Gilt Edge - Silver Creek

Lolo National Forest · Montana · 10,055 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (22)

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

American Saw-wort (1)
Saussurea americana
California Polemonium (1)
Polemonium californicum
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia fimbriata
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Western Larch (1)
Larix occidentalis
Western Turkeybeard (2)
Xerophyllum tenax
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
Wilcox's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon wilcoxii
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 (4)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (6)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,037 ha
GNR50.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 926 ha
GNR22.8%
GNR12.2%
GNR7.2%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 177 ha
GNR4.4%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 89 ha
GNR2.2%

Gilt Edge - Silver Creek

Gilt Edge - Silver Creek Roadless Area

Lolo National Forest, Montana · 10,055 acres