Metolius Breaks

Deschutes National Forest · Oregon · 11,141 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (156)

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

(1)
Aceria caliberberis
(1)
Crassisporium funariophilum
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (2)
Petasites frigidus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum compositum
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bear's Head (1)
Hericium abietis
Bigleaf Maple (2)
Acer macrophyllum
Bitter Cherry (6)
Prunus emarginata
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bobcat (3)
Lynx rufus
Bonneville Shootingstar (1)
Primula conjugens
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (2)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen (1)
Vulpicida canadensis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Carey's Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza careyana
Carpet-bugle (1)
Ajuga reptans
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Columbian Lily (3)
Lilium columbianum
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Spring-gold (1)
Crocidium multicaule
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (13)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Double Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Olsynium douglasii
Douglas' Spiraea (1)
Spiraea douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (2)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Hesperochiron (3)
Hesperochiron pumilus
Dyer's Polypore (1)
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Earth Box (1)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fork-toothed Ookow (1)
Dichelostemma congestum
Giant Pinedrops (5)
Pterospora andromedea
Glaucous Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon euglaucus
Golden Chinquapin (2)
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Golden Violet (1)
Viola douglasii
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Greenleaf Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax hammondii
Harsh Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja hispida
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Incense Cedar (5)
Calocedrus decurrens
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Large-flower Collomia (2)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flowered Triteleia (2)
Triteleia grandiflora
Largeleaf Sandwort (1)
Moehringia macrophylla
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Lewis' Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Longtail Wild Ginger (1)
Asarum caudatum
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus prostratus
Maiden's-tears (1)
Silene vulgaris
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mannered Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe decora
Mountain Butter Bolete (1)
Butyriboletus abieticola
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Star-lily (1)
Leucocrinum montanum
Mule Deer (52)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (1)
Sedum stenopetalum
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus boreus
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria affinis
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera ciliosa
Oregon Boxleaf (5)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oregon anemone (1)
Anemonoides oregana
Pacific Bananaslug (1)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Dogwood (4)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus capitatus
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Pine Deervetch (1)
Acmispon decumbens
Pine Woods Horkelia (1)
Horkelia fusca
Piper's Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis aquifolium
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough Eyelashweed (2)
Blepharipappus scaber
Rough Horsetail (2)
Equisetum hyemale
Sagebrush Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Saskatoon (4)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Bellflower (1)
Campanula scouleri
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smooth Thimble Mushroom (1)
Verpa conica
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (6)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stiff Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus conjunctus
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elatum
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (4)
Rubus parviflorus
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tongue Clarkia (3)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola dentata
Vine Maple (4)
Acer circinatum
Wapiti (35)
Cervus canadensis
Washington Lily (4)
Lilium washingtonianum
Wax Currant (3)
Ribes cereum
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (1)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus griseus
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Larch (1)
Larix occidentalis
Western Peony (3)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western White Pine (1)
Pinus monticola
White-flower Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium albiflorum
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Winter Currant (2)
Ribes sanguineum
Yellow Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (1)
Atheniella adonis
a fungus (1)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (1)
Clitocybe albirhiza
a fungus (1)
Pluteus exilis
Federally Listed Species (6)

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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (13)

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

GNR33.7%
GNR21.8%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 582 ha
12.9%
GNR6.7%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 228 ha
GNR5.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 186 ha
GNR4.1%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 150 ha
GNR3.3%
3.2%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
GNR2.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 82 ha
G31.8%
Columbia Plateau Lava Rock Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 64 ha
GNR1.4%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 32 ha
G20.7%

Metolius Breaks

Metolius Breaks Roadless Area

Deschutes National Forest, Oregon · 11,141 acres