Cow Creek

Six Rivers National Forest · California · 1,271 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (213)

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

(1)
Penicillium vulpinum
(1)
Spirogyra
(1)
Massospora levispora
(1)
Lasiobotrys affinis
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
Aquatic Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis atratus
Barred Owl (2)
Strix varia
Big Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Bigleaf Maple (7)
Acer macrophyllum
Black Bulgar (1)
Bulgaria inquinans
Black-fruit Dogwood (5)
Cornus sessilis
Blue Field Madder (4)
Sherardia arvensis
Blue-green Anise Mushroom (1)
Collybia odora
California Black Oak (2)
Quercus kelloggii
California Buckeye (1)
Aesculus californica
California Fawnlily (5)
Erythronium californicum
California Foothill Pine (2)
Pinus sabiniana
California Grape (1)
Vitis californica
California Groundcone (16)
Kopsiopsis strobilacea
California Harebell (1)
Smithiastrum prenanthoides
California Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera hispidula
California Milkwort (1)
Rhinotropis californica
California Mistmaiden (1)
Romanzoffia californica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Spikenard (2)
Aralia californica
California Turret Spider (1)
Atypoides riversi
California asterella (4)
Calasterella californica
Canyon Live Oak (3)
Quercus chrysolepis
Chickweed Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe alsinoides
Chicory (1)
Cichorium intybus
Chilean Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Coastal Woodfern (5)
Dryopteris arguta
Coccora (1)
Amanita calyptroderma
Comb Hericium (2)
Hericium coralloides
Common Coral Slime (1)
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sandweed (1)
Athysanus pusillus
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Cramp Balls (1)
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
Crevice Alumroot (3)
Heuchera micrantha
Dark Dapperling (1)
Leucocoprinus atrodiscus
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deerbrush (2)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Del Norte Salamander (1)
Plethodon elongatus
Douglas' Savory (3)
Clinopodium douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas's Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus douglasii
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir Cone Mushroom (2)
Strobilurus trullisatus
Dovefoot Crane's-bill (1)
Geranium molle
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (4)
Baccharis pilularis
Earspoon Fungus (3)
Auriscalpium vulgare
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Ensatina (4)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Eyed Violet (25)
Viola ocellata
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringepod (2)
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Giant Chainfern (6)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Goldback Fern (10)
Pentagramma triangularis
Hairy Curtain Crust (4)
Stereum hirsutum
Hartweg's Wild Ginger (6)
Asarum hartwegii
Harvest Brodiaea (1)
Brodiaea elegans
Henderson's Shootingstar (5)
Primula hendersonii
Hooded False Morel (2)
Paragyromitra infula
Hooker's Mandarin (7)
Prosartes hookeri
Ida-may Snakelily (11)
Dichelostemma ida-maia
Imbricate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia imbricata
Incense Cedar (4)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Warrior (26)
Pedicularis densiflora
Jelly Tooth (3)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (2)
Adiantum jordanii
June Mushroom (1)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Large Fringe-cup (2)
Tellima grandiflora
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Leafy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron foliosus
Lewis' Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lichen Agaric (3)
Lichenomphalia ericetorum
Littleleaf Miner's-lettuce (2)
Montia parvifolia
Long-tube Iris (7)
Iris tenuissima
Lovely Clarkia (3)
Clarkia concinna
Madrone Antrodia (1)
Fomitopsis madronae
Menzies' Wintergreen (4)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mertens' Saxifrage (4)
Saxifraga mertensiana
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Modest Whipple-vine (10)
Whipplea modesta
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia angustifolia
Narrowleaf Swordfern (1)
Polystichum imbricans
Nelson's Stringflower (10)
Silene nelsonii
Netted Specklebelly (1)
Lobaria anomala
New World Dyer's Polypore (2)
Phaeolus hispidoides
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northwestern Pond Turtle (7)
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Nuttall's Toothwort (1)
Cardamine nuttallii
Oak-loving Elfin Saddle (1)
Helvella dryophila
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (15)
Fritillaria affinis
Orange Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera ciliosa
Oregon Beaked Moss (1)
Kindbergia oregana
Oregon White Oak (4)
Quercus garryana
Orobus-seed Liverwort (1)
Targionia hypophylla
Oso-berry (1)
Oemleria cerasiformis
Pacific Coast Tick (1)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Dogwood (6)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Madrone (11)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Sideband Snail (3)
Monadenia fidelis
Pacific Stonecrop (8)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (12)
Pseudacris regilla
Perennial Pea (1)
Lathyrus latifolius
Piggyback Plant (3)
Tolmiea menziesii
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Plume Moss (4)
Dendroalsia abietina
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Purple Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple Deadnettle (1)
Lamium purpureum
Queen Bolete (1)
Boletus regineus
Rabbitfoot Clover (1)
Trifolium arvense
Red Larkspur (6)
Delphinium nudicaule
Redwood Beardtongue (6)
Keckiella corymbosa
Redwood Sideband (2)
Monadenia infumata
Reticulate Taildropper (1)
Prophysaon andersonii
Rough-skinned Newt (2)
Taricha granulosa
San Francisco Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma affine
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Scotch Broom (1)
Cytisus scoparius
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Shrew-mole (1)
Neurotrichus gibbsii
Sierra Gooseberry (2)
Ribes roezlii
Slender Catchfly (4)
Silene greenei
Slim Anise Mushroom (1)
Clitocybe fragrans
Small Inside-out-flower (7)
Vancouveria planipetala
Small-flower Tonella (5)
Tonella tenella
Small-flowered Trefoil (1)
Acmispon parviflorus
Smoky Bracket (2)
Bjerkandera adusta
Smooth Thimble Mushroom (3)
Verpa conica
Solomon's-plume (10)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Splitgill (2)
Schizophyllum commune
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Vetch (2)
Vicia sativa
Spruce Gymnophilus (1)
Gymnopilus sapineus
Streambank Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia parviflora
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Tolmie's Mariposa Lily (14)
Calochortus tolmiei
Trinity River Jewelflower (1)
Streptanthus oblanceolatus
Turkey Tail (9)
Trametes versicolor
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Vanilla-leaf (1)
Achlys triphylla
Variable-leaf Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila heterophylla
Varied Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia glauca
Varied-leaf Collomia (1)
Collomia heterophylla
Veiled Polypore (2)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Wallace's Spikemoss (3)
Selaginella wallacei
Wandering Salamander (1)
Aneides vagrans
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (2)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (4)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Gilled Bolete (1)
Phylloporus arenicola
Western Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus griseus
Western Joepye-weed (1)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (7)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Redbud (7)
Cercis occidentalis
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Swordfern (2)
Polystichum munitum
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White Chanterelle (1)
Cantharellus subalbidus
White Toadshade (4)
Trillium albidum
White-flower Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium albiflorum
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Winecup Clarkia (1)
Clarkia purpurea
Witch's Hat (1)
Hygrocybe singeri
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woodland Tarweed (4)
Anisocarpus madioides
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-staining Milk Cap (2)
Lactarius xanthogalactus
Yellowleg Bonnet (1)
Mycena epipterygia
Young Sporocarps (1)
Fuscoporia gilva
a fungus (1)
Pholiota decorata
a fungus (1)
Chlorociboria aeruginosa
a fungus (1)
Clitopilus hobsonii
a fungus (1)
Craterellus calicornucopioides
a fungus (1)
Cystoderma carcharias
a fungus (1)
Dissingia leucomelaena
a fungus (1)
Fuscopostia fragilis
a fungus (1)
Helvella compressa
a fungus (3)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Lactarius rubrilacteus
a fungus (1)
Lepiota magnispora
a fungus (1)
Mucronella fusiformis
a fungus (1)
Mycena maculata
a fungus (1)
Myxarium nucleatum
a fungus (1)
Panus conchatus
a fungus (1)
Pluteus exilis
a fungus (1)
Porodaedalea pini
a fungus (1)
Psathyrella longipes
a fungus (3)
Rhodocollybia butyracea
a fungus (1)
Rhytisma punctatum
a fungus (2)
Stropharia ambigua
a fungus (1)
Trichoderma pulvinatum
a fungus (1)
Urnula padeniana
blue dicks (4)
Dipterostemon capitatus
orange bonnet (2)
Pruinomycena acicula
snow queen (7)
Veronica regina-nivalis
Federally Listed Species (11)

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.

Conservancy Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta conservatioEndangered
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
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 318 ha
GNR61.7%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 124 ha
GNR24.0%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 15 ha
GNR2.9%
GNR2.3%

Cow Creek

Cow Creek Roadless Area

Six Rivers National Forest, California · 1,271 acres