Southern Vancouverian Lowland Ruderal Grassland

EVT 9826
HerbExotic herbaceous
Roadless Areas (30)

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.

Oregon (14)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest53.6%1,209.6
ElkhornWillamette National Forest28.8%1,091.25
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest28.5%738.99
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest25.9%567.99
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest23.7%561.69
LastUmpqua National Forest16.1%499.68
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest5.5%152.19
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest4.0%27.18
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest2.5%88.47
Canton CreekUmpqua National Forest2.4%64.89
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest1.7%108.54
LarchMt. Hood National Forest1.3%68.58
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest1.1%121.05
EagleMt. Hood National Forest1.0%67.95

Washington (16)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest14.7%446.67
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest9.6%176.04
Norse PeakMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest6.8%250.65
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest5.6%287.46
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest5.2%162.9
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest5.1%703.17
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest2.3%443.16
White Chuck MountainMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1.4%32.85
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1.3%168.93
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest1.3%44.55
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1.2%93.51
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1.1%62.73
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1.0%230.94
PressentinMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest0.9%54.54
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest0.5%53.46
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest0.4%79.2
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.