (6)

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

California Milkwort (1)
Rhinotropis californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Magpie Inky Cap (1)
Coprinopsis picacea
Snow Mountain Willowherb (1)
Epilobium nivium
Tolmie's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus tolmiei
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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
Lepidurus packardiEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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.

Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,163 ha
GNR74.1%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 121 ha
GNR4.1%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 118 ha
GNR4.0%
California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 110 ha
GNR3.8%
GNR3.5%
GNR2.9%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 57 ha
GNR1.9%

Briscoe

Briscoe Roadless Area

Mendocino National Forest, California · 7,212 acres