Little West Fork Blacks

Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah · 8,209 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (91)

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

(1)
Caltha chionophila
(2)
Boechera stricta
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex paucifolius
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
Arizona Cinquefoil (2)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Boreal Chorus Frog (2)
Pseudacris maculata
Brandegee's Onion (4)
Allium brandegeei
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Common Shepherd's Purse (2)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia leptotes
Dense Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella densa
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Early Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla concinna
Eaton's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron eatonii
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
False Mermaidweed (1)
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Few-flower Shootingstar (3)
Primula pauciflora
Few-seeded Whitlow-grass (2)
Draba oligosperma
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Draba (1)
Draba aurea
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (6)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Graceful Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus inamoenus
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia cana
Indian Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus australis
Juniper Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium juniperinum
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (6)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Long-tubed Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera flava
Low Mountain Bedstraw (1)
Galium bifolium
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Pale Alyssum (1)
Alyssum alyssoides
Parry's Clover (2)
Trifolium parryi
Prairie Lupine (3)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Purple Sandspurry (2)
Spergularia rubra
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Scarlet Skyrocket (4)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Subalpine Fir (2)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tufted Milkvetch (6)
Astragalus spatulatus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-lobe Speedwell (1)
Veronica biloba
Uinta Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus armatus
Upland Yellow Violet (2)
Viola praemorsa
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Wasatch Draba (1)
Draba brachystylis
Water Sedge (1)
Carex aquatilis
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (2)
Oxytropis sericea
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow-bellied Marmot (2)
Marmota flaviventris
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.

Bonytail
Gila elegansEndangered
Humpback Chub
Gila cyphaThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus luciusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Razorback Sucker
Xyrauchen texanusE, PT
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (2)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (2)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Vegetation (8)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,484 ha
GNR44.7%
GNR26.5%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 279 ha
GNR8.4%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 257 ha
G47.7%
GNR2.7%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 87 ha
GNR2.6%
1.1%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 31 ha
GNR0.9%

Little West Fork Blacks

Little West Fork Blacks Roadless Area

Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah · 8,209 acres