THE FISHLAKE 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 Fishlake National Forest can be found on pg. V-6 of the Forest Land Management Plan.
Ecological MIS
Species Habitat Type
| Northern Goshawk | Riparian tree, mature aspen, mature/old growth conifer |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Snags, dead standing trees |
| Western Bluebird | Snags, dead standing trees |
| Mountain Bluebird | Snags, dead standing trees |
| MacGillivary's Warbler | Riparian communities |
| Yellow Warbler | Riparian communities |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Riparian communities |
| Song Sparrow | Riparian communities |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Sagebrush |
| Vesper Sparrow | Sagebrush |
| Sage Thrasher | Sagebrush |
| Macroinvertebrates | Streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs |
| Resident Trout* | Streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs |
*=includes brown, brook, cutthroat, rainbow and lake trout to be monitored on a case by case basis
High Interest MIS
Species Habitat Type
| 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 |
| Bonneville Cutthroat Trout | Cool, clear, highly oxygenated water, pristine headwater streams |
| Rydberg’s milkvetch | Harsh sites at upper elevations, openings in mixed aspen, fir and conifer. Also found on igneous intrusive gravels |
Species of Special Interest
Species which are not in any of the above categories, but which are of special interest because of special management needs or their potential for controversy include:
Mountain Lion, Coyote, Muskrat, Bear, Bobcat, Beaver, and Fox.
Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species (TES)
Animals Classification
| Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Endangered |
| Bonytail Chub* | Endangered |
| Humpback Chub* | Endangered |
| Colorado Squawfish* | Endangered |
| Razorback Sucker* | Endangered |
| Bald Eagle | Threatened |
| Utah Prairie Dog | Threatened |
| Mexican Spotted Owl | Threatened |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Sensitive |
| Merlin** | Sensitive |
| Northern Flying Squirrel** | Sensitive |
| Pygmy Rabbit | Sensitive |
| Spotted Bat | Sensitive |
| Townsend Big Eared Bat | Sensitive |
| Peregrine Falcon | Sensitive |
| Northern Goshawk | Sensitive |
| Flammulated Owl | Sensitive |
| Three-toed Woodpecker | Sensitive |
| Mountain Bluebird** | Sensitive |
| Western Bluebird** | Sensitive |
| Utah Mountain Kingsnake** | 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
**= 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
| San Rafael Cactus | Endangered |
| Ute Lady’s Tresses | Threatened |
| Maguire's Daisy | Threatened |
| Winkler Footcactus | Threatened |
| Last Chance Townsendia | Threatened |
| Bicknell Milkvetch | Sensitive |
| Tushar paintbrush | Sensitive |
| Creeping Draba | Sensitive |
| Nevada Willowherb | Sensitive |
| Elsinore Buckwheat | Sensitive |
| Fish Lake Naiad | Sensitive |
| Little Penstemon | Sensitive |
| Ward's Beardtongue | Sensitive |
| Arizona Willow | Sensitive |
| Beaver Mountain Grounsel | Sensitive |
| Bicknell Thelesperma | Sensitive |
| Sevier Townsendia | Sensitive |
| Barneby Woody Aster | Sensitive |
| Pinnate Spring-Parsley | Sensitive |
| Maguire Campion | Sensitive |
| Sevier Townsendia | Sensitive |