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Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 5,304 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (84)

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

American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Sparrow (1)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Vervain (1)
Verbena hastata
Boreal Chorus Frog (1)
Pseudacris maculata
Branching Noseburn (1)
Tragia ramosa
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Canyon Towhee (1)
Melozone fusca
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Clammyweed (1)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Davis Mountains Mock Vervain (2)
Glandularia pubera
Desert Millipede (1)
Orthoporus ornatus
Engelmann's Milkweed (1)
Asclepias engelmanniana
Fendler's Bladderpod (1)
Physaria fendleri
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (2)
Yucca baccata
Fragrant White Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia fragrans
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Great Plains Skink (1)
Plestiodon obsoletus
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Juniper Titmouse (2)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Longleaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis longifolia
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Bean (1)
Phaseolus angustissimus
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Pineywoods Geranium (2)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Lemmon Beebalm (1)
Monarda pectinata
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Santa Fe Stickyleaf (1)
Mentzelia springeri
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (4)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Dwarf Morning-glory (1)
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Shrub Live Oak (1)
Quercus turbinella
Siberian Elm (2)
Ulmus pumila
Side-bells Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Touristplant (1)
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (6)
Pinus edulis
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
White-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis longiflora
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja integra
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Woolly Plantain (1)
Plantago patagonica
fetid goosefoot (1)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (17)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (6)

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

Southern Rockies Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,306 ha
GNR60.9%
Southern Rockies Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 390 ha
GNR18.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 303 ha
G314.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 54 ha
GNR2.5%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 47 ha
G32.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 18 ha
G20.8%

Caja

Caja Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 5,304 acres