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Dixie National Forest · Utah · 10,513 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (51)

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

American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Cinnamon Teal (1)
Spatula cyanoptera
Club-leaf Flameflower (3)
Phemeranthus brevifolius
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Desert Nightsnake (1)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Gambel Oak (2)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Helleborine (3)
Epipactis gigantea
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Heartleaf Bittercress (1)
Cardamine cordifolia
Lesser Goldfinch (2)
Spinus psaltria
Lewis's Woodpecker (4)
Melanerpes lewis
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Plateau Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis velox
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus scopulorum
Rough Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja scabrida
Ruddy Duck (1)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Small-flower Fishhook Cactus (2)
Sclerocactus parviflorus
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (2)
Pinus edulis
Uinta Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias umbrinus
Utah Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon utahensis
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (1)
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
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.

Jones' Cycladenia
Cycladenia humilis var. jonesiiThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Navajo Sedge
Carex specuicolaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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 Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (11)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,632 ha
GNR61.9%
Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,079 ha
GNR25.4%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 155 ha
GNR3.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 132 ha
GNR3.1%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 64 ha
G41.5%
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 43 ha
GNR1.0%
G30.4%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 11 ha
G30.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
G30.2%
G30.0%

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Dixie National Forest, Utah · 10,513 acres