O'Neil Creek

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 6,279 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (32)

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

Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
Bearberry (3)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Sainfoin (1)
Onobrychis viciifolia
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Green-flower Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola chlorantha
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Heartleaf Arnica (3)
Arnica cordifolia
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Peregrine Thistle (1)
Cirsium cymosum
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Shrubby Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon fruticosus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (5)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,370 ha
GNR53.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 676 ha
GNR26.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 315 ha
GNR12.4%
2.0%
GNR1.3%

O'Neil Creek

O'Neil Creek Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 6,279 acres