Upper Catherine Creek

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · Oregon · 6,446 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (255)

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

Whitebark Pine (3)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Entoloma fusciceps
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
Aggregating Harvestman (1)
Nelima paessleri
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (12)
Ochotona princeps
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Trailplant (3)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (1)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barred Owl (6)
Strix varia
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (7)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bigleaf Sedge (1)
Carex amplifolia
Bitter Cherry (2)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (2)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-chinned Hummingbird (6)
Archilochus alexandri
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (3)
Pteridium aquilinum
Bristly Black Currant (3)
Ribes lacustre
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Bull Trout (6)
Salvelinus confluentus
Butterfly Lomatium (1)
Lomatium papilioniferum
California Polemonium (3)
Polemonium californicum
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (2)
Poecile rufescens
Chinook Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Clark's Nutcracker (7)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (2)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cleftleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera subnuda
Columbia Spotted Frog (2)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus columbianus
Columbian Monkshood (3)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nipplewort (1)
Lapsana communis
Common Wallowa Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chrysantha
Common Wintergreen (8)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Coulter's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Curve-beak Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis contorta
Cusick's Speedwell (3)
Veronica cusickii
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deptford Pink (1)
Dianthus armeria
Douglas-fir (61)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (4)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dutchman's Breeches (1)
Dicentra cucullaria
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Eaton's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (31)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (2)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (8)
Calypso bulbosa
Fan Pelt Lichen (3)
Peltigera venosa
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (5)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flaky Waxy Cap (1)
Hygrophorus chrysodon
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Ghost Pipe (1)
Monotropa uniflora
Giant Pinedrops (11)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (10)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (7)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Grand Fir (21)
Abies grandis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja miniata
Greene's Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria greenei
Greene's Mountain-ash (5)
Sorbus scopulina
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja tenuis
Hammered Shield Lichen (1)
Parmelia sulcata
Hare Figwort (1)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Harsh Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja hispida
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Henderson's American-aster (1)
Symphyotrichum hendersonii
Hoary Pincushion (3)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (1)
Triteleia grandiflora
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Sandwort (2)
Moehringia macrophylla
Leafy Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis racemosa
Least Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias minimus
Lewis' Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (12)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (82)
Pinus contorta
Lyall's Angelica (1)
Angelica arguta
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Menzies' Wintergreen (5)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mertens' Coralroot (4)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Moss Campion (1)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (6)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (5)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Wildmint (4)
Monardella odoratissima
Mountain Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia lupina
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (4)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (2)
Sedum stenopetalum
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Nodding Silverpuffs (1)
Microseris nutans
North American Red Squirrel (6)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
One-flower Bleedinghearts (2)
Dicentra uniflora
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (5)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Sponge Polypore (1)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Boxleaf (8)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oregon-tea (1)
Ceanothus sanguineus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Yew (1)
Taxus brevifolia
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Pearly Everlasting (6)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peppery Bolete (1)
Chalciporus piperatus
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Mountain-heath (3)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Piper's Anemone (3)
Anemonoides piperi
Ponderosa Pine (132)
Pinus ponderosa
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen (1)
Tuckermanopsis chlorophylla
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (33)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Clover (3)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (10)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta canadensis
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
River Beauty (1)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite (2)
Aceria calaceris
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Roundleaf Trillium (1)
Trillium petiolatum
Royal Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (7)
Charina bottae
Ruffed Grouse (4)
Bonasa umbellus
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Saskatoon (2)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Hawkweed (4)
Hieracium scouleri
Scouler's Willow (6)
Salix scouleriana
Self-heal (5)
Prunella vulgaris
Showy Aster (1)
Eurybia conspicua
Showy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Nevada Peavine (2)
Lathyrus nevadensis
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Silver-haired Bat (2)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Single-flowered Clintonia (4)
Clintonia uniflora
Sitka Willow (1)
Salix sitchensis
Small Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis laxa
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos albus
Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum racemosum
Speckled Alder (2)
Alnus incana
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (8)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Sticky Gooseberry (2)
Ribes viscosissimum
Streambank Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fir (10)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (3)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Larkspur (2)
Delphinium occidentale
Swainson's Thrush (2)
Catharus ustulatus
Sweet-scent Bedstraw (1)
Galium triflorum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall Swamp Onion (2)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (6)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-tip Onion (3)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-stem Aster (1)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Tobacco Ceanothus (8)
Ceanothus velutinus
Toothed Wintergreen (3)
Pyrola dentata
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Trumpet Lichen (1)
Cladonia fimbriata
Twinflower (2)
Linnaea borealis
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Utah Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera utahensis
Varied Thrush (1)
Ixoreus naevius
Vaux's Swift (3)
Chaetura vauxi
Violet Star Cup (2)
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Wapiti (4)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (4)
Ribes cereum
Western Bell-heather (1)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Columbine (3)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Coneflower (4)
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Deermouse (1)
Peromyscus sonoriensis
Western Goldthread (1)
Coptis occidentalis
Western Larch (111)
Larix occidentalis
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Peony (3)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Roughleaf Violet (2)
Viola orbiculata
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (7)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western White Pine (30)
Pinus monticola
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White-flower Hawkweed (3)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
White-veined Wintergreen (7)
Pyrola picta
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Woodland Strawberry (10)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (5)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (8)
Neotamias amoenus
a fungus (1)
Taphrina occidentalis
a fungus (3)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (1)
Climacocystis borealis
a fungus (1)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Hydnum oregonense
a fungus (1)
Lachnellula arida
a fungus (4)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (3)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (2)
Puccinia monoica
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
poke knotweed (2)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (7)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,134 ha
GNR43.4%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 568 ha
GNR21.7%
GNR14.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 246 ha
GNR9.4%
GNR4.7%
GNR2.2%
GNR1.3%

Upper Catherine Creek

Upper Catherine Creek Roadless Area

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon · 6,446 acres