THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST

Management Indicator Species and

Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species

Management Indicator Species (MIS)

The National Forest Management Act of 1976 provides direction for selecting management indicator species (MIS) for forest planning.  MIS are considered to be key species in relation to other wildlife.  MIS are the species for which population and habitat objectives will be established; the species which will represent the wildlife and aquatic resources in estimating the effects of management alternatives; and the species of which it and its habitat will be monitored following implementation of the Forest Land Management Plan.  This plan also includes a schedule of when and how often monitoring is to occur. The monitoring schedule for the Ashley National Forest can be found on pg. V-6 of the Forest Land Management Plan.

Species                                               Habitat type

Northern goshawk                                Riparian tree, mature aspen, mature/old growth conifer

Colorado cutthroat trout                       Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs (also sensitive species)

Mule deer                                            Grass/forb, sagebrush, mountain brush, pinyon/juniper, sapling

                                                                   or mature aspen, sapling/mature conifer

Rocky Mountain elk                             Grass/forb, sapling/mature aspen, sapling/old growth conifer

Golden eagle

Sapling aspen

Lincoln's sparrow                                  Riparian communities

Song sparrow                                       Riparian communities

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Sage grouse

White-tailed ptarmigan

Macroinvertebrates                               Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs

Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species (TES)

Animals                                             Classification

Black-footed ferret*                             Endangered

Whooping crane                                   Endangered

Bonytail chub*                                      Endangered

Humpback chub*                                 Endangered

Colorado squawfish*                            Endangered

Razorback sucker*                               Endangered

Bald eagle                                            Threatened

Canada lynx                                         Threatened

Wolverine                                             Sensitive

River otter **                                       Sensitive

Northern flying squirrel**                      Sensitive

Animals (cont.)                                Classification

Spotted bat                                          Sensitive

Townsend big eared bat                        Sensitive

Peregrine falcon                                    Sensitive

Northern goshawk                                Sensitive

Flammulated owl                                  Sensitive

Boreal owl                                            Sensitive

Great gray owl                                      Sensitive

Merlin**                                              Sensitive

White pelican**                                    Sensitive

Sandhill crane   **                                Sensitive

Snowy plover   **                                Sensitive

Common loon   **                                Sensitive

Three-toed woodpecker                       Sensitive

Pileated Woodpecker**                       Sensitive

Western bluebird**                              Sensitive

Utah milk snake**                                Sensitive

Utah Mountain kingsnake**                  Sensitive

Spotted frog                                         Sensitive

Colorado cutthroat trout                       Sensitive

* = known to occur offsite – not necessarily found in forest but impacts on forest habitat can indirectly effect species

**= listed as sensitive in the Forest Plan, but not necessarily recognized by the Forest Service due to updated lists put out by federal and state wildlife agencies.

Plants                                               Classification

Ute lady’s tresses                                 Threatened

Graham columbine                                Sensitive

Petiolate wormwood                             Sensitive

Brownie ladyslipper                              Sensitive

Untermann daisy                                   Sensitive

Goodrich stickleaf                                 Sensitive

Artic poppy                                          Sensitive

Stemless beardtongue                           Sensitive

Uinta beardtongue                                Sensitive

Shale columbine                                    Sensitive

Bristle stalk sedge                                 Sensitive

Tufted cryptanth                                   Sensitive

Spike gilia                                             Sensitive

Low hymenoxys                                   Sensitive

Yellow evening primrose                       Sensitive

Uinta parrya                                         Sensitive

Marsh cinquefoil                                   Sensitive