Snake - Big Wash

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 4,146 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (199)

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

(1)
Nevadesmus ophimontis
(2)
Serradigitus wupatkiensis
(1)
Mecaphesa lepida
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Kestrel (6)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Thistle (5)
Cirsium arizonicum
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beaked Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Big Greasewood (3)
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia nova
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Black-chinned Hummingbird (2)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (3)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (3)
Setophaga nigrescens
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bristlecone Pine (5)
Pinus longaeva
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (6)
Icterus bullockii
Bushtit (3)
Psaltriparus minimus
Cassin's Finch (3)
Haemorhous cassinii
Catnip (1)
Nepeta cataria
Cespitose Rockmat (5)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (4)
Prunus virginiana
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias dorsalis
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Horehound (3)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Mullein (10)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Poorwill (2)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Reed (1)
Phragmites australis
Common Sagebrush Lizard (11)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (7)
Astur cooperii
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Oregon-grape (5)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Currantleaf Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert paintbrush (6)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (3)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Domestic Sheep (1)
Ovis aries
Dragon Wormwood (1)
Artemisia dracunculus
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis centranthera
Eastern Swollenstinger Scorpion (6)
Anuroctonus phaiodactylus
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (3)
Vireo gilvus
Eaton's Firecracker (8)
Penstemon eatonii
Entireleaf Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium integrifolium
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Forest Disc Snail (1)
Discus whitneyi
Fragrant Sumac (7)
Rhus aromatica
Golden Currant (2)
Ribes aureum
Golden Eagle (3)
Aquila chrysaetos
Gophersnake (11)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Rock-goldenrod (1)
Petradoria pumila
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Great Basin Collared Lizard (1)
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Green Mormon-tea (8)
Ephedra viridis
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Woodpecker (7)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Tansy-aster (2)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
House Finch (2)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Intermountain Peavine (4)
Lathyrus brachycalyx
King's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus calycosus
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting (7)
Passerina amoena
Lesser Goldfinch (6)
Spinus psaltria
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Lobeleaf Groundsel (3)
Packera multilobata
Long-flowered Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos longiflorus
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (1)
Gambelia wislizenii
Longlegged Sac Spiders (1)
Cheiracanthium
MacGillivray's Warbler (2)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Martin's Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus martini
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (7)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mourning Dove (3)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (20)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (5)
Argemone munita
Musk Thistle (3)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (5)
Populus angustifolia
Nevada Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra nevadensis
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus newberryi
Nighcrawler (1)
Lumbricus terrestris
Northern Flicker (3)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (3)
Circus hudsonius
Northern Hoary Bat (1)
Lasiurus cinereus
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Scorpion (4)
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Yellow Warbler (6)
Setophaga aestiva
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (7)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Palmer's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum palmerianum
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Perennial Twistflower (6)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pink Alumroot (2)
Heuchera rubescens
Pinyon Jay (3)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plumbeous Vireo (1)
Vireo plumbeus
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Pronghorn (4)
Antilocapra americana
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Redroot Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum racemosum
Rock Squirrel (4)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (7)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountainsnail (1)
Oreohelix strigosa
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus rufus
Say's Phoebe (5)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon palmeri
Showy Milkweed (3)
Asclepias speciosa
Silver-haired Bat (1)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Silverleaf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus argophyllus
Single-leaf Pine (15)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slender Wild Rye (1)
Elymus trachycaulus
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Spiny Greasebush (2)
Glossopetalon spinescens
Spinystar (6)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Towhee (7)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fleabane (1)
Erigeron divergens
Stansbury's Rockdaisy (1)
Laphamia stansburyi
Starflower Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Whipsnake (3)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Utah Juniper (4)
Juniperus osteosperma
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Violet-green Swallow (3)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wapiti (3)
Cervus canadensis
Watercress (1)
Nasturtium officinale
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Weak-stem Stonecrop (1)
Sedum debile
Western Columbine (5)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (21)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Virgin's-bower (7)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wood-Pewee (4)
Contopus sordidulus
White Fir (8)
Abies concolor
White River Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barnebyi
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margined Gentian (5)
Frasera albomarginata
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (1)
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Wild Crabapple (3)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wild Turkey (12)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wilson's Snipe (1)
Gallinago delicata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (3)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (6)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-breasted Chat (3)
Icteria virens
Federally Listed Species (2)

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
Other Species of Concern (21)

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
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (19)

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
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (6)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,374 ha
GNR81.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 227 ha
GNR13.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 23 ha
GNR1.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 6 ha
G30.4%
G30.2%
G30.1%

Snake - Big Wash

Snake - Big Wash Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 4,146 acres