Mediterranean California Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland

EVT 9129
TreeRiparian
Roadless Areas (55)

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 (50)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
MonarchSierra National Forest9.7%27.36
Mokelumne - CharityHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6.7%5.49
Iceberg - Silver Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6.7%8.01
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest4.3%43.56
Fawn LakeEldorado National Forest4.2%19.71
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest3.9%10.62
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest3.7%120.06
DardanellesLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit2.9%169.11
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest2.8%9.36
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest2.7%371.88
PyramidEldorado National Forest2.4%234.81
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest2.3%41.67
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest2.3%168.3
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2.3%24.75
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest2.2%185.22
San JoaquinInyo National Forest2.2%171.36
Condrey MountainRogue River National Forests2.0%73.89
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest1.9%143.82
San DimasAngeles National Forest1.8%51.12
EagleStanislaus National Forest1.7%107.91
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest1.6%99.81
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest1.6%22.95
PyramidLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit1.6%48.78
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest1.5%44.19
Polk SpringsLassen National Forest1.5%57.33
DardanellesEldorado National Forest1.4%45.81
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest1.3%81.63
Chips CreekLassen National Forest1.2%145.17
IshiLassen National Forest1.2%105.03
Mt. RaymondSierra National Forest1.2%33.48
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest1.2%56.7
RussianKlamath National Forest1.1%100.17
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest1.1%74.34
Mokelumne - Hawkins PkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1.1%70.47
Devils RockShasta-Trinity National Forest1.0%66.24
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest1.0%226.08
East YubaTahoe National Forest1.0%71.91
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest1.0%27.27
DomeStanislaus National Forest0.9%41.13
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest0.9%79.38
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest0.8%40.05
San JoaquinSierra National Forest0.8%71.73
FreelLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit0.7%44.82
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest0.5%84.69
Kings RiverSierra National Forest0.5%108.99
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest0.5%55.08
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest0.5%52.47
Devil GulchSierra National Forest0.5%55.8
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest0.4%73.98
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest0.3%76.23

Nevada (3)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2.1%20.07
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2.0%29.97
LincolnLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit1.1%28.98

Oregon (2)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Mcdonald PeakRogue River National Forests1.7%65.79
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests0.3%101.79
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.