Sitka Sound

Tongass National Forest · Alaska · 13,459 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (296)

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

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Gloiocladia laciniata
(1)
Didymosphaeria oregonensis
(1)
Ptilosarcoma athyrmata
(1)
Neomolgus littoralis
(1)
Boreoberthella chacei
(1)
Boreotrophon multicostatus
(1)
Alitta williami
(1)
Ascidia columbiana
(1)
Cribrinopsis fernaldi
(1)
Codium ritteri
Alaska Blue-eyed-grass (4)
Sisyrinchium littorale
Alaska Blueberry (1)
Vaccinium alaskaense
Alaska Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja unalaschcensis
Alaska-cedar (3)
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Alaskan Ronquil (1)
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus
Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (2)
Adiantum aleuticum
Aleutian Moonsnail (1)
Cryptonatica aleutica
Alpine Bog Laurel (2)
Kalmia microphylla
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Dunegrass (1)
Leymus mollis
American Ermine (1)
Mustela richardsonii
American False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum viride
American Herring Gull (1)
Larus smithsonianus
American Mink (2)
Neogale vison
American Sea-blite (1)
Suaeda calceoliformis
American Water-lily (2)
Nymphaea odorata
Armed Hermit Crab (1)
Pagurus armatus
Armoured Sea Cucumber (1)
Psolus chitonoides
Awl-fruit Sedge (2)
Carex stipata
Bald Eagle (16)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Baltic Macoma (1)
Macoma balthica
Barrow's Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala islandica
Beaked Bow Moss (1)
Dicranodontium denudatum
Bering Hermit Crab (1)
Pagurus beringanus
Big Skate (1)
Beringraja binoculata
Black Crowberry (2)
Empetrum nigrum
Black Katy Chiton (1)
Katharina tunicata
Black Oystercatcher (1)
Haematopus bachmani
Black Rockfish (5)
Sebastes melanops
Black Turnstone (1)
Arenaria melanocephala
Blackclaw Crestleg Crab (1)
Lophopanopeus bellus
Blackeye Goby (5)
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Blue Topsnail (1)
Calliostoma ligatum
Blue-gray Rosette Lichen (1)
Physcia caesia
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Brown Bear (5)
Ursus arctos
Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen (1)
Protopannaria pezizoides
Bull Kelp (4)
Nereocystis luetkeana
Cabbage Lung Lichen (3)
Lobaria linita
California Black Currant (1)
Ribes bracteosum
California Sea Cucumber (2)
Apostichopus californicus
Canada Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia canadensis
Candy Lichen (4)
Icmadophila ericetorum
Cat's Tail Moss (1)
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Checkered Periwinkle (1)
Littorina scutulata
Clonal Plumose Anemone (1)
Metridium senile
Coiled-leaf Plait Moss (3)
Hypnum circinale
Common Bog Arrow-grass (2)
Triglochin maritima
Common Feather Star (5)
Florometra serratissima
Common Labrador-tea (1)
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Minke Whale (2)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common Murre (3)
Uria aalge
Common Rock Louse (1)
Ligia pallasii
Common Script Lichen (1)
Graphis scripta
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Copper Rockfish (7)
Sebastes caurinus
Corrugated Lace Hydrocoral (1)
Stylantheca papillosa
Creeping Fingerwort (1)
Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Spikerush (1)
Eleocharis palustris
Crescent Gunnel (1)
Pholis laeta
Crested Star (1)
Lophaster furcilliger
Crinkled Rag lichen (2)
Platismatia lacunosa
Crystal Jelly (1)
Aequorea victoria
Daisy Brittle Star (2)
Ophiopholis kennerlyi
Decorated Warbonnet (5)
Chirolophis decoratus
Devil's Tooth (1)
Hydnellum peckii
Dire Whelk (1)
Lirabuccinum dirum
Disc-top Tunicate (1)
Chelyosoma productum
Dock Shrimp (1)
Pandalus danae
Dotted Ramalina Lichen (1)
Ramalina farinacea
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Dusky Rockfish (1)
Sebastes ciliatus
Egret Plume Mopalia (1)
Mopalia egretta
Fairy Slipper (5)
Calypso bulbosa
Festive Tritonid (1)
Tritonia festiva
Few-flower Sedge (1)
Carex pauciflora
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
File Dog Winkle (1)
Nucella lima
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble (1)
Rubus pedatus
Flaky Freckle Pelt Lichen (1)
Peltigera britannica
Foolish Mussel (2)
Mytilus trossulus
Fragmenting Coral Lichen (1)
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii
Frilled Dogwinkle (3)
Nucella lamellosa
Giant Acorn Barnacle (2)
Balanus nubilus
Giant Green Anemone (1)
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Kelp (1)
Macrocystis pyrifera
Giant Nudibranch (6)
Dendronotus iris
Glaucous-winged Gull (2)
Larus glaucescens
Gmelin's Saltbush (2)
Atriplex gmelinii
Goldthread (2)
Coptis trifolia
Graceful Decorator Crab (2)
Oregonia gracilis
Graceful Kelp Crab (1)
Pugettia gracilis
Gray Whale (10)
Eschrichtius robustus
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Great Sculpin (1)
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Greater Moon Jelly (3)
Aurelia labiata
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Tringa melanoleuca
Green Falsejingle (2)
Pododesmus macrochisma
Green Sea Urchin (4)
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Greenland Scurvy-grass (1)
Cochlearia groenlandica
Greenstriped Rockfish (1)
Sebastes elongatus
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Gumboot Chiton (1)
Cryptochiton stelleri
Gurney's Sea Pen (3)
Ptilosarcus gurneyi
Gutweed (1)
Ulva intestinalis
Hairy King Crab (1)
Hapalogaster mertensii
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hanging Moss (2)
Antitrichia curtipendula
Heart King Crab (1)
Phyllolithodes papillosus
Helmet Crab (1)
Telmessus cheiragonus
Hooded Nudibranch (3)
Melibe leonina
Hudson's Horned Dorid (1)
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Humpback Whale (21)
Megaptera novaeangliae
Indian Rice (1)
Fritillaria camschatcensis
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi
Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Nidula candida
Kelp Greenling (5)
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kelp Perch (1)
Brachyistius frenatus
Lace Foamflower (1)
Tiarella trifoliata
Lanky Moss (1)
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Leach's Storm-Petrel (1)
Hydrobates leucorhous
Leafy Hornmouth (2)
Ceratostoma foliatum
Leather Limpet (1)
Onchidella carpenteri
Leather Star (3)
Dermasterias imbricata
Lettuce Lichen (1)
Lobaria oregana
Licorice Fern (6)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Lined Chiton (1)
Tonicella lineata
Little Prickly Sedge (1)
Carex echinata
Longhorn Decorator Crab (1)
Chorilia longipes
Lyngbye's Sedge (1)
Carex lyngbyei
Majestic Amanita (1)
Amanita augusta
Manacled Sculpin (1)
Synchirus gilli
Marbled Murrelet (5)
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Mask Limpet (1)
Lottia persona
Masked Greenling (1)
Hexagrammos octogrammus
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Membranous Pelt Lichen (1)
Peltigera membranacea
Menzies' Burnet (2)
Sanguisorba menziesii
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Methuselah's Beard Lichen (3)
Usnea longissima
Monterey Sea-lemon (2)
Doris montereyensis
Mosshead Warbonnet (4)
Chirolophis nugator
Mottled Star (7)
Evasterias troschelii
Mule Deer (13)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Whipwort (1)
Bazzania denudata
Noble Dorid (1)
Peltodoris nobilis
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
North Pacific Lampshell (4)
Terebratalia transversa
Northern Groundcone (3)
Boschniakia rossica
Northern Horsemussel (2)
Modiolus modiolus
Northern Kelp Crab (3)
Pugettia producta
Northern Leopard Dorid (1)
Diaulula odonoghuei
Northern Microseris (1)
Microseris borealis
Northern Red Belt (2)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northern Ronquil (1)
Ronquilus jordani
Northern Sea Nettle (4)
Chrysaora melanaster
Northwest Hesperian Snail (4)
Vespericola columbianus
Northwest Ugly Clam (1)
Entodesma navicula
Nuttall's Cockle (1)
Clinocardium nuttallii
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Opalescent Nudibranch (5)
Hermissenda crassicornis
Orange Sea Cucumber (1)
Cucumaria miniata
Orange Zoanthid (4)
Epizoanthus scotinus
Orange-brown Waxgill (1)
Gliophorus laetus
Orange-peel Nudibranch (3)
Tochuina gigantea
Oregon Beaked Moss (2)
Kindbergia oregana
Pacific Bananaslug (2)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Blood Star (1)
Henricia leviuscula
Pacific Crabapple (1)
Malus fusca
Pacific Fuzzwort (2)
Ptilidium californicum
Pacific Herring (1)
Clupea pallasii
Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly (2)
Cyanea ferruginea
Pacific Littleneck Clam (1)
Leukoma staminea
Pacific Loon (1)
Gavia pacifica
Pacific Oak Fern (1)
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Pacific Sandlance (1)
Ammodytes personatus
Pacific Sea Peach (1)
Halocynthia aurantium
Painted Anemone (3)
Urticina grebelnyi
Painted Dendrochiton (1)
Dendrochiton flectens
Painted Greenling (1)
Oxylebius pictus
Pelagic Cormorant (3)
Urile pelagicus
Pink Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink Waxy Cap (1)
Hygrophorus erubescens
Pinto Abalone (2)
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Purple Sea Star (4)
Pisaster ochraceus
Purple Shore Crab (2)
Hemigrapsus nudus
Quillback Rockfish (3)
Sebastes maliger
Rainbow Star (1)
Orthasterias koehleri
Red Huckleberry (4)
Vaccinium parvifolium
Red Irish Lord (2)
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Red Rock Crab (4)
Cancer productus
Red Sea Urchin (3)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Red Veiled Chiton (1)
Placiphorella rufa
Red opuntia (1)
Opuntiella californica
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redstripe Rockfish (2)
Sebastes proriger
Remarkable Red Chiton (1)
Tonicella insignis
Rockweed (5)
Fucus distichus
Rose Star (3)
Crossaster papposus
Rosy Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus lanceolatus
Rough Keyhole Limpet (3)
Diodora aspera
Roundleaf Sundew (2)
Drosera rotundifolia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Running Clubmoss (1)
Lycopodium clavatum
Sailfin Sculpin (2)
Nautichthys oculofasciatus
Sand Star (2)
Luidia foliolata
Scalyhead Sculpin (1)
Artedius harringtoni
Sea Hedgehog (2)
Halocynthia igaboja
Sea Milkwort (2)
Lysimachia maritima
Sea Otter (15)
Enhydra lutris
Sea Strawberry (2)
Gersemia rubiformis
Seaside Coccotrema Lichen (2)
Coccotrema maritimum
Seaside Plantain (5)
Plantago maritima
Several-flowered Sedge (1)
Carex pluriflora
Shiner Perch (1)
Cymatogaster aggregata
Shiny Red Sea Squirt (5)
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
Short-billed Gull (1)
Larus brachyrhynchus
Silvergray Rockfish (1)
Sebastes brevispinis
Sitka Periwinkle (1)
Littorina sitkana
Sitka Spruce (8)
Picea sitchensis
Six-rayed Star (1)
Leptasterias hexactis
Slender Beaked Moss (1)
Kindbergia praelonga
Slender Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera stricta
Small Bedstraw (3)
Galium trifidum
Snakeskin Liverwort (1)
Conocephalum conicum
Snowy Disco (1)
Lachnum virgineum
Sockeye Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus nerka
Spectacular Corolla (1)
Corolla spectabilis
Spiny Scallop (5)
Chlamys hastata
Spiral Margarite (1)
Margarites helicinus
Spleenwortleaf Goldthread (1)
Coptis aspleniifolia
Spreading Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris expansa
Stairstep Moss (2)
Hylocomium splendens
Steller Sea Lion (1)
Eumetopias jubatusE, DL
Sticky-stem Pearlwort (1)
Sagina maxima
Striped Nudibranch (1)
Armina californica
Sunflower Sea Star (3)
Pycnopodia helianthoidesProposed Threatened
Swamp Gentian (2)
Gentiana douglasiana
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tattered Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia herrei
Taylor's Social Tunicate (2)
Metandrocarpa taylori
Three-lined Aeolid (1)
Orienthella trilineata
Ticker-tape Lichen (1)
Hypogymnia duplicata
Toothshell Hermit Crab (1)
Orthopagurus minimus
Toy Soldiers (1)
Cladonia bellidiflora
Tree Pelt Lichen (1)
Peltigera collina
Tubesnout (1)
Aulorhynchus flavidus
Tubeworm Hermit Crab (1)
Discorsopagurus schmitti
Turkey Tail (1)
Trametes versicolor
Twelve-tentacled Parasitic Anemone (1)
Peachia quinquecapitata
Vega Sea Cucumber (1)
Cucumaria vegae
Velcro Star (2)
Stylasterias forreri
Vermilion Star (2)
Mediaster aequalis
Villous Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla villosa
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Washington Butterclam (1)
Saxidomus gigantea
Western Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus occidentalis
Western Dwarf Dogwood (1)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Hemlock (8)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
White-lined Dirona (1)
Dirona albolineata
White-winged Scoter (1)
Melanitta deglandi
Whitecap Limpet (1)
Acmaea mitra
Whorled Lousewort (11)
Pedicularis verticillata
Widehand Hermit Crab (3)
Elassochirus tenuimanus
Widow Rockfish (1)
Sebastes entomelas
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (1)
Lysichiton americanus
Yellow-billed Loon (2)
Gavia adamsii
Yellowtail Rockfish (4)
Sebastes flavidus
a coral (1)
Virgularia bromleyi
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus formosus
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Atheniella aurantiidisca
a fungus (1)
Lactarius pseudomucidus
a lichen (1)
Coccotrema pocillarium
a lichen (1)
Caloplaca litoricola
a liverwort (2)
Porella navicularis
a liverwort (1)
Anastrophyllum donnianum
a serpulid worm (3)
Serpula columbiana
giant vetch (1)
Vicia gigantea
sea sparkle (1)
Noctiluca scintillans
Federally Listed Species (1)

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.

Short-tailed albatross
Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus
Other Species of Concern (1)

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

Northern Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris kenyoni

Sitka Sound

Sitka Sound Roadless Area

Tongass National Forest, Alaska · 13,459 acres