THE DIXIE 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 Dixie National Forest can be found on pg. V-5 of the Forest Land Management Plan.

 

    

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
Wild Turkey Mountain brush, pole or mature aspen, mature/old growth conifer
Northern Goshawk Riparian tree, mature aspen, mature/old growth conifer
Common Flicker Mature aspen, mature conifer
Bonneville cutthroat trout   Pristine headwater streams (also sensitive species)
Resident trout: Rainbow, Brook, Brown and Cutthroat Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs
Macroinvertebrates Streams, rivers, lakes reservoirs
Riparian condition All riparian vegetation

 

Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species (TES)

 

Animals                                                  Classification

California Condor Endangered
Southwestern willow flycatcher Endangered
Virgin River chub*  Endangered
Woundfin* Endangered
Bonytail chub* Endangered
Humpback chub* Endangered
Colorado squawfish* Endangered
Razorback sucker*  Endangered
Desert tortoise    Threatened
Utah prairie dog Threatened
Bald eagle Threatened
Mexican spotted owl  Threatened
Greater sage-grouse Sensitive
Spotted bat   Sensitive
Townsend big eared bat   Sensitive
Peregrine falcon Sensitive
Flammulated owl  Sensitive
Western Big Eared Bat    Sensitive

Animals (cont.)                                Classification

Pygmy rabbit  Sensitive
Three-toed woodpecker   Sensitive
Northern goshawk  Sensitive
Bonneville cutthroat trout   Sensitive
Colorado River cutthroat trout Sensitive

                

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

 

Plants                                               Classification

Rydberg Milkvetch Threatened
Ute lady’s Tresses Threatened
Last Chance Townsendia Threatened
Navajo Lake Milkvetch Sensitive
Table Cliff Milkvetch Sensitive
Tushar Paintbrush*   Sensitive
Reveal paintbrush Sensitive
Yellow-white catseye*  Sensitive
Cedar Breaks Biscuitroot  Sensitive
Widtsoe buckwheat*  Sensitive
Guard milkvetch   Sensitive
Neese's peppergrass*  Sensitive
Paradox Moonwort  Sensitive
Red canyon beard-tongue Sensitive
Paria breadroot Sensitive
Zion Jamesia Sensitive
Angel Potentilla   Sensitive
Dana milkvetch*  Sensitive
Arizona willow Sensitive
Rock-tansy   Sensitive
Creeping draba  Sensitive
Pine Valley Golden Brush Sensitive
Podunk Groundsel   Sensitive
Jones Goldenaster   Sensitive
Little Penstemon Sensitive
Pinyon Penstemon Sensitive
Maguire Campion  Sensitive
Bicknell Thelesperma  Sensitive
Bambey Woody Aster Sensitive
Slender Moonwort   Sensitive
Aquarius Paintbrush Sensitive
Pinnate Spring-Parsley Sensitive
Wonderland Alice Fower Sensitive
Rabbit Valley Gilia  Candidate

                               

             * = recognized by Utah Native Plant Society