Skeleton Glade

Mendocino National Forest · California · 9,237 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (130)

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

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Navarretia linearifolia
Acorn Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Beaver (3)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (6)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Aquatic Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis atratus
Baker's Globemallow (1)
Iliamna bakeri
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Balloon Sack Clover (2)
Trifolium depauperatum
Bigleaf Maple (1)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea mucronata
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Rockcress (1)
Boechera breweri
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
California Black Oak (7)
Quercus kelloggii
California Buckeye (2)
Aesculus californica
California Dodder (1)
Cuscuta californica
California Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium californicum
California Foothill Pine (9)
Pinus sabiniana
California Lace Fern (1)
Aspidotis californica
California Milkwort (1)
Rhinotropis californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Sage (1)
Salvia columbariae
California Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma californica
California Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon californicum
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Common Chamise (7)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Cord Moss (2)
Funaria hygrometrica
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica
Douglas Oak (5)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas's Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus douglasii
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (1)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastwood's Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (4)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (2)
Umbilicaria phaea
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Fringed Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea diploscypha
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Gophersnake (4)
Pituophis catenifer
Ground Rose (1)
Rosa spithamea
Hairy-pink (1)
Petrorhagia dubia
Harvest Brodiaea (3)
Brodiaea elegans
Hayfield Tarweed (1)
Hemizonia congesta
Henderson's Shootingstar (2)
Primula hendersonii
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Indian Warrior (10)
Pedicularis densiflora
Ithuriel's Spear (1)
Triteleia laxa
Large-flower Collomia (2)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Leather Oak (2)
Quercus durata
Medusa-head (2)
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Menzies' Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northwestern Pond Turtle (1)
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Ojai Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria affinis
Oregon Ash (1)
Fraxinus latifolia
Oregon Western Rosinweed (1)
Calycadenia truncata
Oregon White Oak (1)
Quercus garryana
Oso-berry (1)
Oemleria cerasiformis
Pacific Dogwood (1)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Madrone (5)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (2)
Viola lobata
Pinewoods Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Plume Moss (1)
Dendroalsia abietina
Purdy's Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria purdyi
Purple Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rattan's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus rattanii
Red Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nudicaule
Red-stem Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia rubra
Redwood (1)
Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella corymbosa
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Sacramento Pikeminnow (3)
Ptychocheilus grandis
Scabrid Raillardella (1)
Anisocarpus scabridus
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Serpentine Milkweed (1)
Asclepias solanoana
Showy Milkweed (3)
Asclepias speciosa
Showy Tarweed (2)
Madia elegans
Smooth Thimble Mushroom (1)
Verpa conica
Snow Mountain Willowherb (2)
Epilobium nivium
Southern Alligator Lizard (2)
Elgaria multicarinata
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Stebbins' Lewisia (1)
Lewisia stebbinsii
Steller's Jay (3)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stream Trefoil (1)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Tolmie's Mariposa Lily (5)
Calochortus tolmiei
Tongue Clarkia (2)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Tuberous Skullcap (3)
Scutellaria tuberosa
Turkey Tail (1)
Trametes versicolor
Turpentine Weed (2)
Trichostema laxum
Veiled Polypore (2)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Redbud (5)
Cercis occidentalis
Western Swordfern (1)
Polystichum munitum
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (1)
Verbena lasiostachys
White Alder (1)
Alnus rhombifolia
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (2)
Asclepias eriocarpa
a fungus (1)
Stropharia ambigua
a fungus (1)
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
a terrestrial slug (3)
Ariolimax buttoni
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,028 ha
GNR54.3%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 492 ha
GNR13.2%
GNR10.1%
California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 226 ha
GNR6.0%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 214 ha
GNR5.7%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 119 ha
GNR3.2%
California Foothill Black Oak and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 32 ha
GNR0.8%

Skeleton Glade

Skeleton Glade Roadless Area

Mendocino National Forest, California · 9,237 acres