Wapiti Valley South

Shoshone National Forest · Wyoming · 43,517 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (180)

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

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Campanula petiolata
Absaroka Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon absarokensis
Alfalfa (7)
Medicago sativa
Alsike Clover (2)
Trifolium hybridum
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goldfinch (1)
Spinus tristis
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (5)
Turdus migratorius
American Silverberry (4)
Elaeagnus commutata
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Annual False Wheatgrass (1)
Eremopyrum triticeum
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (7)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (2)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bessey's Locoweed (2)
Oxytropis besseyi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (31)
Ovis canadensis
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Bladder Campion (2)
Silene latifolia
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brown Bear (15)
Ursus arctos
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (2)
Branta canadensis
Cat-faced Orbweaver (1)
Araneus gemmoides
Cedar Waxwing (3)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (2)
Bromus tectorum
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (7)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (4)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium perfoliatum
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Blue-mustard (2)
Chorispora tenella
Common Harvestman (1)
Phalangium opilio
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (3)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Crested Wheatgrass (2)
Agropyron cristatum
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curly-cup Gumweed (3)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cushion Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia condensata
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Desert paintbrush (3)
Castilleja chromosa
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
European Starling (2)
Sturnus vulgaris
Field Pennycress (2)
Thlaspi arvense
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (4)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Wolf (1)
Canis lupus
Great Horned Owl (3)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy Woodpecker (4)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hood's Phlox (2)
Phlox hoodii
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Lanceleaf Scurfpea (1)
Ladeania lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Limber Pine (5)
Pinus flexilis
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Longnose Dace (1)
Rhinichthys cataractae
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (4)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Moose (6)
Alces alces
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (4)
Poecile gambeli
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
Nodding Onion (4)
Allium cernuum
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
North American River Otter (2)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Pintail (1)
Anas acuta
Northern Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Nuttall's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria parvifolia
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (4)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pale Alyssum (1)
Alyssum alyssoides
Panhandle Prickly-pear (11)
Opuntia polyacantha
Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Prairie Flax (4)
Linum lewisii
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (3)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Clematis (2)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus agrestis
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (5)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (3)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-naped Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (3)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Cutbow (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss × virginalis
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis thermalis
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Rubber Rabbitbrush (5)
Ericameria nauseosa
Russian Olive (1)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk (1)
Fomitopsis schrenkii
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Sidewalk Screw Moss (2)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silky Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia hastata
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spiked Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis spicata
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Star Duckweed (1)
Lemna trisulca
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (3)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Timber Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus miser
Townsend's Solitaire (18)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Fleabane (1)
Erigeron caespitosus
Turpentine Wavewing (1)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (5)
Urocitellus armatus
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Crab Spider (1)
Bassaniana utahensis
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (11)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gromwell (6)
Lithospermum ruderale
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
White Point-vetch (3)
Oxytropis sericea
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White Wild Onion (1)
Allium textile
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-tailed Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys leucurus
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow-bellied Marmot (2)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Morchella americana
an isopod (1)
Porcellio spinicornis
Federally Listed Species (6)

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
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
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (15)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 6,855 ha
GNR38.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 5,439 ha
GNR30.9%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,210 ha
6.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 961 ha
GNR5.5%
GNR4.2%
GNR3.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 473 ha
GNR2.7%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 219 ha
1.2%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 211 ha
GNR1.2%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 154 ha
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 148 ha
GNR0.8%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 138 ha
GNR0.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
G30.2%
G30.2%
G30.1%

Wapiti Valley South

Wapiti Valley South Roadless Area

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming · 43,517 acres