Flat Canyon

Fishlake National Forest · Utah · 8,663 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (46)

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

Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Black Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia nova
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Blue-mustard (3)
Chorispora tenella
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Purslane (1)
Portulaca oleracea
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Desert Nightsnake (1)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis centranthera
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Great-tailed Grackle (1)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Humboldt Milkweed (1)
Asclepias cryptoceras
King's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus calycosus
Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nevada Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra nevadensis
Panguitch Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum panguicense
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Sharp-shinned Hawk (2)
Accipiter striatus
Sora (1)
Porzana carolina
Spanish Bayonet (1)
Yucca harrimaniae
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Utah Crab Spider (1)
Bassaniana utahensis
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Western Black Widow Spider (3)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Federally Listed Species (4)

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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Other Species of Concern (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (11)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,499 ha
GNR42.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 878 ha
GNR25.0%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 252 ha
GNR7.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 233 ha
GNR6.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 210 ha
G36.0%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 144 ha
GNR4.1%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 113 ha
3.2%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 71 ha
2.0%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 34 ha
1.0%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 3 ha
G20.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.1%

Flat Canyon

Flat Canyon Roadless Area

Fishlake National Forest, Utah · 8,663 acres