Laurel Fork

Monongahela National Forest · West Virginia · 1,172 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (86)

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

(1)
Aculus minutissimus
Alderleaf Viburnum (2)
Viburnum lantanoides
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (23)
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Beech (1)
Fagus grandifolia
American Box Turtle (1)
Terrapene carolina
American Cancer-root (1)
Conopholis americana
American False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum viride
Black Bindweed (1)
Fallopia convolvulus
Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Mniotilta varia
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Setophaga virens
Blackburnian Warbler (1)
Setophaga fusca
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brook Trout (4)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Carolina Horse-nettle (1)
Solanum carolinense
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Setophaga pensylvanica
Cinnamon Fern (1)
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Common Antler Lichen (1)
Pseudevernia consocians
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Speedwell (1)
Veronica officinalis
Common Yellowthroat (1)
Geothlypis trichas
Creeping Bellflower (1)
Campanula rapunculoides
Creeping Himalayan Knotweed (1)
Persicaria posumbu
Creeping Phlox (1)
Phlox stolonifera
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Early Wood Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis canadensis
Eastern Milksnake (1)
Lampropeltis triangulum
Eastern Newt (24)
Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander (17)
Plethodon cinereus
Fan Clubmoss (3)
Diphasiastrum digitatum
Flame Azalea (1)
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Garlic Mustard (1)
Alliaria petiolata
Ghost Pipe (1)
Monotropa uniflora
Green Cups (1)
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Green Frog (1)
Lithobates clamitans
Indian Cucumber-root (1)
Medeola virginiana
Jackson's Slender Amanita (1)
Amanita jacksonii
Lesser Roundleaf Orchid (2)
Platanthera orbiculata
Lettuceleaf Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes micranthidifolia
Maidenhair Spleenwort (1)
Asplenium trichomanes
Mountain Laurel (5)
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel Leaf Blight (1)
Diaporthe kalmiae
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer spicatum
Naugehyde Liverwort (1)
Ptilidium pulcherrimum
Nepalese Browntop (1)
Microstegium vimineum
Northern Dusky Salamander (1)
Desmognathus fuscus
Northern Slimy Salamander (4)
Plethodon glutinosus
Pale-spike Lobelia (1)
Lobelia spicata
Partridge-berry (1)
Mitchella repens
Pink Lady's-slipper (3)
Cypripedium acaule
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Red Maple (1)
Acer rubrum
Red Spruce (4)
Picea rubens
Red Trillium (1)
Trillium erectum
Red-stemmed Feather Moss (1)
Pleurozium schreberi
Running Clubmoss (3)
Lycopodium clavatum
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (1)
Turbinellus floccosus
Shallow Sedge (1)
Carex lurida
Small Green Wood Orchid (1)
Platanthera clavellata
Spiny Plumeless-thistle (1)
Carduus acanthoides
Spotted Salamander (1)
Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila maculata
Spring Salamander (3)
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Squirrel-corn (1)
Dicentra canadensis
Stairstep Moss (1)
Hylocomium splendens
Striped Maple (2)
Acer pensylvanicum
Sycamore (1)
Platanus occidentalis
Tall Bellflower (1)
Campanulastrum americanum
Tawny Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum virginicum
Three-lobed Whipwort (1)
Bazzania trilobata
Turkey Tail (1)
Trametes versicolor
Twoleaf Toothwort (1)
Cardamine diphylla
Wehrle's Salamander (3)
Plethodon wehrlei
White Clintonia (1)
Clintonia umbellulata
White Snakeroot (1)
Ageratina altissima
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (3)
Maianthemum canadense
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wingstem (1)
Verbesina alternifolia
Yellow Patches (1)
Amanita flavoconia
a fungus (1)
Picipes badius
a fungus (1)
Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina
a fungus (1)
Vibrissea truncorum
a millipede (2)
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis
insect-egg slime (1)
Leocarpus fragilis
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.

Gray Myotis
Myotis grisescensEndangered
Indiana Myotis
Myotis sodalisEndangered
Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalisEndangered
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinisEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northeastern Bulrush
Scirpus ancistrochaetusE, PDL
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
Virginia big-eared bat
Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianus
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus practicus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Vegetation (5)

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

Appalachian High Elevation Oak Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 187 ha
GNR39.4%
Northeastern Dry Oak Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 153 ha
GNR32.2%
GNR9.8%
GNR9.4%
Appalachian Hemlock and Northern Hardwood Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 14 ha
GNR2.9%

Laurel Fork

Laurel Fork Roadless Area

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia · 1,172 acres