THE UINTA 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 Uinta National Forest can be found on pg. 4-8 of the Forest Land Management Plan.

Species                                               Habitat type

American beaver                                  Riparian, wetlands

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

Three-toed woodpecker                      Snags, decadent and old growth conifer and aspen

Bonneville Cutthroat .Trout                  Pristine headwater streams (also sensitive species)

Colorado Cutthroat Trout                    Pristine headwater streams (also sensitive species)

Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species (TES)

Animals                                             Classification

Whooping crane*                                 Endangered

Bonytail chub*                                      Endangered

Humpback chub*                                 Endangered

Colorado squawfish*                            Endangered

Razorback sucker*                               Endangered

Bald eagle                                            Threatened

Canada lynx                                         Threatened

Fisher                                                   Sensitive

Animals (cont.)                                Classification

Spotted bat                                          Sensitive

Townsend big eared bat                        Sensitive

Peregrine falcon                                    Sensitive

Northern goshawk                                Sensitive

Flammulated owl                                  Sensitive

Three-toed woodpecker                       Sensitive

Pileated Woodpecker**                       Sensitive

Spotted frog                                         Sensitive

Colorado cutthroat trout                       Sensitive

Bonneville 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

Clay Phacelia                                        Endangered

Ute lady’s tresses                                 Threatened

King woody aster                                 Sensitive

Barneby woody aster                            Sensitive

Dainty moonwort                                  Sensitive

Dragon milkvetch                                  Sensitive

Sedge fescue                                        Sensitive

Garrett Bladderpod                              Sensitive

Tidestrom Beardtongue                         Sensitive

Rockcress Draba                                  Sensitive

Wasatch jamesia                                   Sensitive