Salt Springs

Eldorado National Forest · California · 133 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (61)

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

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Leccinum californicum
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Boechera platysperma
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Bigelow's Sneezeweed (1)
Helenium bigelovii
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea mucronata
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Brewer's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe breweri
Bristly Dogtail Grass (1)
Cynosurus echinatus
California Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria californica
California Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon californicum
Canyon Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (2)
Dudleya cymosa
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Deerbrush (1)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex heteroneura
Field Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium campestre
Five-spot Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila maculata
Giant Chainfern (1)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Sequoia (1)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Golden Triteleia (2)
Triteleia ixioides
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Green Sunfish (1)
Lepomis cyanellus
Hartweg's Iris (1)
Iris hartwegii
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (1)
Silene lemmonii
Lewis' Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus lewisii
Menzies' Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila menziesii
Osprey (2)
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Pine Deervetch (1)
Acmispon decumbens
Pine Violet (1)
Viola lobata
Purple Milkweed (2)
Asclepias cordifolia
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Lupine (1)
Lupinus grayi
Sierra Mountain-misery (2)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Small-head Tarweed (1)
Hemizonella minima
Smooth Thimble Mushroom (1)
Verpa conica
Smooth White Violet (1)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (1)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Stivers' Annual Lupine (5)
Lupinus stiversii
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tiger Whiptail (5)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Torrey's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus torreyi
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes porrifolia
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
White-tip Clover (1)
Trifolium variegatum
poke knotweed (1)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
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.

California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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 Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (3)

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

California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 15 ha
GNR28.2%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 14 ha
GNR25.5%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 6 ha
GNR10.9%

Salt Springs

Salt Springs Roadless Area

Eldorado National Forest, California · 133 acres