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Stanislaus National Forest · California · 4,394 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (337)

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

(2)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(1)
Chaetothiersia eguttulata
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(1)
Boechera arcuata
(4)
Galeropsis polytrichoides
(1)
Quercus chrysolepis × vacciniifolia
(1)
Navarretia intertexta
(1)
Leratiomyces cucullatus
(1)
Chromosera loreleiae
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Acmispon americanus
American Bistort (5)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (4)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Robin (4)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Trailplant (4)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Anderson's Thistle (9)
Cirsium andersonii
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (13)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barn Swallow (2)
Hirundo rustica
Big Western Juniper (9)
Juniperus grandis
Bigelow's Sneezeweed (4)
Helenium bigelovii
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (16)
Pellaea mucronata
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Field Gilia (4)
Gilia capitata
Blunt Stonecrop (18)
Sedum obtusatum
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (2)
Elymus elymoides
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Bracken Fern (11)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brewer's Blackbird (9)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Fleabane (2)
Erigeron breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (1)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (11)
Pellaea bridgesii
Brown Creeper (2)
Certhia americana
Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria umbrinella
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (5)
Letharia columbiana
Bubble Gum Fungus (1)
Pholiota nubigena
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
California Black Oak (21)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blushing Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Coneflower (5)
Rudbeckia californica
California Crane's-bill (3)
Geranium californicum
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Red Fir (3)
Abies magnifica
California Valerian (2)
Valeriana californica
California Waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
California Yerba Santa (14)
Eriodictyon californicum
Californian False Hellebore (12)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (15)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Canyon Live Oak (13)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (25)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Carpet Clover (1)
Trifolium monanthum
Chaparral Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera interrupta
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (1)
Poecile rufescens
Common Merganser (4)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (11)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (9)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Woolly-sunflower (7)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (16)
Achillea millefolium
Coulter's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron coulteri
Coville's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris covillei
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Cutleaf Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe laciniata
Dark-eyed Junco (6)
Junco hyemalis
Deathstring Orb Weaver (1)
Cyclosa conica
Deerbrush (4)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (5)
Aspidotis densa
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica
Double Honeysuckle (6)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Squirrel (7)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Dwarf Hesperochiron (1)
Hesperochiron pumilus
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Ensatina (3)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Fall Thistle (2)
Cirsium occidentale
False Puffball (1)
Reticularia lycoperdon
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium campestre
Fireweed (9)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (1)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Fringed Pinesap (1)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Frosty paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pruinosa
Gaping Beardtongue (10)
Keckiella breviflora
Giant Horsetail (1)
Equisetum telmateia
Giant Pinedrops (23)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (7)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Sequoia (1)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Gilbert's Skink (3)
Plestiodon gilberti
Goldback Fern (2)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Pholiota (1)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden Triteleia (19)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Granite Prickly-phlox (3)
Linanthus pungens
Grassy Tarweed (2)
Madia gracilis
Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Green-head Rush (1)
Juncus chlorocephalus
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (19)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Owl's-clover (4)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Willowherb (2)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hartweg's Iris (31)
Iris hartwegii
Harvest Brodiaea (16)
Brodiaea elegans
Huckleberry Oak (8)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (4)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (31)
Calocedrus decurrens
Jeffrey's Pine (3)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (3)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Lace Lipfern (6)
Myriopteris gracillima
Large-flower Collomia (11)
Collomia grandiflora
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (34)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (4)
Silene lemmonii
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-eared Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Low Groundsmoke (1)
Gayophytum humile
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mariposa Phacelia (5)
Phacelia vallicola
Mat Lupine (1)
Lupinus breweri
Meadow Deathcamas (4)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Milky Kelloggia (4)
Kelloggia galioides
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mountain Bluecurls (1)
Trichostema oblongum
Mountain Chickadee (6)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (2)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Navarretia (2)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Quail (2)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Tarweed (2)
Madia glomerata
Mountain Whitethorn (10)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (9)
Monardella odoratissima
Mouse-tail Ivesia (6)
Ivesia santolinoides
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe moschata
Naked Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrow-petal Trillium (5)
Trillium angustipetalum
Narrowleaf Mule's-ears (8)
Wyethia angustifolia
Narrowleaf Swordfern (1)
Polystichum imbricans
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (15)
Agastache urticifolia
Newberry's Beardtongue (67)
Penstemon newberryi
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (6)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Oceanspray (4)
Holodiscus discolor
One-flower Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis simplex
One-seed Pussy-paws (23)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Moss Agaric (1)
Rickenella fibula
Orange Sponge Polypore (1)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Osprey (27)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Dogwood (1)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Treefrog (10)
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus
Pearly Everlasting (2)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Perennial Pea (1)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pine Violet (5)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (1)
Viola pinetorum
Pine Violet (14)
Viola lobata
Pinemat Manzanita (7)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (2)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Wintergreen (3)
Pyrola asarifolia
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Primrose Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Milkweed (30)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple-staining Bearded Milkcap (1)
Lactarius repraesentaneus
Quaking Aspen (14)
Populus tremuloides
Quick's Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia quickii
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (12)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Arnica (1)
Arnica discoidea
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-breasted Nuthatch (3)
Sitta canadensis
Red-osier Dogwood (15)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Rose Meadowsweet (29)
Spiraea splendens
Rough Horsetail (2)
Equisetum hyemale
Roundleaf Sundew (1)
Drosera rotundifolia
Rubber Boa (5)
Charina bottae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
San Francisco Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma affine
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Scarlet Skyrocket (12)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sculpted Puffball (2)
Calvatia sculpta
Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Hawkweed (3)
Hieracium horridum
Showy Green-gentian (6)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Chinquapin (6)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Currant (8)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Gartersnake (8)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (21)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jewelflower (28)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Lessingia (2)
Lessingia leptoclada
Sierra Lupine (4)
Lupinus grayi
Sierra Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus minimus
Sierra Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus leptaleus
Sierra Mountain-misery (50)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Sierra Onion (17)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Wallflower (1)
Erysimum perenne
Signal Crayfish (2)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (2)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (3)
Araniella displicata
Skunky Monkeyflower (10)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum gracile
Small Tiger Lily (9)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flowered Trefoil (1)
Acmispon parviflorus
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Smallmouth Bass (7)
Micropterus dolomieu
Smelly Oyster (1)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Smooth White Violet (3)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (82)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sockeye Salmon (1)
Oncorhynchus nerka
Soft-haired Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Solomon's-plume (23)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (8)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (15)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Starry Ladies'-Tresses (2)
Spiranthes × stellata
Steller's Jay (16)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stivers' Annual Lupine (54)
Lupinus stiversii
Stream Trefoil (7)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glacialis
Subarctic Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugar Pine (6)
Pinus lambertiana
Sulphur Shelf (1)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Sulphur Tuft (2)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (3)
Amanita aprica
Swamp Whiteheads (1)
Angelica capitellata
Sweet William (2)
Dianthus barbatus
Tall White Bog Orchid (9)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (6)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (19)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-tooth Oceanspray (3)
Horkelia tridentata
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Toad Rush (1)
Juncus bufonius
Tongue Clarkia (17)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Torrey's Monkeyflower (20)
Diplacus torreyi
Torrey's Popcorn-flower (1)
Plagiobothrys torreyi
Veiled Polypore (12)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Velvety Stickseed (11)
Hackelia velutina
Washington Lily (7)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (8)
Castilleja applegatei
Waxy Checker-mallow (9)
Sidalcea glaucescens
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bluebird (3)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (25)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (4)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Fence Lizard (21)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (2)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Gray Beardtongue (25)
Penstemon laetus
Western Mountain Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Peony (2)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (9)
Crotalus oreganus
Western St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum scouleri
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wallflower (8)
Erysimum capitatum
White Fir (9)
Abies concolor
White Meadowfoam (1)
Limnanthes alba
White Stonecrop (1)
Sedum album
White Triteleia (2)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-flower Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-headed Woodpecker (13)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-tip Clover (1)
Trifolium variegatum
White-veined Wintergreen (5)
Pyrola picta
Whiteleaf Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos viscida
Whitney's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus whitneyi
Wolf Lichen (12)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Mule's-ears (20)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (2)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Wright's Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow-and-blue Forget-me-not (2)
Myosotis discolor
Yellow-and-white Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe bicolor
Yellow-bellied Marmot (3)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
Yosemite Millipede (1)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a bolete fungus (1)
Caloboletus frustosus
a fungus (2)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (2)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (3)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (4)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (1)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (1)
Metacampanella tricolor
a fungus (1)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (3)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Xerocomellus atropurpureus
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (8)

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

California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 452 ha
GNR25.4%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 432 ha
GNR24.3%
California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 411 ha
GNR23.1%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 248 ha
14.0%
GNR2.5%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 36 ha
GNR2.0%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 35 ha
GNR2.0%

Waterhouse

Waterhouse Roadless Area

Stanislaus National Forest, California · 4,394 acres