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.
Amphibians
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
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog, Ascaphus montanus, Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Margaret Bullock
Birds
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
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Mary Lee and Eleanor P. Gaines
Fungi
Albatrellus avellaneus Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Michael Russell, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman
Invertebrates
Leaf Cutter Bee (Ashmeadiella sculleni) Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Dylan Heppell
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
Aspicilia rogeri Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Jaysen Brunner, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman
Mammals
Mosses and Liverworts
Anoectangium aestivum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman
Anomobryum julaceum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman
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
Bruchia bolanderi Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gina Bono, Nora Dunkirk, and Amanda Hardman
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
Achnatherum nevadense Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and April Hersey
Achnatherum pinetorum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise
Achnatherum richardsonii Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel E. Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey Wise
Achnatherum wallowaense Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise
Adiantum aleuticum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and Kathryn Ketel
Adiantum jordanii Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Sue Vrilakas
Allium bolanderi var. bolanderi Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Lindsey K. Wise
Allium campanulatum Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell and April Hersey
Allium dictuon Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise
Allium geyeri var. geyeri Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Blue Mountains National Forests, Gabriel Campbell, April Hersey, and Lindsey K. Wise
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
Eleocharis decumbens Species Account for Potential Species of Conservation Concern, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Sue Vrilakas