Salt Gulch

Shasta-Trinity National Forest · California · 6,511 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (109)

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

Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (2)
Adiantum aleuticum
American Mink (1)
Neogale vison
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Trailplant (1)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Apricot Jelly Fungus (1)
Guepinia helvelloides
Aquatic Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis atratus
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Beaked Hazelnut (1)
Corylus cornuta
Big Brown Bat (1)
Eptesicus fuscus
Bigleaf Maple (1)
Acer macrophyllum
Blue Mountain Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum strictum
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bridges' Triteleia (1)
Triteleia bridgesii
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen (2)
Vulpicida canadensis
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Cabbage-Head Fungus (1)
Daleomyces phillipsii
California Black Oak (1)
Quercus kelloggii
California Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera hispidula
California Mountainmint (2)
Pycnanthemum californicum
California Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma californica
California Smilax (3)
Smilax californica
California Waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Cascara False Buckthorn (1)
Frangula purshiana
Clustered Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium fasciculatum
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Crevice Alumroot (1)
Heuchera micrantha
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Doris Nile's Madia (2)
Harmonia doris-nilesiae
Douglas's Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus douglasii
Durango Root (1)
Datisca glomerata
Earth Box (1)
Geopyxis carbonaria
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Fall Thistle (2)
Cirsium occidentale
Flattened Thornbush Lichen (1)
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Fragrant Sumac (3)
Rhus aromatica
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Goldback Fern (1)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Eagle (3)
Aquila chrysaetos
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Klamath Smallscale Sucker (1)
Catostomus rimiculus
Large-flower Wire-lettuce (1)
Stephanomeria lactucina
Leopard Lily (1)
Lilium pardalinum
Lewis' Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lovely Clarkia (1)
Clarkia concinna
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Nelson's Stringflower (4)
Silene nelsonii
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Northwestern Pond Turtle (3)
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon White Oak (2)
Quercus garryana
Pacific Bleedingheart (1)
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Yew (2)
Taxus brevifolia
Pale Yellow Stonecrop (1)
Sedum flavidum
Perennial Pea (2)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Poison-hemlock (1)
Conium maculatum
Purple Milkweed (1)
Asclepias cordifolia
Rabbitfoot Clover (1)
Trifolium arvense
Red Larkspur (2)
Delphinium nudicaule
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Redwood Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella corymbosa
Rose Clover (1)
Trifolium hirtum
Scarlet Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria recurva
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Self-heal (3)
Prunella vulgaris
Serpentine Milkweed (5)
Asclepias solanoana
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Gooseberry (1)
Ribes roezlii
Silver-crown (1)
Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Siskiyou Mountain Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma campanulatum
Small Stagshorn (1)
Calocera cornea
Small-flower Tonella (1)
Tonella tenella
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Spotted Lady's-thumb (1)
Persicaria maculosa
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (1)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Turpentine Weed (2)
Trichostema laxum
Umbrella Plant (4)
Darmera peltata
Variable-leaf Baby-blue-eyes (1)
Nemophila heterophylla
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Vervain (1)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Moth Mullein (1)
Verbascum blattaria
White Toadshade (7)
Trillium albidum
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
White-tip Clover (1)
Trifolium variegatum
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Icteria virens
a fungus (2)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Helvella vespertina
a fungus (2)
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
a fungus (1)
Armillaria sinapina
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Conservancy Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta conservatioEndangered
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
Lepidurus packardiEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
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 (7)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 882 ha
GNR33.5%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 444 ha
GNR16.9%
California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 386 ha
GNR14.7%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 325 ha
GNR12.3%
California Foothill Mixed Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 276 ha
GNR10.5%
GNR7.4%
G20.1%

Salt Gulch

Salt Gulch Roadless Area

Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California · 6,511 acres