Raft River

Sawtooth National Forest · Utah · 23,969 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (83)

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

(1)
Eritrichium argenteum
(1)
Misumenini
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Beckwith's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus beckwithii
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (4)
Lepidium latifolium
Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria umbrinella
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canadian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Cespitose Rockmat (3)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Cottam's Potentilla (1)
Potentilla cottamii
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia canescens
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Handsome Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria anaphaloides
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooker's Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza hispidula
King's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus calycosus
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large Mountain Brome (1)
Bromus marginatus
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Longleaf Phlox (2)
Phlox longifolia
Many-flowered Phlox (3)
Phlox multiflora
Mat-root Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon radicosus
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja angustifolia
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus nuttallii
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Panhandle Prickly-pear (6)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Flax (2)
Linum lewisii
Purple Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus agrestis
Purple Missionbells (3)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus purshii
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (4)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Sagebrush Bluebells (2)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Shortstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum brevicaule
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (9)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma tenellum
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Taper-tip Onion (2)
Allium acuminatum
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus convallarius
Two-lobe Speedwell (2)
Veronica biloba
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Valley Violet (2)
Viola vallicola
Wasatch Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon cyananthus
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Weevil False Dandelion (3)
Nothocalais troximoides
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Peony (1)
Paeonia brownii
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus townsendii
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (3)

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
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (10)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (18)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 4,595 ha
GNR47.4%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,190 ha
GNR12.3%
GNR10.2%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 845 ha
G48.7%
GNR5.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 254 ha
GNR2.6%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 196 ha
GNR2.0%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 169 ha
GNR1.7%
GNR1.6%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 126 ha
1.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 117 ha
GNR1.2%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 91 ha
GNR0.9%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 44 ha
G20.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 32 ha
G30.3%
G30.3%
G30.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.0%

Raft River

Raft River Roadless Area

Sawtooth National Forest, Utah · 23,969 acres