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Modoc National Forest · California · 8,485 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (113)

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

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Aceria ceanothi
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
American White Pelican (5)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle (8)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Belding's Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus beldingi
Bifid Harvestman (1)
Togwoteeus biceps
Bog Buckbean (3)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Californian False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (4)
Branta canadensis
Cedar Waxwing (3)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Mare's-tail (3)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (10)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Eastern Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus tyrannus
English Sundew (1)
Drosera anglica
Enlarged Ground Crab Spider (1)
Xysticus locuples
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Forster's Tern (2)
Sterna forsteri
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Gadwall (1)
Mareca strepera
Giant Pinedrops (8)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (4)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Graceful Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla gracilis
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja miniata
Green-winged Teal (3)
Anas crecca
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Lemon-scent Tarweed (1)
Madia citriodora
Lewis's Woodpecker (3)
Melanerpes lewis
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (5)
Ceanothus prostratus
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Cinquefoil (5)
Comarum palustre
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mule Deer (8)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern House Wren (3)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Oregon Checker-mallow (2)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (5)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Podilymbus podiceps
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Proszynski's Jumping Spider (1)
Evarcha proszynskii
Pygmy Nuthatch (1)
Sitta pygmaea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rock Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
Rough Eyelashweed (1)
Blepharipappus scaber
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spike Bentgrass (1)
Agrostis exarata
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (4)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Tall White Bog Orchid (6)
Platanthera dilatata
Tansy-leaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-spike Wild Rye (1)
Elymus lanceolatus
Tobacco Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tongue Clarkia (3)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola dentata
Tower-mustard (1)
Turritis glabra
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Ventenata (1)
Ventenata dubia
Virgate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia heterophylla
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Peony (2)
Paeonia brownii
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Fir (3)
Abies concolor
White Triteleia (1)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
Williamson's Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia mollis
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yosemite Millipede (2)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (1)
Amanita pantherinoides
a fungus (2)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a jumping spider (2)
Habronattus americanus
Federally Listed Species (8)

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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (19)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (18)

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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (10)

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

GNR37.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 444 ha
GNR12.9%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 330 ha
GNR9.6%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 306 ha
GNR8.9%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 232 ha
GNR6.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 203 ha
G35.9%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 147 ha
GNR4.3%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 33 ha
GNR1.0%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 31 ha
G20.9%

Parsnip

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Modoc National Forest, California · 8,485 acres