Upper East Fork

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 8,905 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (81)

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

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Anticlea elegans
Alderleaf Buckthorn (1)
Rhamnus alnifolia
Alpine Bluegrass (2)
Poa alpina
Alpine Smelowskia (2)
Smelowskia americana
American Bistort (5)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pasqueflower (2)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Big Rough Fescue (1)
Festuca campestris
Black Medic (2)
Medicago lupulina
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bull Elephant's-head (4)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Clasping Twisted-stalk (2)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Columbia Spotted Frog (2)
Rana luteiventris
Common Camassia (6)
Camassia quamash
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Cusick's Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja cusickii
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Early Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza trifida
Eggleaf Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon ellipticus
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (3)
Calypso bulbosa
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fierce Orbweaver (1)
Araneus saevus
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (3)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Great Gray Owl (3)
Strix nebulosa
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Green-flower Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola chlorantha
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flowered Triteleia (2)
Triteleia grandiflora
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (1)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Timothy (2)
Phleum alpinum
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Pink Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Avens (1)
Geum rivale
Purple Clematis (1)
Clematis occidentalis
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Small Northern Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera obtusata
Small-flower Anemone (1)
Anemone parviflora
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Sticky Geranium (3)
Geranium viscosissimum
Strict Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium montanum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus acris
Tall Oatgrass (1)
Arrhenatherum elatius
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Ternate Biscuitroot (1)
Lomatium triternatum
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Tweedy's Snowlover (2)
Chionophila tweedyi
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Trillium (1)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (3)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Federally Listed Species (8)

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
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (5)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
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.

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,634 ha
GNR45.3%
GNR22.6%
GNR14.1%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 289 ha
GNR8.0%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 91 ha
GNR2.5%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 67 ha
1.9%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 35 ha
1.0%

Upper East Fork

Upper East Fork Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 8,905 acres