Castle Ridge

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · Oregon · 8,377 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (35)

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

American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Flowering-quince (1)
Chaenomeles speciosa
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Great Basin Spadefoot (1)
Spea intermontana
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Lesser Periwinkle (1)
Vinca minor
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Golden-banner (2)
Thermopsis montana
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
Pacific Willow (1)
Salix lasiandra
Painted Turtle (3)
Chrysemys picta
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo jamaicensis
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Swainson's Hawk (2)
Buteo swainsoni
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Larch (1)
Larix occidentalis
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Moth Mullein (1)
Verbascum blattaria
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
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
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
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
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
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
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (8)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,389 ha
GNR41.0%
GNR19.3%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 531 ha
GNR15.7%
GNR8.5%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 264 ha
GNR7.8%
GNR3.1%
Columbia Basin Canyon Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 37 ha
GNR1.1%
GNR1.0%

Castle Ridge

Castle Ridge Roadless Area

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon · 8,377 acres