Rocky Mountain Alpine-Montane Wet Meadow

EVT 9017
HerbRiparian
Roadless Areas (50)

Inventoried Roadless Areas where this ecosystem is present, identified from LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type spatial analysis. Coverage indicates the proportion of each area occupied by this ecosystem type.

Montana (13)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Whitetail / HaystackBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest2.9%888.93
O'Neil CreekBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest2.0%49.86
Saginaw CreekBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest1.5%45.99
Basin CreekBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest1.2%46.8
BeartoothGallatin National Forest1.2%25.56
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.8%788.94
Lone ButteBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.8%42.03
Black ButteBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.7%112.32
Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area OcdGallatin National Forest0.7%99
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.6%214.56
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.6%310.95
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.6%118.17
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest0.5%203.94

Nevada (1)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Boulder BasinHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1.0%28.71

Utah (6)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest1.1%36.18
0401002Ashley National Forest1.0%148.14
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest0.7%333.36
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest0.7%69.39
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest0.4%146.79
0419020Ashley National Forest0.3%364.5

Wyoming (30)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest5.5%1,152.27
Warm Spring CreekShoshone National Forest4.7%118.8
Sheridan PassShoshone National Forest4.3%147.06
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest4.2%125.28
Hideout CreekBighorn National Forest4.0%162.54
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest3.8%459.99
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest3.1%138.15
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest2.5%106.29
Bruce MountainBighorn National Forest2.4%52.65
South DunoirShoshone National Forest1.9%20.79
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest1.9%855.9
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest1.8%1,021.95
Campbell LakeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest1.7%49.86
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest1.5%103.59
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest1.4%579.33
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest1.3%906.84
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest1.3%578.7
Doyle CreekBighorn National Forest1.3%34.92
Bear RocksBighorn National Forest1.2%118.17
Hazelton PeaksBighorn National Forest1.2%46.98
Nugent Park - Hams Fork RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest1.0%85.59
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest1.0%97.02
Little Sheep MountainBridger-Teton National Forest0.9%54.09
Dunoir Special Management UnitShoshone National Forest0.9%103.5
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest0.6%125.64
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest0.5%573.84
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest0.4%267.48
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest0.3%99.18
Little BighornBighorn National Forest0.3%164.34
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest0.3%252.72
Methodology and Data Sources

Ecosystem classification: Ecosystems are classified using the LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) layer, mapped to NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems via a curated crosswalk. Each EVT is linked to the USNVC (U.S. National Vegetation Classification) hierarchy through pixel-level co-occurrence analysis of LANDFIRE EVT and NatureServe IVC Group rasters across all roadless areas.

Vegetation coverage: Coverage percentages and hectares are derived from zonal statistics of the LANDFIRE 2024 EVT raster intersected with roadless area boundaries.

Ecosystem narratives and community species: Sourced from the NatureServe Explorer API, representing professional ecological assessments of vegetation composition, environmental setting, dynamics, threats, and characteristic species assemblages.

IVC hierarchy: The International Vegetation Classification hierarchy is sourced from the USNVC v3.0 Catalog, providing the full classification from Biome through Association levels.

Component associations: Plant community associations listed as components of each NatureServe Ecological System. Association data from the NatureServe Explorer API.

State ranks: Conservation status ranks assigned by NatureServe member programs in each state where the ecosystem occurs.