Upper Situk

Tongass National Forest · Alaska · 16,789 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (266)

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

Alaska Blueberry (1)
Vaccinium alaskaense
Alaska Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum setigerum
Alaska Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja unalaschcensis
Alaska Plantain (1)
Plantago macrocarpa
Alaskan Pink Shrimp (1)
Pandalus eous
Aleutian Tern (5)
Onychoprion aleuticus
Aleutian Violet (1)
Viola langsdorffii
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (4)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dunegrass (3)
Leymus mollis
American Herring Gull (1)
Larus smithsonianus
American Pipit (1)
Anthus rubescens
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
American Searocket (3)
Cakile edentula
American Speedwell (3)
Veronica americana
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Ancient Murrelet (1)
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Angel Wings (3)
Pleurocybella porrigens
Apricot Jelly Fungus (2)
Guepinia helvelloides
Arctic Tern (10)
Sterna paradisaea
Bald Eagle (18)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barrow's Goldeneye (2)
Bucephala islandica
Beach Glehnia (6)
Glehnia littoralis
Beach Pea (4)
Lathyrus japonicus
Beach-head Iris (3)
Iris setosa
Belted Kingfisher (5)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big-head Sedge (2)
Carex macrocephala
Black Arion Slug (2)
Arion ater
Black Cottonwood (4)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Oystercatcher (3)
Haematopus bachmani
Black Turnstone (3)
Arenaria melanocephala
Black-footed Albatross (4)
Phoebastria nigripes
Black-legged Kittiwake (18)
Rissa tridactyla
Bleeding Mycena (1)
Mycena haematopus
Bog Buckbean (2)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog Rosemary (1)
Andromeda polifolia
Bonaparte's Gull (2)
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Brown Bear (7)
Ursus arctos
Bull Kelp (1)
Nereocystis luetkeana
Cabbage Lung Lichen (3)
Lobaria linita
California Black Currant (7)
Ribes bracteosum
Candy Lichen (1)
Icmadophila ericetorum
Carpet Pelt Lichen (1)
Peltigera neopolydactyla
Caspian Tern (2)
Hydroprogne caspia
Cat's Tail Moss (2)
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (1)
Poecile rufescens
Chilean Strawberry (10)
Fragaria chiloensis
Chinook Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Common Butterwort (1)
Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Eyebright (2)
Euphrasia nemorosa
Common Goat's-beard (3)
Aruncus dioicus
Common Killer Whale (1)
Orcinus orca
Common Loon (4)
Gavia immer
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Murre (4)
Uria aalge
Common Shiny Woodlouse (1)
Oniscus asellus
Common Tree Moss (1)
Pleuroziopsis ruthenica
Common Water Moss (1)
Fontinalis antipyretica
Common Witch's Hair Lichen (1)
Alectoria sarmentosa
Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium
Copper Rockfish (1)
Sebastes caurinus
Cow-parsnip (7)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Buttercup (3)
Ranunculus repens
Cutleaf Anemone (1)
Anemone multifida
Dall's Porpoise (1)
Phocoenoides dalli
Deceiving Knight (1)
Tricholoma sejunctum
Deer Fern (2)
Struthiopteris spicant
Devil's-club (15)
Oplopanax horridus
Douglas' Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum subspicatum
Dragon kelp (1)
Eualaria fistulosa
Dunlin (1)
Calidris alpina
Dusky Slugs (2)
Mesarion
Elegant Goldenrod (1)
Solidago lepida
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
European Columbine (1)
Aquilegia vulgaris
False Lily-of-the-Valley (2)
Maianthemum dilatatum
Fan Moss (3)
Rhizomnium glabrescens
Few-flower Shootingstar (3)
Primula pauciflora
Field Horsetail (3)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (11)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble (7)
Rubus pedatus
Foolish Mussel (3)
Mytilus trossulus
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (2)
Hydrobates furcatus
Fox Sparrow (3)
Passerella iliaca
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Garden Arion Slug (1)
Arion hortensis
Glaucous-winged Gull (10)
Larus glaucescens
Golden Cap (1)
Cystoderma aureum
Golden-crowned Sparrow (4)
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Goldthread (2)
Coptis trifolia
Gooseneck Barnacle (1)
Pollicipes polymerus
Gray Fieldslug (2)
Deroceras reticulatum
Gray Wolf (1)
Canis lupus
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Great Burnet (1)
Sanguisorba officinalis
Greater Scaup (1)
Aythya marila
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Tringa melanoleuca
Green Sea Urchin (1)
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Green-winged Teal (2)
Anas crecca
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Harbor Porpoise (2)
Phocoena phocoena
Harbor Seal (14)
Phoca vitulina
Harlequin Duck (2)
Histrionicus histrionicus
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hind's Chiton (1)
Mopalia hindsii
Hooded Merganser (3)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Horned Grebe (3)
Podiceps auritus
Humpback Whale (6)
Megaptera novaeangliae
Iceland Gull (1)
Larus glaucoides
Indian Rice (4)
Fritillaria camschatcensis
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi
Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Nidula candida
Kelp Greenling (1)
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kittlitz's Murrelet (2)
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Lace Foamflower (5)
Tiarella trifoliata
Largeleaf Avens (3)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Lupine (2)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Least Sandpiper (6)
Calidris minutilla
Leather Star (1)
Dermasterias imbricata
Leather-leaf Saxifrage (2)
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Lettuce Lichen (4)
Lobaria oregana
Leucolepis Umbrella Moss (1)
Leucolepis acanthoneura
Licorice Fern (3)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Lingcod (1)
Ophiodon elongatus
Little Brown Myotis (1)
Myotis lucifugusUR
Little Yellow-rattle (1)
Rhinanthus minor
Long-billed Dowitcher (1)
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria pulmonaria
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marbled Godwit (1)
Limosa fedoa
Marbled Murrelet (5)
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (3)
Parnassia palustris
Marsh Horsetail (1)
Equisetum palustre
Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha palustris
Meadow Slug (1)
Deroceras laeve
Merlin (1)
Falco columbarius
Mertens' Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mertens' Sedge (1)
Carex mertensii
Monterey Sea-lemon (1)
Doris montereyensis
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mottled Star (2)
Evasterias troschelii
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nagoonberry (5)
Rubus arcticus
Netted Specklebelly (1)
Lobaria anomala
Nootka Lupine (15)
Lupinus nootkatensis
North American Red Squirrel (5)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Feather Duster Worm (1)
Eudistylia vancouveri
Northern Fulmar (2)
Fulmarus glacialis
Northern Gentian (2)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Groundcone (1)
Boschniakia rossica
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Northern Leopard Dorid (2)
Diaulula odonoghuei
Northern Sea Nettle (2)
Chrysaora melanaster
Northern Shoveler (1)
Spatula clypeata
One-flowered Wintergreen (3)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (4)
Orthilia secunda
Orange-crowned Warbler (2)
Leiothlypis celata
Oval-leaf Huckleberry (10)
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Loon (2)
Gavia pacifica
Pacific Razor (1)
Siliqua patula
Pacific Spiny Dogfish (1)
Squalus suckleyi
Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (1)
Eumicrotremus orbis
Pacific Wren (2)
Troglodytes pacificus
Panhandle Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chrymactis
Parasitic Jaeger (2)
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pearly Everlasting (2)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pelagic Cormorant (6)
Urile pelagicus
Peregrine Falcon (2)
Falco peregrinus
Pigeon Guillemot (4)
Cepphus columba
Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pink Salmon (2)
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink Wintergreen (5)
Pyrola asarifolia
Powdered Sunshine Lichen (1)
Vulpicida pinastri
Purple Sea Star (7)
Pisaster ochraceus
Purple Shore Crab (1)
Hemigrapsus nudus
Red Elderberry (5)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium parvifolium
Red Irish Lord (1)
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Mergus serrator
Red-necked Grebe (2)
Podiceps grisegena
Red-necked Phalarope (3)
Phalaropus lobatus
Red-stemmed Feather Moss (1)
Pleurozium schreberi
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-throated Loon (1)
Gavia stellata
Reticulate Taildropper (2)
Prophysaon andersonii
Ring Pellia (1)
Pellia neesiana
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
River Beauty (2)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rock Greenling (1)
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
Rockweed (2)
Fucus distichus
Roundleaf Sundew (2)
Drosera rotundifolia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Ruddy Turnstone (1)
Arenaria interpres
Russet Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum chamissonis
Sabine's Gull (1)
Xema sabini
Salmonberry (15)
Rubus spectabilis
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Sanderling (3)
Calidris alba
Sandhill Crane (3)
Antigone canadensis
Sea Bluebells (1)
Mertensia maritima
Sea Otter (8)
Enhydra lutris
Seabeach Groundsel (2)
Senecio pseudoarnica
Seabeach Sandwort (9)
Honckenya peploides
Seacoast Angelica (1)
Angelica lucida
Seawrack (2)
Zostera marina
Semipalmated Plover (2)
Charadrius semipalmatus
Shaggy Mane (2)
Coprinus comatus
Short-billed Gull (9)
Larus brachyrhynchus
Sitka Spruce (6)
Picea sitchensis
Small Cranberry (1)
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Song Sparrow (2)
Melospiza melodia
Spleenwortleaf Goldthread (2)
Coptis aspleniifolia
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris expansa
Squashberry (8)
Viburnum edule
Stairstep Moss (4)
Hylocomium splendens
Steller Sea Lion (6)
Eumetopias jubatusE, DL
Steller's Jay (4)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stereo Tooth (1)
Hydnellum stereosarcinon
Stiff Clubmoss (4)
Spinulum annotinum
Subarctic Ladyfern (4)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugar Kelp (1)
Saccharina latissima
Sunflower Sea Star (2)
Pycnopodia helianthoidesProposed Threatened
Surf Scoter (8)
Melanitta perspicillata
Sweet Bayberry (4)
Myrica gale
Sweet-scent Bedstraw (1)
Galium triflorum
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Tilesius Wormwood (1)
Artemisia tilesii
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Triangle Grapefern (1)
Botrychium lanceolatum
Trumpeter Swan (1)
Cygnus buccinator
Varied Thrush (2)
Ixoreus naevius
Variegated Horsetail (2)
Equisetum variegatum
Vetchling Peavine (1)
Lathyrus palustris
Viviparous Knotweed (3)
Bistorta vivipara
Wandering Tattler (2)
Tringa incana
Washington Butterclam (1)
Saxidomus gigantea
Water Horsetail (1)
Equisetum fluviatile
Western Dwarf Dogwood (11)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Hemlock (4)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-parsley (1)
Conioselinum gmelinii
Western Sandpiper (2)
Calidris mauri
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Barrel Bird's Nest (1)
Nidula niveotomentosa
White Clover (3)
Trifolium repens
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-winged Scoter (2)
Melanitta deglandi
Wilson's Warbler (3)
Cardellina pusilla
Winter Chanterelle (2)
Craterellus tubaeformis
Wood Frog (1)
Lithobates sylvaticus
Yakutat Moonwort (1)
Botrychium yaaxudakeit
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (7)
Lysichiton americanus
a fungus (3)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Alloclavaria purpurea
a fungus (5)
Fomitopsis ochracea
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
dwarf marsh violet (2)
Viola epipsiloides
Federally Listed Species (1)

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.

Short-tailed albatross
Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus
Other Species of Concern (26)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
California Gull
Larus californicus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris kenyoni
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (25)

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.

Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
California Gull
Larus californicus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseus
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca

Upper Situk

Upper Situk Roadless Area

Tongass National Forest, Alaska · 16,789 acres