Camas Creek

Helena National Forest · Montana · 29,191 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (36)

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

Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Linearleaf Phacelia (2)
Phacelia linearis
Marsh Valerian (2)
Valeriana sitchensis
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Richardson's Phlox (2)
Phlox richardsonii
Sheep Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla ovina
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Snowy Inkcap (1)
Coprinopsis nivea
Spatula-leaf Bladderpod (1)
Physaria spatulata
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Turf Wolf Spider (1)
Trochosa terricola
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wood Sage (2)
Salvia nemorosa
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (12)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,632 ha
GNR22.3%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,376 ha
GNR20.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2,312 ha
GNR19.6%
GNR9.8%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 920 ha
GNR7.8%
GNR5.4%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 608 ha
GNR5.1%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 430 ha
GNR3.6%
GNR3.5%
GNR0.8%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 61 ha
0.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 12 ha
G30.1%

Camas Creek

Camas Creek Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 29,191 acres