Lakes Basin

Tahoe National Forest · California · 557 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (80)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (1)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (2)
Phyllodoce breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea bridgesii
Bud Saxifrage (3)
Micranthes bryophora
Bufflehead (2)
Bucephala albeola
California Red Fir (2)
Abies magnifica
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canyon Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Canyon Creek Stonecrop (1)
Sedum paradisum
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Davis' knotweed (1)
Koenigia davisiae
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (1)
Leucophysalis nana
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Glandular Labrador-tea (1)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Triteleia (2)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Little Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis attollens
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Hemlock (1)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Newberry's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon newberryi
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Alumroot (1)
Heuchera rubescens
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Sierra Onion (1)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose Meadowsweet (5)
Spiraea splendens
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Shasta Clover (1)
Trifolium productum
Sierra Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Jewelflower (2)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Onion (1)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Primrose (6)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes aprica
Smoky Puffball (1)
Handkea fumosa
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Doghobble (8)
Leucothoe davisiae
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Woolly Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia mollis
Yellow-bellied Marmot (4)
Marmota flaviventris
a bolete fungus (1)
Boletus subalpinus
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius eldoradoensis
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
poke knotweed (3)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (3)

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

California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 165 ha
GNR73.2%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 24 ha
GNR10.6%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 22 ha
GNR9.8%

Lakes Basin

Lakes Basin Roadless Area

Tahoe National Forest, California · 557 acres