As part of the forest plan revision process, the US Forest Service (USFS) compiles lists of potential Species of Conservation Concern (SCC) for each forest. A Species of Conservation Concern is a species for which the best available scientific information indicates substantial concern about its capability to persist over the long-term in the planning area. The USFS evaluates revised forest plans to determine if they provide the ecological conditions necessary to maintain a viable population of each Species of Conservation Concern.

The Institute for Natural Resources worked with USFS staff to produce species profiles for potential SCC which include information on the species' distribution, abundance, trends, natural history, ecology, threats, and vulnerability in the planning area. These profiles will assist USFS in determining the list of SCC species as required by the 2012 Planning Rule.

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Amphibians

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Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Margaret Bullock, Eleanor P. Gaines, Jeremy Feinberg, Holly Harris, and Jesse Laney

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Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog, Ascaphus montanus, Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Margaret Bullock

Birds

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Raymond Turner, Margaret Bullock, Jesse Laney, Nichole Panico, and Holly Harris

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Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Mary Lee and Eleanor P. Gaines

Fungi

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Albatrellus avellaneus Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Michael Russell, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman

Invertebrates

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Leaf Cutter Bee (Ashmeadiella sculleni) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Dylan Heppell

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Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Madison Mazur, Eleanor P. Gaines, Holly Harris, and Lindsey K. Wise

Lichen

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Aspicilia rogeri Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Jaysen Brunner, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman

Mammals

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Little Brown Myotis, Myotis lucifugus, Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Amy Wilkins

Mosses and Liverworts

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Anoectangium aestivum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman

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Anomobryum julaceum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman

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Barbilophozia lycopodioides Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, Michael Russell, Amy Wilkins, Amanda Hardman, and Nora Dunkirk

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Bruchia bolanderi Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman

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Bryum calobryoides Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, Michael Russell, Gina Bono, and Amanda Hardman

Vascular Plants

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Achnatherum nevadense Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and April Hersey

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Achnatherum pinetorum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise

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Achnatherum richardsonii Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey Wise

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Achnatherum wallowaense Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise

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Adiantum aleuticum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and Kathryn Ketel

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Adiantum jordanii Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Sue Vrilakas

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Allium bolanderi var. bolanderi Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Lindsey K. Wise

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Allium campanulatum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and April Hersey

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Allium dictuon Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise

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Allium geyeri var. geyeri Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise

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Allium punctatum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, Roxy Olsson, Jacob Rose, and Lindsey K. Wise

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Eleocharis decumbens Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Sue Vrilakas