Middle Fork

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 13,238 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (322)

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

(3)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Anticlea elegans
Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch (2)
Spinus tristis
American Kestrel (3)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (2)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (5)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
American Tree Sparrow (1)
Spizelloides arborea
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Antelope Bitterbrush (4)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (7)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Awnless Brome (4)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (5)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Balsam Poplar (1)
Populus balsamifera
Barbey's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium barbeyi
Bearberry (13)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (2)
Medicago lupulina
Black Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte atrata
Black Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia nova
Black-billed Magpie (5)
Pica hudsonia
Black-capped Chickadee (3)
Poecile atricapillus
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Jay (1)
Cyanocitta cristata
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Blunt Sedge (1)
Carex obtusata
Boreal Chorus Frog (1)
Pseudacris maculata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Branched Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla effusa
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (12)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (2)
Leucosticte australis
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bull Elephant's-head (6)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Butter-and-eggs (1)
Linaria vulgaris
Canada Buffaloberry (9)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Capitate Sandwort (1)
Eremogone congesta
Cassin's Finch (5)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cat-faced Orbweaver (3)
Araneus gemmoides
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chickpea Milkvetch (7)
Astragalus cicer
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (2)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cliff Swallow (2)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Clustered Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium fasciculatum
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Dandelion (2)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Grackle (2)
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Muskrat (1)
Ondatra zibethicus
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Common Wintergreen (10)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (2)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (4)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (20)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Crested Wheatgrass (2)
Agropyron cristatum
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Curved Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum arcuatum
Cushion Phlox (1)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (1)
Anemone multifida
Cutleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum triflorum
Dalmatian Toadflax (3)
Linaria dalmatica
Dark-eyed Junco (10)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Groundsel (4)
Senecio eremophilus
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Dotted Gayfeather (1)
Liatris punctata
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (3)
Dryobates pubescens
Dropleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum exilifolium
Drummond's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus drummondii
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (2)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (1)
Phlox condensata
Early Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla concinna
Early Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza trifida
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (3)
Vireo gilvus
Elegant Sunburst Lichen (1)
Rusavskia elegans
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Engelmann's Aster (1)
Doellingeria engelmannii
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
Fendler's Cowbane (1)
Oxypolis fendleri
Fendler's Ragwort (1)
Packera fendleri
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (2)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (2)
Thlaspi arvense
Field Pumpkin (1)
Cucurbita pepo
Filmy Dome Spider (1)
Neriene radiata
Fireweed (26)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flexible Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus flexuosus
Flowering Flax (1)
Linum grandiflorum
Fly Amanita (3)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Gardner's Saltbush (1)
Atriplex gardneri
Geyer's Sedge (1)
Carex geyeri
Giant Pinedrops (19)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Moonglow Lichen (1)
Dimelaena oreina
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (10)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gray Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Willow (1)
Salix glauca
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (7)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Green Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon virens
Green Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium viride
Green-flower Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola chlorantha
Green-tailed Towhee (4)
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (6)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (26)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Hairy Woodpecker (10)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Harris's Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia querula
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hollyhock (1)
Alcea rosea
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Labrador Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja septentrionalis
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (20)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lapland Jumping Spider (1)
Pellenes lapponicus
Larch-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon laricifolius
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (4)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis racemosa
Least Chipmunk (6)
Neotamias minimus
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lodgepole Pine (5)
Pinus contorta
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Moose (16)
Alces alces
Moss Campion (1)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Bluebird (6)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (9)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Maple (3)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Star-lily (4)
Leucocrinum montanum
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon angustifolius
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
Needle-and-Thread (1)
Hesperostipa comata
Needleleaf Fleabane (1)
Erigeron nematophyllus
Nodding Onion (5)
Allium cernuum
Nodding Rockrose (1)
Helianthella quinquenervis
North American Red Squirrel (8)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (5)
Galium boreale
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Northern House Wren (2)
Troglodytes aedon
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
Nuttall's Violet (1)
Viola nuttallii
Olive-sided Flycatcher (2)
Contopus cooperi
One-sided Wintergreen (10)
Orthilia secunda
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oriental Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium orientale
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Clover (2)
Trifolium parryi
Parry's Gentian (1)
Gentiana parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (3)
Oreochrysum parryi
Parry's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus parryi
Pearly Everlasting (4)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Grosbeak (6)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (6)
Spinus pinus
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (3)
Matricaria discoidea
Pink Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola asarifolia
Porter's Lovage (2)
Ligusticum porteri
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (4)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Clematis (2)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus agrestis
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple-petal Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera purpurascens
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (16)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (5)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red-breasted Nuthatch (3)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (14)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea neomexicana
Rocky Mountain Snowlover (1)
Chionophila jamesii
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus scopulorum
Rose Chamaerhodos (1)
Chamaerhodos erecta
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Fescue (1)
Festuca hallii
Rough-rib Harbouria (1)
Harbouria trachypleura
Rubber Rabbitbrush (3)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Short's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus shortianus
Short-stem Onion (4)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (8)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis splendens
Side-bells Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Silky Scorpionweed (11)
Phacelia sericea
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (15)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Small Northern Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera obtusata
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (6)
Centaurea stoebe
Spreading Dogbane (3)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Birch (1)
Betula occidentalis
Starflower Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (6)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Point-vetch (10)
Oxytropis lambertii
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Subalpine Fir (3)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Gumweed (1)
Grindelia subalpina
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus
Sweetclover (4)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall White Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera dilatata
Tansy Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla bipinnatifida
Terrestrial Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis elegans
Thin-stem Lady's-mantle (1)
Alchemilla filicaulis
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (1)
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tobacco Ceanothus (9)
Ceanothus velutinus
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (2)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus spatulatus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet-green Swallow (2)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (5)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (2)
Bistorta vivipara
Wand Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya virgata
Wapiti (4)
Cervus canadensis
Western Blue Iris (3)
Iris missouriensis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Tanager (6)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Whipple's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon whippleanus
White Clover (2)
Trifolium repens
White Point-vetch (3)
Oxytropis sericea
White Prairie Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum falcatum
White Wild Onion (1)
Allium textile
White-crowned Sparrow (3)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Whitish Gentian (1)
Gentiana algida
Williamson's Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Phalarope (1)
Phalaropus tricolorUR
Wilson's Snipe (1)
Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Warbler (2)
Cardellina pusilla
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Wood Frog (1)
Lithobates sylvaticus
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (3)
Urocitellus elegans
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja flava
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow-bellied Marmot (3)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (6)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Clitocybe glacialis
tongues of fire (1)
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (13)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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 Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (11)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,455 ha
GNR64.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 469 ha
GNR8.8%
GNR8.4%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 311 ha
GNR5.8%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 233 ha
GNR4.3%
GNR2.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 96 ha
GNR1.8%
GNR1.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 55 ha
G31.0%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 42 ha
GNR0.8%
G30.0%

Middle Fork

Middle Fork Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 13,238 acres