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Tenakee Ridge

Tongass National Forest · Alaska · 20,527 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)

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Observed Species (420)

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

(1)
Armandia brevis

(1)
Chone aurantiaca

(1)
Cistenides brevicoma

(1)
Neoturris breviconis

(3)
Tubulanus ruber

(1)
Elphidiella arctica

(1)
Elphidium excavatum

(1)
Stephanopyxis nipponica

(1)
Dendrobeania lichenoides

(2)
Alitta williami

(1)
Rocinela

(1)
Exobasidium cassiopes

Acorn Barnacle (1)
Balanus glandula

Aggregating Harvestman (1)
Nelima paessleri

Alaska Bellflower (1)
Campanula alaskana

Alaska Blueberry (2)
Vaccinium alaskaense

Alaska Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja unalaschcensis

Alaska-cedar (1)
Callitropsis nootkatensis

Aleutian Moonsnail (1)
Cryptonatica aleutica

Aleutian Violet (2)
Viola langsdorffii

Alpine Bog Laurel (6)
Kalmia microphylla

Alpine Haircap Moss (2)
Polytrichastrum alpinum

Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii

Alpine-azalea (1)
Kalmia procumbens

American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis

American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus

American Dunegrass (3)
Leymus mollis

American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus

American Marten (2)
Martes americana

American Mink (3)
Neogale vison

American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana

American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius

American Searocket (1)
Cakile edentula

American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana

American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana

American Wintercress (1)
Barbarea orthoceras

Arctic Hiatella (2)
Hiatella arctica

Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (2)
Petasites frigidus

Arctic Willow (1)
Salix arctica

Armorhead Sculpin (1)
Gymnocanthus galeatus

Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis

Atka Mackerel (1)
Pleurogrammus monopterygius

Bald Eagle (3)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL

Barrow's Goldeneye (2)
Bucephala islandica

Beach Pea (10)
Lathyrus japonicus

Beach-head Iris (2)
Iris setosa

Belted Kingfisher (3)
Megaceryle alcyon

Bering Hermit Crab (2)
Pagurus beringanus

Birch Polypore (2)
Fomitopsis betulina

Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa

Black Katy Chiton (1)
Katharina tunicata

Black Oystercatcher (1)
Haematopus bachmani

Black Rockfish (1)
Sebastes melanops

Black Turnstone (1)
Arenaria melanocephala

Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus

Black-footed Albatross (1)
Phoebastria nigripes

Blackclaw Crestleg Crab (1)
Lophopanopeus bellus

Blister Glassy-bubble (1)
Haminoea vesicula

Blue King Crab (1)
Paralithodes platypus

Blue Mud Shrimp (3)
Upogebia pugettensis

Blue Shark (1)
Prionace glauca

Blue-gray Rosette Lichen (2)
Physcia caesia

Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata

Bog Rosemary (2)
Andromeda polifolia

Bohemian Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla garrulus

Bonaparte's Gull (4)
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Boreal Owl (1)
Aegolius funereus

Branched Dendronotid (1)
Dendronotus venustus

Bristly Black Currant (3)
Ribes lacustre

Broad-petal Gentian (1)
Gentiana platypetala

Brown Bear (7)
Ursus arctos

Brown Box Crab (2)
Echidnocerus foraminatus

Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana

Bull Kelp (1)
Nereocystis luetkeana

Cabezon (1)
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

California Black Currant (5)
Ribes bracteosum

California Headlightfish (1)
Diaphus theta

California Lampshell (1)
Laqueus californicus

California Sea Cucumber (6)
Apostichopus californicus

Calthaleaf Avens (1)
Geum calthifolium

Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis

Canada Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia canadensis

Candy Lichen (1)
Icmadophila ericetorum

Canvasback (1)
Aythya valisineria

Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine

Checkered Periwinkle (1)
Littorina scutulata

Chestnut-backed Chickadee (2)
Poecile rufescens

Chilean Strawberry (1)
Fragaria chiloensis

Chinook Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chum Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus keta

Cinereus Shrew (1)
Sorex cinereus

Clasping Twisted-stalk (2)
Streptopus amplexifolius

Clinging Jellyfish (1)
Gonionemus vertens

Cloudberry (4)
Rubus chamaemorus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus clarkiiDL

Coho Salmon (2)
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Coiled-leaf Plait Moss (1)
Hypnum circinale

Common Alaska Harebell (2)
Campanula lasiocarpa

Common Comfrey (1)
Symphytum officinale

Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale

Common Eyebright (1)
Euphrasia nemorosa

Common Goat's-beard (4)
Aruncus dioicus

Common Killer Whale (1)
Orcinus orca

Common Labrador-tea (2)
Rhododendron groenlandicum

Common Loon (1)
Gavia immer

Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata

Common Raven (4)
Corvus corax

Common Rough Woodlouse (2)
Porcellio scaber

Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium

Common basket star (1)
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

Copper Rockfish (1)
Sebastes caurinus

Copper-flower (1)
Elliottia pyroliflora

Cow-parsnip (5)
Heracleum maximum

Creeping Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus repens

Crested Sculpin (1)
Blepsias bilobus

Crimped Stitchwort (1)
Stellaria crispa

Crystal Jelly (1)
Aequorea victoria

Daisy Brittle Star (1)
Ophiopholis kennerlyi

Dall's Porpoise (2)
Phocoenoides dalli

Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis

Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis

Deathstring Orb Weaver (1)
Cyclosa conica

Deer Fern (3)
Struthiopteris spicant

Devil's-club (7)
Oplopanax horridus

Dock Shrimp (1)
Pandalus danae

Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica

Dolly Varden (2)
Salvelinus malma

Douglas' Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Douglas' Spiraea (1)
Spiraea douglasii

Dyer's Polypore (1)
Phaeolus schweinitzii

Eschscholtz's Rockcress (1)
Arabis eschscholtziana

Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto

European Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus aucuparia

European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris

False Lily-of-the-Valley (6)
Maianthemum dilatatum

False Puffball (1)
Reticularia lycoperdon

Fan Moss (1)
Rhizomnium glabrescens

Fat Gaper (1)
Tresus capax

Felwort (1)
Swertia perennis

Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora

Fierce Orbweaver (1)
Araneus saevus

Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium

Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble (4)
Rubus pedatus

Flaming Pholiota (1)
Pholiota flammans

Fly Amanita (5)
Amanita muscaria

Foolish Mussel (2)
Mytilus trossulus

Frilled Commensal Scaleworm (1)
Arctonoe fragilis

Frilled Dogwinkle (1)
Nucella lamellosa

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata

Giant Flatworm (1)
Kaburakia excelsa

Giant Green Anemone (1)
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Giant Pacific Sea Scallop (1)
Patinopecten caurinus

Giant Plumose Anemone (1)
Metridium farcimen

Giant Wrymouth (3)
Cryptacanthodes giganteus

Glaucous-winged Gull (1)
Larus glaucescens

Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia

Goldthread (3)
Coptis trifolia

Graceful Decorator Crab (2)
Oregonia gracilis

Graceful Kelp Crab (2)
Pugettia gracilis

Gray Fieldslug (2)
Deroceras reticulatum

Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias

Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus

Greater Moon Jelly (1)
Aurelia labiata

Greater White-fronted Goose (1)
Anser albifrons

Greater Yellowlegs (2)
Tringa melanoleuca

Green Falsejingle (2)
Pododesmus macrochisma

Green Sea Urchin (4)
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Green Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium viride

Greenland Scurvy-grass (3)
Cochlearia groenlandica

Greenland Shrimp (1)
Lebbeus groenlandicus

Grunt Sculpin (1)
Rhamphocottus richardsonii

Gumboot Chiton (3)
Cryptochiton stelleri

Hairy Hermit Crab (1)
Pagurus hirsutiusculus

Hairy King Crab (1)
Hapalogaster mertensii

Hairy Willowherb (2)
Epilobium ciliatum

Harbor Seal (2)
Phoca vitulina

Harlequin Duck (1)
Histrionicus histrionicus

Helmet Crab (4)
Telmessus cheiragonus

High Cockscomb (2)
Anoplarchus purpurescens

Hooded Nudibranch (3)
Melibe leonina

Humpback Whale (2)
Megaptera novaeangliae

Indian Rice (3)
Fritillaria camschatcensis

Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi

Jelly Tooth (1)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

Kelp Greenling (1)
Hexagrammos decagrammus

King Bolete (3)
Boletus edulis

Lace Foamflower (3)
Tiarella trifoliata

Lanky Moss (4)
Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Lapland Longspur (1)
Calcarius lapponicus

Largeleaf Avens (5)
Geum macrophyllum

Larkspurleaf Monkshood (1)
Aconitum delphiniifolium

Leather Star (8)
Dermasterias imbricata

Leather-leaf Saxifrage (1)
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Lettuce Lichen (3)
Lobaria oregana

Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii

Lewis's Moon Snail (1)
Neverita lewisii

Licorice Fern (2)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Lined Chiton (5)
Tonicella lineata

Lingcod (1)
Ophiodon elongatus

Little Yellow-rattle (1)
Rhinanthus minor

Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta

Long-tailed Vole (1)
Microtus longicaudus

Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria pulmonaria

Marbled Murrelet (2)
Brachyramphus marmoratus

Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia palustris

Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha palustris

Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum

Merlin (1)
Falco columbarius

Mertens' Coralroot (3)
Corallorhiza mertensiana

Methuselah's Beard Lichen (1)
Usnea longissima

Modest Clown Dorid (3)
Triopha modesta

Moonglow Anemone (3)
Anthopleura artemisia

Mottled Star (12)
Evasterias troschelii

Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum

Mule Deer (8)
Odocoileus hemionus

Nagoonberry (2)
Rubus arcticus

Narrowleaf Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum angustifolium

Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major

Noble Dorid (1)
Peltodoris nobilis

Nootka Lupine (2)
Lupinus nootkatensis

Nordmann's Orbweaver (1)
Araneus nordmanni

North American Red Squirrel (3)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

North American River Otter (2)
Lontra canadensis

North Pacific Lampshell (3)
Terebratalia transversa

Northern Crane's-bill (3)
Geranium erianthum

Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus

Northern Fulmar (1)
Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Groundcone (3)
Boschniakia rossica

Northern Hairy Chiton (1)
Mopalia kennerleyi

Northern Horsemussel (3)
Modiolus modiolus

Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae

Northern Red-legged Frog (3)
Rana aurora

Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva

Nuttall's Cockle (4)
Clinocardium nuttallii

Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi

One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora

Opalescent Nudibranch (5)
Hermissenda crassicornis

Orange Sea Cucumber (5)
Cucumaria miniata

Oregon Hairy Triton Snail (2)
Fusitriton oregonensis

Oregon pillbug (1)
Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense

Oval-leaf Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium ovalifolium

Pacific Bananaslug (2)
Ariolimax columbianus

Pacific Blood Star (1)
Henricia leviuscula

Pacific Capelin (2)
Mallotus catervarius

Pacific Cod (1)
Gadus macrocephalus

Pacific Crabapple (1)
Malus fusca

Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle (1)
Lepas pacifica

Pacific Halibut (1)
Hippoglossus stenolepis

Pacific Herring (2)
Clupea pallasii

Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly (6)
Cyanea ferruginea

Pacific Lyre Crab (1)
Hyas lyratus

Pacific Pomfret (1)
Brama japonica

Pacific Red Tree Coral (1)
Primnoa pacifica

Pacific Sandfish (2)
Trichodon trichodon

Pacific Sandlance (4)
Ammodytes personatus

Pacific Sea Gooseberry (1)
Pleurobrachia bachei

Pacific Sleeper Shark (1)
Somniosus pacificus

Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus

Painted Anemone (4)
Urticina grebelnyi

Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea

Pile Worm (1)
Nereis vexillosa

Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator

Pink Salmon (2)
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia

Pinto Abalone (1)
Haliotis kamtschatkana

Prowfish (2)
Zaprora silenus

Puget Sound King Crab (2)
Echidnocerus cibarius

Purple Foxglove (2)
Digitalis purpurea

Purple Hermit Crab (1)
Elassochirus cavimanus

Purple Ribbon Worm (1)
Paranemertes peregrina

Purple Sea Star (1)
Pisaster ochraceus

Purple Shore Crab (3)
Hemigrapsus nudus

Queen-of-the-Meadow (1)
Filipendula ulmaria

Quillback Rockfish (2)
Sebastes maliger

Rainbow Star (1)
Orthasterias koehleri

Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Red Alder (2)
Alnus rubra

Red Baneberry (6)
Actaea rubra

Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense

Red Dendronotid (1)
Dendronotus rufus

Red Elderberry (3)
Sambucus racemosa

Red Huckleberry (5)
Vaccinium parvifolium

Red King Crab (4)
Paralithodes camtschaticus

Red Rock Crab (3)
Cancer productus

Red Sponge Dorid (1)
Rostanga pulchra

Red-breasted Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus ruber

Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea

Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis

Red-throated Loon (1)
Gavia stellata

Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus

Redpoll (1)
Acanthis flammea

Reed Canarygrass (1)
Phalaris arundinacea

Rhinoceros King Crab (1)
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii

Ring Pellia (1)
Pellia neesiana

River Beauty (1)
Chamaenerion latifolium

Robust Lancetooth Snail (1)
Haplotrema vancouverense

Rockweed (4)
Fucus distichus

Rose Star (1)
Crossaster papposus

Roundleaf Sundew (3)
Drosera rotundifolia

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula

Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus

Sablefish (1)
Anoplopoma fimbria

Sailfin Sculpin (1)
Nautichthys oculofasciatus

Salmon Shark (2)
Lamna ditropis

Salmonberry (5)
Rubus spectabilis

Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis

Scaled King Crab (1)
Placetron wosnessenskii

Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus

Sea Bluebells (3)
Mertensia maritima

Sea Clown Triopha (1)
Triopha catalinae

Sea Milkwort (2)
Lysimachia maritima

Sea Otter (1)
Enhydra lutris

Seabeach Groundsel (2)
Senecio pseudoarnica

Seabeach Sandwort (3)
Honckenya peploides

Seacoast Angelica (1)
Angelica lucida

Seaside Plantain (1)
Plantago maritima

Segmented Luetkea (1)
Luetkea pectinata

Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris

Semipalmated Plover (2)
Charadrius semipalmatus

Several-flowered Sedge (1)
Carex pluriflora

Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus

Shiner Perch (3)
Cymatogaster aggregata

Short-billed Dowitcher (1)
Limnodromus griseus

Short-billed Gull (2)
Larus brachyrhynchus

Shorthorn Sculpin (1)
Myoxocephalus scorpius

Shortraker Rockfish (1)
Sebastes borealis

Siberian Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia sibirica

Single-flowered Clintonia (1)
Clintonia uniflora

Sitka Periwinkle (1)
Littorina sitkana

Sitka Spruce (5)
Picea sitchensis

Six-lined Ribbon Worm (1)
Tubulanus sexlineatus

Small Cranberry (1)
Vaccinium oxycoccos

Small Enchanter's-nightshade (1)
Circaea alpina

Small Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus streptopoides

Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja parviflora

Smooth Alligatorfish (1)
Anoplagonus inermis

Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet (4)
Viola glabella

Sockeye Salmon (2)
Oncorhynchus nerka

Sooty Grouse (1)
Dendragapus fuliginosus

Spiny King Crab (3)
Acantholithodes hispidus

Spleenwortleaf Goldthread (2)
Coptis aspleniifolia

Spot Shrimp (2)
Pandalus platyceros

Spotted Loosestrife (1)
Lysimachia punctata

Spotted Ratfish (1)
Hydrolagus colliei

Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Actitis macularius

Squashberry (2)
Viburnum edule

Stairstep Moss (2)
Hylocomium splendens

Starry Bell-heather (1)
Harrimanella stelleriana

Starry Flounder (1)
Platichthys stellatus

Steller Sea Lion (1)
Eumetopias jubatusE, DL

Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri

Stubby Pacifica (2)
Rossia pacifica

Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron peregrinus

Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina

Sunflower Sea Star (16)
Pycnopodia helianthoidesProposed Threatened

Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus

Swamp Gentian (1)
Gentiana douglasiana

Sweet-scent Bedstraw (1)
Galium triflorum

Tall White Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera dilatata

Thatched Barnacle (1)
Semibalanus cariosus

Thimbleberry (7)
Rubus parviflorus

Threespine Stickleback (1)
Gasterosteus aculeatus

Tidepool Sculpin (1)
Oligocottus maculosus

Tigger-pods (1)
Tigriopus

Trailing Black Currant (1)
Ribes laxiflorum

Trumpeter Swan (1)
Cygnus buccinator

Truncate Club Coral Fungus (1)
Clavariadelphus truncatus

Tufted Puffin (1)
Fratercula cirrhata

Turkey Tail (3)
Trametes versicolor

Vermilion Star (1)
Mediaster aequalis

Wall-lettuce (1)
Mycelis muralis

Walleye Pollock (1)
Gadus chalcogrammus

Water Puffball (1)
Lycoperdon perlatum

Waterfingers Lichen (1)
Siphula ceratites

Western Bell-heather (1)
Cassiope mertensiana

Western Columbine (5)
Aquilegia formosa

Western Dwarf Dogwood (4)
Cornus unalaschkensis

Western Floater (1)
Anodonta kennerlyi

Western Hemlock (4)
Tsuga heterophylla

Western Screech-Owl (2)
Megascops kennicottii

Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas

White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens

White-and-orange-tipped Nudibranch (1)
Antiopella fusca

White-crested Coral Fungus (1)
Clavulina coralloides

White-winged Crossbill (2)
Loxia leucoptera

Whitespotted Greenling (1)
Hexagrammos stelleri

Widehand Hermit Crab (1)
Elassochirus tenuimanus

Willow Ptarmigan (1)
Lagopus lagopus

Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla

Winter Chanterelle (1)
Craterellus tubaeformis

Witch's Butter (1)
Tremella mesenterica

Witch's Hat (1)
Hygrocybe singeri

Wolf-eel (1)
Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Woody Chiton (1)
Mopalia lignosa

Wrinkled Amphissa (1)
Amphissa columbiana

Yellow Shore Crab (2)
Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Yellow Skunk Cabbage (1)
Lysichiton americanus

Yelloweye Rockfish (1)
Sebastes ruberrimus

Yellowtail Rockfish (1)
Sebastes flavidus

a brittle star (1)
Amphipholis squamata

a fungus (7)
Laetiporus conifericola

a fungus (1)
Donadinia nigrella

a fungus (1)
Alloclavaria purpurea

a fungus (1)
Lactarius fallax

a fungus (3)
Guepiniopsis alpina

a fungus (2)
Helvella vespertina

a fungus (1)
Atheniella aurantiidisca

a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens

a fungus (1)
Fomitopsis ochracea

a liverwort (1)
Scapania bolanderi

a millipede (1)
Litiulus alaskanus

a slender springtail (1)
Entomobrya washingtonia

a springtail (1)
Orchesella cincta

ater-group Arion Slugs (7)
Arion

barnacle-eating dorid (1)
Onchidoris bilamellata

dwarf marsh violet (2)
Viola epipsiloides

giant vetch (2)
Vicia gigantea

insect-egg slime (1)
Leocarpus fragilis

studded sea balloon (1)
Soranthera ulvoidea

western rattlesnake root (5)
Nabalus hastatus

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