Klamath-Siskiyou Cliff and Outcrop

EVT 9110
SparseSparsely vegetated
Roadless Areas (19)

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.

California (18)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest26.2%767.52
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest4.4%293.49
RussianKlamath National Forest3.5%309.06
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest3.4%22.05
SnoozerKlamath National Forest2.7%255.42
Big Butte ShinboneMendocino National Forest2.6%44.19
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest1.6%25.38
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest1.6%55.35
Kangaroo (CA)Rogue River National Forests1.2%28.44
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest1.2%257.22
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest1.1%53.46
East ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest1.1%26.82
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest1.0%37.8
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest1.0%155.97
KangarooKlamath National Forest1.0%158.13
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest0.7%54.72
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest0.6%53.28
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest0.5%92.07

Oregon (1)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests0.4%183.6
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.