Willow Creek

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 1,477 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (85)

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

Holy Ghost Ipomopsis (10)
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritusEndangered
(1)
Caltha chionophila
(2)
Campanula petiolata
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
Arizona Valerian (1)
Valeriana arizonica
Aurochs (1)
Bos taurus
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Birdbill Dayflower (2)
Commelina dianthifolia
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bristlecone Pine (3)
Pinus aristata
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe minor
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Harvestman (1)
Phalangium opilio
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Golden-Hardhack (2)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (5)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Greenhead Coneflower (2)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis melanotricha
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
New Mexican Vervain (1)
Verbena macdougalii
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Nodding Thistle (1)
Cirsium undulatum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Parry Thistle (3)
Cirsium parryi
Parry's Gentian (2)
Gentiana parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (1)
Oreochrysum parryi
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Quaking Aspen (4)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (2)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Side-bells Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Soapy Tricholoma (1)
Tricholoma saponaceum
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Western Blue Iris (3)
Iris missouriensis
Western Red Columbine (1)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wild Bergamot (2)
Monarda fistulosa
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
a fungus (1)
Catathelasma ventricosum
a fungus (1)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Laccaria nobilis
fetid goosefoot (1)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (4)

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.

Holy Ghost Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (7)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 235 ha
GNR39.2%
GNR18.7%
GNR14.2%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 50 ha
GNR8.4%
GNR7.0%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 40 ha
GNR6.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 24 ha
GNR4.0%

Willow Creek

Willow Creek Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 1,477 acres