Mcdonald Basin

Fishlake National Forest · Utah · 1,585 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (13)

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

Bicknell's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus consobrinus
Great Rushy Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
New Mexico Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Parry's Northern Harebell (1)
Campanula parryi
Redroot Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum racemosum
Silver Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia argentea
Spanish Bayonet (2)
Yucca harrimaniae
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
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.

Last Chance Townsend-daisy
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
San Rafael Cactus
Pediocactus despainiiEndangered
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
Winkler's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus winkleriThreatened
Wright's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus wrightiaeEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (7)

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

GNR64.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 65 ha
GNR10.1%
GNR9.0%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 43 ha
6.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 24 ha
G33.8%
Inter-Mountain Basins Shale Badland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 17 ha
2.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.6%

Mcdonald Basin

Mcdonald Basin Roadless Area

Fishlake National Forest, Utah · 1,585 acres