West Yuba

Plumas National Forest · California · 6,071 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (155)

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

(1)
Aceria ceanothi
(2)
Navarretia intertexta
Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum aleuticum
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Goshawk (2)
Astur atricapillus
Arizona Cinquefoil (2)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Beavertail Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus coeruleus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Blunt-lobe Lupine (2)
Lupinus obtusilobus
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brewer's Angelica (2)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (2)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (1)
Phyllodoce breweri
Broad-stem Onion (2)
Allium platycaule
California Black Oak (1)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blushing Monkeyflower (6)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia californica
California Polemonium (1)
Polemonium californicum
California Red Fir (2)
Abies magnifica
California Spikenard (1)
Aralia californica
California Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canyon Creek Stonecrop (11)
Sedum paradisum
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Cat-faced Orbweaver (1)
Araneus gemmoides
Cliff Fleabane (1)
Erigeron petrophilus
Cobwebby Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja arachnoidea
Columbian Monkshood (2)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Sagebrush Lizard (2)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (3)
Heracleum maximum
Cusick's Speedwell (1)
Veronica cusickii
Dense Lace Fern (1)
Aspidotis densa
Douglas' Wormwood (1)
Artemisia douglasiana
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (2)
Leucophysalis nana
Felt-leaf Violet (1)
Viola tomentosa
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fremont's Silktassel (1)
Garrya fremontii
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (3)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Shiner (1)
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Golden Triteleia (2)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray's Bedstraw (1)
Galium grayanum
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Huckleberry Oak (8)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (11)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (2)
Calocedrus decurrens
Jepson's Willow (1)
Salix jepsonii
Kelley's Lily (1)
Lilium kelleyanum
Kellogg's bitterroot (1)
Lewisia kelloggii
Lace Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris gracillima
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (1)
Silene lemmonii
Leopard Lily (2)
Lilium pardalinum
Littleleaf Sedge (1)
Carex luzulifolia
Lobb's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum lobbii
Long-eared Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Long-legged Myotis (1)
Myotis volans
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (1)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Marumleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum marifolium
Menzies' Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Mildred's Clarkia (1)
Clarkia mildrediae
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (1)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum scopulinum
Mountain Maple (3)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Navarretia (1)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Wildmint (1)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (3)
Agastache urticifolia
Newberry's Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (1)
Melica stricta
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
One-seed Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monospermum
Orange Sponge Polypore (1)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Pacific Stonecrop (1)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (5)
Pseudacris regilla
Pearly Everlasting (2)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Violet (1)
Viola lobata
Pinemat Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Purple Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium purpurascens
Purple Milkweed (3)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Racemose Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia racemosa
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Rose Meadowsweet (4)
Spiraea splendens
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sculpted Puffball (1)
Calvatia sculpta
Shasta Clover (2)
Trifolium productum
Sierra Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (1)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea brachyptera
Sierra Currant (1)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (2)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jewelflower (3)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Primrose (2)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Stickseed (1)
Hackelia nervosa
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Slender Triteleia (1)
Triteleia montana
Smooth White Violet (1)
Viola macloskeyi
Smooth Wild Rye (1)
Elymus glaucus
Snowplant (4)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Starry Ladies'-Tresses (1)
Spiranthes × stellata
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Sugarstick (2)
Allotropa virgata
Tall Phacelia (3)
Phacelia procera
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Thick-stem Aster (1)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tobacco Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus velutinus
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (4)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet Draperia (1)
Draperia systyla
Washington Lily (1)
Lilium washingtonianum
Western Catchfly (1)
Silene occidentalis
Western Columbine (6)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gray Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon laetus
Western Joepye-weed (3)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White-flower Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-headed Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-veined Wintergreen (5)
Pyrola picta
Whitney's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus whitneyi
Yellow Garden Spider (1)
Argiope aurantia
a fungus (1)
Leucopaxillus albissimus
a fungus (1)
Morchella snyderi
poke knotweed (1)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
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.

California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
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 (12)

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 Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (7)

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

California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,346 ha
GNR54.8%
California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 680 ha
GNR27.7%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 127 ha
5.2%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 120 ha
GNR4.9%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 58 ha
GNR2.4%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 30 ha
GNR1.2%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 28 ha
GNR1.1%

West Yuba

West Yuba Roadless Area

Plumas National Forest, California · 6,071 acres