Happy Valley

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 14,458 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (150)

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

American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Antelope Bitterbrush (3)
Purshia tridentata
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Bearded Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla crinita
Bicrenate Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla bicrenata
Bighorn Sheep (5)
Ovis canadensis
Blue Grama (2)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Bluehead Sucker (1)
Pantosteus discobolus
Border Goldthread (1)
Thelesperma subnudum
Boreal Sweet-vetch (2)
Hedysarum boreale
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Brewer's Sparrow (3)
Spizella breweri
Bristlecone Pine (19)
Pinus longaeva
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus platycercus
Canyonlands Gilia (1)
Aliciella subnuda
Chinese Tamarisk (1)
Tamarix chinensis
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis multiflora
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Curly-cup Gumweed (3)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Drumstick (1)
Battarrea phalloides
Desert Mountain Phlox (8)
Phlox austromontana
Desert Prince's-plume (2)
Stanleya pinnata
Douglas-fir (15)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusty Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon comarrhenus
Dwarf Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis centranthera
Dwarf Sand-verbena (3)
Abronia elliptica
Early Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla concinna
Eaton's Firecracker (2)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Fendler's Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (8)
Ceanothus fendleri
Ferron's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus musiniensis
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Barberry (5)
Berberis fremontii
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Pinedrops (4)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (7)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (7)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Rushy Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Green Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos patula
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Heartleaf Bittercress (2)
Cardamine cordifolia
Hopi Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias rufus
Large-flower Skeleton-plant (1)
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (3)
Gambelia wislizenii
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Many-flowered Gromwell (6)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Missouri Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera macrocarpa
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mule Deer (13)
Odocoileus hemionus
Myrtle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Nearby Ground Spider (1)
Herpyllus propinquus
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus nuttallii
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Pale Evening-primrose (4)
Oenothera pallida
Panhandle Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria parryi
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plateau Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus tristichus
Prairie Flax (2)
Linum lewisii
Quaking Aspen (18)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Geranium (3)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-loving Point-vetch (5)
Oxytropis oreophila
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (9)
Pinus scopulorum
Rose-heath (2)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Roundleaf Buffaloberry (20)
Shepherdia rotundifolia
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Running Fleabane (3)
Erigeron flagellaris
Rydberg's Twinpod (1)
Physaria acutifolia
Salt-lover (1)
Halogeton glomeratus
Scarlet Skyrocket (20)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Milkweed (3)
Asclepias speciosa
Silver-haired Bat (1)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (16)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Slender Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum microtheca
Small-flower Fishhook Cactus (1)
Sclerocactus parviflorus
Southern Flax (1)
Linum australe
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus brachyptera
Spanish Bayonet (1)
Yucca harrimaniae
Spiny Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Whipsnake (2)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sweetclover (5)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (5)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Three-nerve Goldenrod (1)
Solidago velutina
Thrift Mock Goldenweed (1)
Stenotus armerioides
Tiger Trout (1)
Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (5)
Pinus edulis
Tyrell's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus tyrrelli
Uinta Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias umbrinus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus armatus
Utah Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon utahensis
Utah Juniper (3)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Wapiti (3)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (6)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
White-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-margined Gentian (2)
Frasera albomarginata
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Winged Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum alatum
Wood Spurge (1)
Euphorbia lurida
Woodhouse's Toad (1)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woolly Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus mollissimus
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
a fungus (1)
Rhizopogon occidentalis
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus conjunctus
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Jones' Cycladenia
Cycladenia humilis var. jonesiiThreatened
Last Chance Townsend-daisy
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Navajo Sedge
Carex specuicolaThreatened
San Rafael Cactus
Pediocactus despainiiEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (14)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (15)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,787 ha
GNR64.7%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 572 ha
9.8%
GNR5.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 298 ha
G35.1%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 188 ha
GNR3.2%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 161 ha
2.8%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 88 ha
GNR1.5%
GNR1.5%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 84 ha
1.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 74 ha
G31.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 72 ha
GNR1.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 48 ha
GNR0.8%
G30.3%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 5 ha
G20.1%
G30.1%

Happy Valley

Happy Valley Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 14,458 acres