Mammals > Rodents
The Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi), also known as Gapper’s Red-backed Vole, is an enchanting, short-tailed forest rodent that forms the biological heartbeat of northern coniferous forests. Instantly recognized by the vibrant rusty-red or chestnut...
Mammals > Rodents
Townsend’s Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is the largest and darkest of all western North American chipmunks, perfectly adapted to the dripping, moss-draped temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Darting with lightning speed beneath fallen redwood logs...
Mammals > Rodents
The Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armatus), locally known across the Intermountain West as the ‘potgut,’ is a bustling, social colonial rodent native to the scenic valleys and subalpine meadows of the central Rocky Mountains. Emerging enthusiastically...
Fungi > Boletes
The Western Slippery Jack (Suillus ponderosus) is a heavy-set, handsome pore mushroom native to the ponderosa and lodgepole pine forests of western North America. Renowned for its thick, slimy golden-orange to cinnamon-brown cap and prominent gelatinous partial veil,...
Plants > Shrubs
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) is an iconic, leathery-leaved evergreen shrub that blankets the floor of Pacific Northwest coastal temperate rainforests in an emerald sea of lush, glossy foliage. Revered by indigenous coastal cultures as one of the most vital berry plants...
