Mardon Skipper
Mardon Skipper

The Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon) is a small butterfly about the size of your fingertip and is listed as endangered in Oregon. KS Wild and partners continue stewardship efforts of the Mardon skipper’s habitat in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

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Pacific fisher
Pacific fisher

The Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti), an ecologically important forest carnivore, lives in low elevation old-growth forests of the northern United States and Canada.

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Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander

Siskiyou Mountains salamanders are aptly named for their limited range in the northern Siskiyous and Applegate River drainage. Within this area, their habitat is further limited to mature forests that have grown over rocky talus slopes, with dense canopy and plenty of moss to lock in the moisture.

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Humboldt Marten
Humboldt Marten

Cat-sized with a luxurious light-brown coat, yellowish chest “bib”, triangular ears and a long tail, the Humboldt marten is a member of the weasel family and a subspecies of the American marten.

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Northern Spotted Owl
Northern Spotted Owl

Habitat loss is a big one, the factor that launched this shy owl into the public eye in 1990 when the listing was first made. Today, the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest continue to face encroachments from fire and human activity, but the NSO has another problem: other owls. Specifically, the eastern Barred Owl which directly competes for resources in the small habitat pockets left for Northern Spotteds. 

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Botanical Treasures of the KS
Botanical Treasures of the KS

The Klamath-Siskiyou is a treasure trove of various ecosystems such as fire-dependent oak savannas, redwood forests, and clear rivers lined with azaleas, rhododendron and manzanita. Serpentine soils support scores of rare plant species, native bunch grasses, Jeffrey pine savannas and unique wetlands, known as serpentine fens.

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California Pitcher Plant
California Pitcher Plant

The California pitcher plant, or Cobra Lily, (Darlingtonia californica), is a rare carnivorous plant of serpentine wetland communities

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Kalmiopsis leachiana
Kalmiopsis leachiana

Kalmiopsis leachiana, a plant discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leech in the Gold Basin area, is a relic of the pre-ice age and the oldest known member of the Heath (Ericaceae) Family.

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Green Sturgeon
Green Sturgeon

Green Sturgeon are truly a prehistoric creature, possessing a skeleton that is more cartilage than bone and rows of bony plates for protection rather than scales.

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Gentner's Fritillary
Gentner's Fritillary

Gentner’s fritillary (Fritillaria gentneri) is a red-flowering herb that is part of the Liliaceae or lily family. 

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Marbled Murrelet
Marbled Murrelet

The marbled murrelet (Brachyeamphus marmoratus) is a pacific seabird that nests in trees in older coastal forests in North America and Asia. 

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Pacific lamprey
Pacific lamprey

Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) is a parasitic eel-like species that has no true jaw, bones or fins. 

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Red Tree Vole
Red Tree Vole

The red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) is a small rodent found in the coastal mountains and western Cascades of Oregon.

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Wolverine
Wolverine

North American wolverines have been listed as a threatened species in Oregon by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife since 1989. In December 2000, KS Wild and a coalition of groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to list this wildlands-dependent forest carnivore. 

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Yreka Phlox
Yreka Phlox

Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta) is a perennial subshrub in the Phlox or Polemoniaceae family that is endemic to Siskiyou County, California. 

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Manzanita
Manzanita

Manzanitas are evergreen shrubs, they typically have smooth red bark that peels and flakes off like Madrone bark. Manzanitas sport  rounded symmetrical leaves, they range in color from gray to bright green and often have a waxy texture.

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Azalea
Azalea

Azaleas are shade-tolerant shrubs that are often found living beneath, or close to, trees. They bloom in the spring and flower in a verity of different colors.

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Mount Ashland Lupine
Mount Ashland Lupine

Mount Ashland Lupine is endemic to Mount Ashland, and is found in open areas above 6800 feet on the south and west slopes and near the mountain's summit.

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