Piney Creek

Bighorn National Forest · Wyoming · 22,240 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (196)

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

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Campanula petiolata
Alpine Bog Laurel (2)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goldfinch (2)
Spinus tristis
American Pasqueflower (4)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
American Redstart (1)
Setophaga ruticilla
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (13)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Awl-fruit Sedge (1)
Carex stipata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (2)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Birch Polypore (1)
Fomitopsis betulina
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Bladder Campion (8)
Silene latifolia
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Box-elder (6)
Acer negundo
Boxelder Erineum Mite (1)
Aceria negundi
Broad-banded Wolf Spider (1)
Hogna frondicola
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Butter-and-eggs (1)
Linaria vulgaris
Calliope Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Violet (9)
Viola canadensis
Cespitose Rockmat (2)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (4)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Feverfew (1)
Tanacetum parthenium
Common Harvestman (1)
Phalangium opilio
Common Hound's-tongue (3)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (8)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Yarrow (6)
Achillea millefolium
Corn-gromwell (1)
Buglossoides arvensis
Cous-root Desert-parsley (4)
Lomatium cous
Creeping Bellflower (2)
Campanula rapunculoides
Creeping Oregon-grape (5)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (2)
Cirsium arvense
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dame's Rocket (2)
Hesperis matronalis
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Dotted Gayfeather (1)
Liatris punctata
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Douglas' Hawthorn (1)
Crataegus douglasii
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus tyrannus
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
False Saxifrage (3)
Telesonix heucheriformis
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Field Bindweed (3)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (2)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (7)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (2)
Amanita muscaria
Foxtail Barley (4)
Hordeum jubatum
Fringed Loosestrife (3)
Lysimachia ciliata
Garden Asparagus (1)
Asparagus officinalis
Giant Pinedrops (6)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Eagle (3)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Gray Catbird (2)
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Green Ash (1)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Greenhead Coneflower (4)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (3)
Juniperus communis
Ground-plum (1)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (4)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (11)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Least Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax minimus
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Maiden's-tears (1)
Silene vulgaris
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Marbled Orbweaver (1)
Araneus marmoreus
Marshelder (1)
Euphrosyne xanthiifolia
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (3)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Lady's-slipper (11)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (10)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Star-lily (1)
Leucocrinum montanum
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (2)
Galium boreale
Northern Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus nuttallii
Ovenbird (1)
Seiurus aurocapilla
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Pearly Everlasting (2)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Pronghorn (3)
Antilocapra americana
Pygmy Nuthatch (3)
Sitta pygmaea
Quaking Aspen (6)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (4)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-breasted Nuthatch (3)
Sitta canadensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (3)
Pinus scopulorum
Rose Campion (1)
Silene coronaria
Rough-fruit Mandarin (5)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Roundleaf Thermopsis (2)
Thermopsis rhombifolia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Sand Lucerne (2)
Medicago × varia
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Shinleaf (3)
Pyrola elliptica
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Siberian Peashrub (1)
Caragana arborescens
Silver Buffaloberry (2)
Shepherdia argentea
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (3)
Caltha leptosepala
Small Soapweed Yucca (2)
Yucca glauca
Small-flowered Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis stricta
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spiked Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis spicata
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (5)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sulphur Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla recta
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweet William (1)
Dianthus barbatus
Terrestrial Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (4)
Rubus parviflorus
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (1)
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Tiger Trout (1)
Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
Tobacco Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus velutinus
True Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis scorpioides
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Upland Yellow Violet (3)
Viola praemorsa
Upright Prairie Coneflower (3)
Ratibida columnifera
Veery (1)
Catharus fuscescens
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wax-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon nitidus
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (2)
Trifolium repens
White Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-tailed Deer (3)
Odocoileus virginianus
White-throated Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia albicollis
Wild Bergamot (5)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Turkey (4)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wood Frog (1)
Lithobates sylvaticus
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-bellied Marmot (4)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
Setophaga coronata
Zebra Jumper (1)
Salticus scenicus
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
Federally Listed Species (2)

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.

Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (9)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 4,918 ha
GNR54.6%
GNR21.1%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,178 ha
GNR13.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 241 ha
GNR2.7%
GNR1.8%
GNR1.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 37 ha
G30.4%
G30.2%

Piney Creek

Piney Creek Roadless Area

Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming · 22,240 acres