Steele Swamp

Modoc National Forest · California · 18,958 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (31)

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

(1)
Navarretia intertexta
American Sloughgrass (1)
Beckmannia syzigachne
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Sagebrush Lizard (2)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Double-horn Downingia (1)
Downingia bicornuta
Fringed Water-plantain (1)
Damasonium californicum
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Hairy Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Water Fern (1)
Marsilea vestita
Hot-rock Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon deustus
Inland Coyote-thistle (1)
Eryngium alismifolium
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-head Clover (1)
Trifolium macrocephalum
Long-legged Myotis (1)
Myotis volans
Narrowleaf Mock Goldenweed (1)
Nestotus stenophyllus
Newberry's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla newberryi
Northern Scorpion (1)
Paruroctonus boreus
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Purple Green-gentian (1)
Frasera albicaulis
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Silver-haired Bat (1)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
White Triteleia (2)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-flower Navarretia (1)
Navarretia leucocephala
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Lost River Sucker
Deltistes luxatusEndangered
Shortnose Sucker
Chasmistes brevirostrisEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (10)

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

Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,443 ha
GNR31.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,800 ha
G323.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 958 ha
GNR12.5%
GNR10.3%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 417 ha
G25.4%
North American Arid West Emergent Marsh
Herb / Riparian · 340 ha
4.4%
GNR4.0%
3.2%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 139 ha
GNR1.8%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 70 ha
0.9%

Steele Swamp

Steele Swamp Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 18,958 acres