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Kootenai National Forest · Montana · 25,446 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (33)

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

American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Redstart (1)
Setophaga ruticilla
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Baker's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus apiculatus
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Centaury (1)
Centaurium erythraea
Common Viper's-bugloss (4)
Echium vulgare
Deptford Pink (1)
Dianthus armeria
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Ghost Pipe (2)
Monotropa uniflora
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northern Waterthrush (1)
Parkesia noveboracensis
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-eyed Vireo (1)
Vireo olivaceus
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Sulphur Cinquefoil (4)
Potentilla recta
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Water Awlwort (1)
Subularia aquatica
Western Goldthread (1)
Coptis occidentalis
Western Hemlock (1)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Larch (2)
Larix occidentalis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
a fungus (1)
Morchella tomentosa
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (6)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (9)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,514 ha
GNR34.1%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,943 ha
GNR28.6%
GNR16.3%
GNR9.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 541 ha
GNR5.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 197 ha
GNR1.9%
GNR1.2%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 82 ha
GNR0.8%

Cataract

Cataract Roadless Area

Kootenai National Forest, Montana · 25,446 acres