Oregon Biodiversity Information Center

The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) is part of the Institute for Natural Resources and is based at Portland State University. ORBIC leads INR's biodiversity and conservation work; and, its key function is to maintain, develop and distribute biodiversity information in Oregon. The center works with partners across the region to provide the most comprehensive information on plants, wildlife, fish, fungi, and vegetation communities throughout Oregon. ORBIC houses a wealth of information, including the most comprehensive database of rare, threatened and endangered species of Oregon. ORBIC was originally formed by the Oregon Legislature in 1979 as the Oregon Natural Heritage Program.

Staff profiles can be found at the Institute for Natural Resource's Staff Directory.

Office Hours

Generally from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday. Many staff work remotely for part of the week, so please contact them directly to arrange in person meetings.

Rare Species

INR's Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) was formed in large part to aid in the conservation of Oregon's rare species and ecosystems. The rich diversity of ecosystems and native plants and animals is one of Oregon's most distinctive and valued qualities. Oregon has rain forests, dry Ponderosa pine forests, oak woodlands, alpine meadows, prairies, deserts, marshes, estuaries, dunes, rocky headlands, lakes and streams, and an abundance of plants, animals, fungi, algae, and other species that enhabit them.

ORBIC helps preserve these species and habitats in Oregon by cataloguing rare species locations, ranking species by their rarity and risk of extirpation, mapping ecosystem types and habitats, creating species distribution models, monitoring snowy plovers on the Oregon coast, allocating Section 6 funds to endangered invertebrate projects, and participating in a variety of local and regional projects with a wide range of agencies, organizations, and partnerships.

You can learn more about the species on our rare species list and contribute your own observations to assist in conservation efforts on our Rare Species of Oregon iNaturalist Project. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife also has an Oregon Wildlife Conservation iNaturalist Project focusing on Oregon Conservation Strategy Species and other Oregon wildlife.

Additional archived projects include a Rare Plant Guide to Oregon's threatened and endangered plants and state and global rank assessments for several species under the Survey and Manage program for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

Otter Rock Marine Reserve, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

Rare Species of Oregon Publications

One of the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center's main tasks is to list and rank rare, threatened, and endangered species in Oregon. Using our Biotics biodiversity database of species occurrences throughout the state and by consulting with agencies, specialists, academics, and the public, ORBIC reviews and publishes this list every two to three years.

Species ranks are important for natural resource management, prioritization of restoration or conservation efforts, and to highlight species that need more research or protection. The ranks that ORBIC produces are shared internationally through the NatureServe network of natural heritage programs and conservation data centers.

Definitions of ranks, lists, and abbreviations used in the RTE publications can be found on the RTE Definitions page.

Versions of our Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species publication that are available as PDF format are listed below with links to those documents. Paper copies of older editions of the book may be available. Details on obtaining printed copies from Odin Ink at PSU are at the bottom of the page.

Oregon Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species Publications

2023 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon (in prep.)
The full publication is in prep. In the meantime, excerpts will be posted as they become available.
Excerpts by Category	PDF Excerpts	Excel Excerpts
Vascular Plants - final version, January 2023	2023 Vascular Plant List	2024-rte-vascs.xlsx [updated to fix issue with county pivot table section in 2023 version]
Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi - final version, January 2023	2023 Non-Vascular Plant and Fungi List	2023-rte-nonvascs.xlsx
Additional Resources
Summary of Vascular and Non-Vascular Plant and Fungi Changes	2022 Plant and Fungi Species Recommendations (Excel)
Codes and Abbreviations	2023 Codes and Abbreviations

2019 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2019 Publication in PDF Format	133 pages	3.1 MB
Excerpts by Category	PDF Excerpts	Excel Excerpts
Vascular Plants	Vascular Plant List with Drops and Name Changes	2019-rte-vascs.xlsx
Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi	Non-Vascular Plant List with Drops and Name Changes	2019-rte-nonvascs.xlsx
Vertebrate Animals	Vertebrate Animal List with Drops and Name Changes	2019-rte-verts.xlsx
Invertebrate Animals	Invertebrate Animal List with Drops and Name Changes	2019-rte-inverts.xlsx
Additional Resources
Summary of Vascular and Non-Vascular Plant and Fungi Changes	ORBIC 2018 Rare Plant and Fungi Meeting Recommendations.xlsx
Summary of Vertebrate Animal Changes	Book_verts_2019_changes.xlsx
Summary of Invertebrate Animal Changes	Book_Inverts_2019_changes.xlsx

2016 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2016 Publication in PDF Format	130 pages	2.3 MB
Excerpts by Category	PDF Excerpts	Excel Excerpts
Vascular Plants	Vascular Plant List	2016-rte-vascs.xlsx
Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi	Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi List	2016-rte-nonvascs.xlsx
Vertebrate Animals	Vertebrate Animal List	2016-rte-verts.xlsx
Invertebrate Animals	Invertebrate Animal List	2016-rte-inverts.xlsx
Additional Resources	PDF Resources	Excel Resources
Ecoregion Map	OR Ecoregion and County Map
Codes Used	2016 Codes
Summary of Vascular Plant Changes		vasc_2016_changes_summary.xlsx
Summary of Non-vascular and Fungi Changes		nonvas_2016_changes_summary.xlsx
Summary of Animal Changes		2016_rte_animal_changes_summary.xlsx
Errata		errata_040517.xslx

2013 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2013 Publication in PDF Format	111 pages	1.1 MB
Excerpts by Category	PDF Exerpts	Excel Excerpts
Vascular Plants	Vascular Plant List	2013-vascs.xlsx
Non-vascular Plants/Fungi	Non-Vascular Plant/Fungi List	2013-nonvascs.xlsx
Vertebrate Animals	Vertebrate Animal List	2013-verts.xlsx*
Invertebrate Animals	Invertebrate Animal List	2013-inverts.xlsx**
Additional Resources	PDF Resources	Excel Resources
Ecoregion Map	OR Ecoregion and County Map
Codes Used	2013 Codes
County Names and Abbreviations		ORCountyAbbrev.xlsx
Summary of Vascular Changes		2013-vasc-rank-changes.xls
Summary of Non-Vascular Changes		2013-nonvasc-changes.xls
* Prior to 10/10/2013, this file had some errors in the federal status column. These have been corrected in the current file. ** Updated 12/29/2014. Updated distribution of Pterostichus johnsoni and federal status of Euphydryas editha taylori.

2010 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2010 Publication in PDF Format	105 pages	1.6 MB
Excerpts by Category	PDF Exerpts	Excel Excerpts
Vascular Plants	Vascular Plant List	2010-vascs.xls
Non-vascular Plants/Fungi	Non-Vascular Plant/Fungi List	2010-nonvascs.xls
Vertebrates	Vertebrate List	2010-verts.xls
Invertebrates	Invertebrate List	2010-inverts.xls
Additional Resources
Ecoregion Map	OR Ecoregion and County Map
Codes Used	2010 Codes

2007 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2007 Publication in PDF Format	100 pages	1.3 MB
Excerpts by Category	Excel Sheet
Vascular Plants	2007-vascs.xls
Non-vascular Plants/Fungi	2007-nonvascs.xls
Vertebrates	2007-verts.xls
Invertebrates	2007-inverts.xls

2004 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon
Full 2004 Publication in PDF Format	105 pages	1.3 MB
Excerpts by Category	Process Notes	Excel Sheet
Vascular Plants	Vascular Process Notes	Vascular Plant List
Non-vascular Plants/Fungi	Nonvascular Process Notes	Non-Vascular Plant/Fungi List
Vertebrates	Vertebrate Process Notes	Vertebrate List
Invertebrates	Invertebrate Process Notes	Invertebrate List

Archived Rare Species Publications
Year	Title	# Pages	Size (mb)
2001	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	92	.389
1998	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon	88	5.39
1995	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	84	6.0
1993	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	80	6.5
1991	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	64	4.8
1989	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	43	5.4
1987	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	41	3.0
1985	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	35	2.5
1983	Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon	32	2.0
1979	Rare, Threatened and Endangered Vascular Plants in Oregon (auth. Jean Siddall et al.)	114	5.8

Notes on Species Lists in PDF and Spreadsheet Formats

These spreadsheets contain the same information in the RTE publication, but in an easily sortable format. Files are Microsoft Office and Open Office compatible.

A note on federal status: Before 2019, in the book and the PDF lists, federal status was reported on the state level. In the Excel lists, federal status was reported on the national level. For example, Columbia spotted frog is a federal Candidate in Oregon (C), but other populations in the US do not have this status, so its national federal status is partial status (PS). After 2019, both the PDFs and Excel excerpts only report the federal status as it applies to populations in Oregon.

Printed Books from Odin Ink

The 2016, 2013, and 2010 editions of the RTE book are available for printing from Odin Ink, an on-demand printing company at PSU. Printed books are about $9.00, depending on page number, plus shipping and handling. Shipping generally costs about $7.00 flat rate. Bulk order discounts may be available. Call Odin Ink at (503) 226-2631, or e-mail [email protected] to place your order.

Endangered Invertebrates

Because of language in the Oregon Natural Heritage Act, the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) is the state agency responsible for rare and endangered invertebrates in Oregon. As such, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has granted the program limited authority to administer and manage a program for federally threatened and endangered invertebrate species, as provided under Section 6 of the US Federal Endangered Species Act.

ORBIC has three objectives for the rare and endangered invertebrate program:

To gather as much information as possible on those invertebrates that are currently considered rare, threatened or endangered in order to enable managers to protect critical habitat or populations.
To promote inventory and taxonomic work on undescribed or poorly known species which may face significant threats.
To assist in the USFWS recovery efforts for the three invertebrates already protected under the Endangered Species Act. This includes coordination, inventory, management and research projects for the Oregon silverspot butterfly, the Fender's blue butterfly and the vernal pool fairy shrimp.

The list of invertebrate species in the book Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon reflects our current understanding of the status of the rare invertebrates in Oregon. The list, however, represents only a fraction of the diversity of invertebrate species found in Oregon, and is generally biased towards groups that have been well studied (e.g. caddisflies, butterflies, mollusks), and is lacking for groups of other species that are poorly known. In cooperation with federal agencies and Universities, we are hopeful that our continued efforts and partnerships will continue to build upon our current knowledge of rare invertebrate species in Oregon.

You can download a spreadsheet of the invertebrate list or view the PDF of our current and archived RTE books at our Rare Species page.

Ranking Systems

An important responsibility of ORBIC is to review and rank rare, threatened, and endangered species of Oregon. We assign Heritage Ranks to animals, plants, and fungi that are or may become rare in Oregon. Heritage Ranks are decided through expert review, discussion, input from interested parties, and trends in sightings and population data.

Heritage Ranks

The Heritage Ranks are a part of an international ranking system first developed by The Nature Conservancy and now managed by NatureServe. This system is used by Heritage programs in all 50 states in the USA, at the 8 Canadian Conservation Data Centres, and network partners in several Latin American countries. A brief definition of these ranks can be found at our Rank Definitions page. You can find more detailed discussion of these ranks at NatureServe's Conservation Status page.

In addition to ranking each species' conservation status, Heritage programs also rank each occurrence, or population group, of species that are found in each state. If you are interested in learning how we rank occurrences, see the Ranking Species Occurrences - A Generic Approach article by NatureServe, updated in January 2008. More background information on occurrence ranking can be found in the NatureServe Ranking Methodology publication from April 2009.

State and Federal Ranking Systems

In addition to our Heritage Ranks, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture also rank species. We include these rankings in our publication, Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon.

You can view the current ODFW and USFWS rankings for vertebrates at ODFW's Wildlife Division. ODFW has also compiled a Sensitive Species list to address species which are not currently considered threatened but which may need proactive protection to maintain their populations. Current ODA plant listings are found at their Plant Conservation pages.

Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon

ORBIC publishes this book every two or three years with updated ranks for rare species in Oregon. The latest version of the RTE book is available as a PDF file at our Rare Species Lists page. Archived PDF versions of the RTE books are also available on this page. Paper copies of older editions of the book may be available. If you are interested in these paper editions, please contact [email protected]. Future editions of the RTE book will be available as a PDF file only.

Ranking Definitions

ORBIC participates in an international system for ranking rare, threatened and endangered species throughout the world. The system is maintained by NatureServe in cooperation with a network of Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centers (CDCs) across North America. The ranking is a 1-5 scale with 1 being critically imperilied and 5 being secure. When determining species rank many factors are taken into account, including the number of known occurrences, threats, inherent sensitivity, area occupied, and other biological and anthropogenic factors. Documentation for several species ranking decisions are available on our Ranking Documentation page.

Global Ranks

Ranks are developed for different portions of a species range. The first and most critical rank describes the species status globally, and best describes the risk of extinction. This is called the Global Rank and begins with a "G". If the taxon has a trinomial (a subspecies, variety or recognized race), this is followed by a "T" rank indicator. A "Q" at the end of this line indicates the taxon has taxonomic questions. National Ranks beginning with the letter "N" describe a species' status in specific nations such as the United States, Mexico, or Canada, but are not often used in the US.

State Ranks

The most widely used NatureServe rank in the United States are the State Ranks, which describe the rarity of a species within each state's boundary. These State Ranks begin with the letter "S". Global, National, and State ranks all use a 1-5 ranking system, summarized below:

1 = Critically imperiled because of extreme rarity or because it is somehow especially vulnerable to extinction or extirpation, typically with 5 or fewer occurrences.

2 = Imperiled because of rarity or because other factors demonstrably make it very vulnerable to extinction (extirpation), typically with 6-20 occurrences.

3 = Rare, uncommon or threatened, but not immediately imperiled, typically with 21-100 occurrences.

4 = Not rare and apparently secure, but with cause for long-term concern, usually with more than 100 occurrences.

5 = Demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure.

H = Historical Occurrence, formerly part of the native biota with the implied expectation that it may be rediscovered.

X = Presumed extirpated or extinct.

U = Unknown rank.

? = Not yet ranked or assigned rank is uncertain.

Breeding birds may have separate ranks for Breeding (B) and Nonbreeding (N) populations.

More details on the Heritage Ranking system and more definitions can be found at the NatureServe Web site and on their Conservation Status page. A complete description of the ranking process is available from Natureserve's Methodology for Assigning Ranks.

Heritage Lists

ORBIC evaluates the NatureServe ranks and further refines the data for state application through placing species on their Lists 1 through 4. The fact that Oregon and California have such high rates of species endemism was the reason for the implementation of the 1-4 Heritage Listings in Oregon and California. In particular, most heritage programs consider all G1, G2 or G3 taxa as needing protection. Based on a snapshot search of NatureServe explorer, 1138 taxa in Oregon are ranked G1-G3 (or T1-T3). Of these, 615 taxa ranked as a G3 (or T3, excluding taxa with G3 in range ranks). Many of these are rare endemics which have few documented threats. Because of this, ORBIC evaluates G3 taxa individually based the significance of the species Oregon distribution, and overall threats to the taxa. This evaluation is the primary analysis used to determine which ORBIC list they are placed on.

Brief Summary of ORBIC Lists:

List 1 contains taxa that are threatened with extinction or presumed to be extinct throughout their entire range. These are the taxa most at risk, and should be the highest priority for conservation action. Includes many rare Oregon endemic species.

List 2 contains taxa that are threatened with extirpation or presumed to be extirpated from the state of Oregon, but are secure or abundant elsewhere. These are often peripheral or disjunct species which are of concern when considering species diversity within Oregon's borders. They can be very significant when protecting the genetic diversity of a taxon. ORBIC regards extreme rarity as a significant threat and has included species which are very rare in Oregon but secure elsewhere on this list.

List 3 contains species for which more information is needed before status can be determined, but for which there is reason to believe they may be threatened or endangered in Oregon or throughout their range. Many taxa on this list may eventually be determined to belong on List 1 or List 2, so it is important that they be looked for.

List 4 contains taxa which are of conservation concern but currently do not meet the criteria for begin considered threatened or endangered. This includes taxa which are very rare but are currently secure, as well as taxa which are declining in numbers or habitat but are still too abundant to be proposed as threatened or endangered. While these taxa currently may not need the same active management attention as threatened or endangered taxa, they do require continued monitoring.

List 4 includes species that may be of conservation concern from a global or state perspective.

Ranking Documentation

Tables of Results: Vascular Plants | Fungi and Lichen | Vertebrates | Invertebrates

Introduction to Natural Heritage Ranks

One of the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center's tasks is to rank rare species in Oregon according to how at risk they are in Oregon. For endemic species and those for which we have ranking responsibility, we also assess species' status on a global scale. The conservation status ranks for the species on the linked pages below were assigned following NatureServe's protocol on species assessment. An explanation of the methodology, a description of the factors being assessed, and the spreadsheet calculator tool can be viewed and downloaded from NatureServe's Rank Calculator website. The calculator version used for these evaluations is noted in the footer of the document; if there is no footer the version was 2.0. For a brief description of the meaning of the rank codes, see our Rare Species Ranking Definitions page.

Ranks are assigned as a couplet, one for the global level and one for the state/Oregon level. If only the global ranking form is available, then the species is an Oregon endemic and the state rank and information will be the same. If only the state ranking form is available, then the species occurs outside of Oregon as well and Oregon does not have global ranking authority. The global ranks for these species therefore reflect the published values in the current Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Oregon list, and global ranking authority rests with another state or with NatureServe.

Many of the vascular plant species have also been assessed for vulnerability to climate change using NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Index calculator. Where it has been calculated, the score from the CCVI is listed in the "Climate Vulnerability" column of the table. This rank informs the "threats" section of the Element Rank Calculator, and provides a measure of how vulnerable a species is to negative impacts from predicted climate change. See NatureServe's Climate Change Vulnerability Index page for more information or to download a copy of the calculator.

The element ranks assigned to the species under the Survey and Manage Assessment project (completed in 2004) followed a similar protocol as the NatureServe Element Ranking methodology but the calculator tool had not been developed at that time. The ranks in the tables linked above supercede all other previous ranks for a given species.

As time allows more species will have their ranks documented and published in these tables, please check back periodically for updates.

Survey and Manage Archive

Survey and Manage Assessment (ARCHIVED from 2004)

This is an archived project. There may be more recent Rank Assessments available for these species on our Rank Documentation page; any documents there supercede the Survey and Manage reviews.

Return to the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center Ranking Documentation.

To assist in their Environmental Impact Statement related to the Survey and Manage Program, in 2004 the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service asked the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center to rank all 312 of the Survey and Manage Species. These include fungi, lichens, mosses, snails, plants and animals which were considered to possibly be at risk due to their association with old-growth forests.

For this project, ORBIC and private and OSU scientists worked with NatureServe, the Washington Natural Heritage Program, and the California Natural Diversity Database to develop standard global and national ranks for all the survey and manage species. Individual state ranks for California, Oregon and Washington were developed for each state in which they are found. We contracted with the experts in all of the groups whenever possible, and had the ranks reviewed locally and nationally.

The results of these assessments are available in the table below. Each rank was developed by evaluating the species abundance, distribution, vulnerability, threats, and how well it is currently protected. A summary form is available for each rank (Global, Oregon, California, and Washington) given to each species.

Other Available Data

List of Experts who ranked and reviewed the Survey and Manage taxa ranks

Definitions of the ranks and the detailed 2002 ranking procedures used

Download zipped PDF reports for all fungi, lichens, bryophytes, plants and animals

Survey and Manage Rank Documentation 2004 ARCHIVED DATA
Global Scientific Name	Global Rank	CA Rank	OR Rank	WA Rank	USA Rank	ORNHIC List 2004
Fungi
Acanthophysium farlowii	G3?		S1?	S1?	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Albatrellus avellaneus	G2	S1	S1?	S2?	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Albatrellus caeruleoporus	G3?	S1	S1	S1	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Albatrellus ellisii	G4	S2	S2S3	S2?	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Albatrellus flettii	G4	S2	S4	S3.	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Alpova alexsmithii	G2		S2	S1	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Alpova olivaceotinctus	G2G3	S2	S1		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Arcangeliella camphorata	G2		S2	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Arcangeliella crassa	G2G4	S2S4	S1		N2N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Arcangeliella lactarioides	G2G3	S2	S1		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Asterophora lycoperdoides	G3G5	S3	S3	S3	N3N5	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Asterophora parasitica	G3G5	S3	S3	S3	N3N5	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Baeospora myriadophylla	G2G4	S1S3		S2	N2N4	Not in Oregon
Balsamia nigrens	G3	S2	S2		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Boletus haematinus	G2G3	S2?	SP	S1	N2N3	Not in Oregon
Boletus pulcherrimus	G2G3	S2	S2	S2	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Bondarzewia mesenterica	G4?	S3?	S4	S4?	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Bridgeoporus nobilissimus	G2?	S2	S2?	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Cantharellus subalbidus	G4	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Catathelasma ventricosa	G3G4	S2S4	S2S4	S2S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Chalciporus piperatus	G4	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Chamonixia caespitosa	GU	S1S2	S1	S1S3	NU	ORNHIC - List 2
Choiromyces alveolatus	G3	S2S3	S2	S1	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Choiromyces venosus	G4	S1	S1		N2	ORNHIC - List 2
Chroogomphus loculatus	GUT1Q		S2		NU	ORNHIC - List 1
Chrysomphalina grossula	G2G4	SI	S1?	S2?	N2N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Clavariadelphus ligula	G5	S2	S4	S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Clavariadelphus occidentalis	G5	S4	S4	S2?	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Clavariadelphus sachalinensis	G5	SU	S3	S2?	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Clavariadelphus subfastigiatus	G3?	S1S2	S2?	S1?	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Clavariadelphus truncatus	G5	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Clavulina castaneopes var. lignicola	GUT3	S2?	S2?	S2?	NUT3	ORNHIC - List 3
Clitocybe senilis	G3G4Q		S3?	S2S3	N3N4Q	ORNHIC - List 3
Clitocybe subditopoda	G3G4	S1S3	S1S3	S1S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Collybia bakerensis	G4	S4	S4	S3?	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Collybia racemosa	G2G3	S1S2	S1S2	S1S2	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Cordyceps ophioglossoides	G3G4	S3S4	S3S4	S3S4	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius barlowensis	G3?	S2S3	S2	S3	N3?	ORNHIC - List 2
Cortinarius boulderensis	G2G4	S1S3	S2S4	S2S4	N2N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius cyanites	G3G4	SH	S2S3	S1?	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius depauperatus	G3G4Q	S1S3	S1S3	S1S3	N3Q	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius magnivelatus	G3	S3	S3		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius olympianus	G4?	S3	S4	S4?	N4?	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Cortinarius speciosissimus	G4			S2S3	N4	Not in Oregon
Cortinarius tabularis	GU			SU	NU	Not in Oregon
Cortinarius umidicola	G2?			S1	N2?	Not in Oregon
Cortinarius valgus	G3G4	S2S3	S3	S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius variipes	G2G3		SP	S3	N2N3	Not in Oregon
Cortinarius verrucisporus	G3G4	S3	S2S3	S1S2	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Cortinarius wiebeae	G2		S2		N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Craterellus tubaeformis	G5?	S4?	S4S5	S4	N5?	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Cudonia monticola	G3	S1	S2S3	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Cyphellostereum laeve	G4		S1	S1S3	N1N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Dermocybe humboldtensis	G1G2	S1?	S1		N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Destuntzia fusca	G2	S2	S1		N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Destuntzia rubra	G2	S2	SH		N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Dichostereum boreale	G4?	SU	SU	S2S4	N4?	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Elaphomyces anthracinus	G3		S1		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Elaphomyces subviscidus	G2G3		S1S2		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Endogone acrogena	G1G3			S1S2	N1N3	Not in Oregon
Endogone oregonensis	G2G3		S2		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Entoloma nitidum	G5	S1S3		S1S3	N4N5	Not in Oregon
Fayodia bisphaerigera	GUQ	SU	SU	SU	NUQ	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Fevansia aurantiaca	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 3
Galerina atkinsoniana	G4	SU	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Galerina cerina	G4	SU	S4	SU	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Galerina heterocystis	GUQ	SU	SU	SU	NUQ	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Galerina sphagnicola	G3G4				N3	Not in Oregon
Gastroboletus imbellus	GU		SUSH		NU	ORNHIC - List 1
Gastroboletus ruber	G3	S1S2	S3	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Gastroboletus subalpinus	G4	S3	S4		N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gastroboletus turbinatus	G4	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gastroboletus vividus	G2?	S1S2	S1		N2?	ORNHIC - List 1
Gastrosuillus amaranthii	GHQ	SH			NHQ	Not in Oregon
Gastrosuillus umbrinus	G1Q	S1			N1Q	Not in Oregon
Gautieria magnicellaris	G3G5	SU	SU		N3N5	ORNHIC - List 3
Gautieria otthii	G3G5	SU	SU	SU	N3N5	ORNHIC - List 3
Gelatinodiscus flavidus	G3		S2	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Glomus radiatum	G2G4	S1S3	S1S3	S1S3	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Gomphus bonarii	G3?Q	S3?	S2?	S2?	N3Q?	ORNHIC - List 3
Gomphus clavatus	G4	S4?	S4	S4?	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gomphus kauffmanii	G2G4	S3?	S3?	S3?	N2N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Gymnomyces abietis	G3G4	S3S4	S3S4	S1S2	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gymnomyces nondistincta	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Gymnopilus punctifolius	G3G4	S2?	S3	S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Gyromitra californica	G4	S2	S2	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Hebeloma olympianum	G1G2			S1S2	N1N2	Not in Oregon
Helvella crassitunicata	G3		S2	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Helvella elastica	G4	S2	S3	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Hydnotrya inordinata	G2	S1	S2		N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Hydnotrya subnix	G1			S1	N1	Not in Oregon
Hydropus marginellus	G3	S1S2	S2	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Hygrophorus caeruleus	G2G3	SH	S2	S1	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Hygrophorus karstenii	G4			SH	NH	Not in Oregon
Hygrophorus vernalis	G2	S1		S1	N2	Not in Oregon
Hypomyces luteovirens	G4		S3	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Leucogaster citrinus	G3G4	S1S2	S3S4	S2S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Leucogaster microsporus	G3	S1S2	S3	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Macowanites chlorinosmus	G3?	S2	S3	S2	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Macowanites lymanensis	G1G2			S1S2	N1N2	Not in Oregon
Macowanites mollis	G1G2		S1	S1S2	N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Marasmius applanatipes	G1G3	S1S3			N1N3	Not in Oregon
Martellia fragrans	G2G3	S1S2	S1S3		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Martellia idahoensis	G2G3		S1		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Mycena hudsoniana	G3		S1S2	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Mycena overholtsii	G2G4	S2S4	S2S4	S2S4	N2N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Mycena quinaultensis	G3	S2S3	S2S4	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Mycena tenax	G3G4	S3S4	S2S3	S3S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Mythicomyces corneipes	G2G4		S2?	S2?	N2N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Neolentinus adhaerens	G2G3			S1	N2?	Not in Oregon
Neolentinus kauffmanii	G4	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Nivatogastrium nubigenum	G4	S4	S4		N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Octavianina cyanescens	G2?	S1S2	S1S2		N2?	ORNHIC - List 3
Octavianina macrospora	GH		SH		NH	ORNHIC - List 1
Octavianina papyracea	GH	SH			NH	Not in Oregon
Otidea leporina	G5	S4	S4	S3S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Otidea smithii	G2	S1	S2	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Phaeocollybia attenuata	G3	S2?	S3?	S3?	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Phaeocollybia californica	G2?	S1?	S2?		N2?	ORNHIC - List 1
Phaeocollybia dissiliens	G2G3		S2S3		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Phaeocollybia fallax	G4?	S3	S4?	S4?	N4?	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Phaeocollybia gregaria	G1G2		S1S2		N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Phaeocollybia kauffmanii	G4	S4	S4	S4?	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Phaeocollybia olivacea	G2	S2	S2	SU	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Phaeocollybia oregonensis	G2?		S2?	S1	N2?	ORNHIC - List 1
Phaeocollybia piceae	G3?	S1S2	S3?	S3?	N3?	ORNHIC - List 4
Phaeocollybia pseudofestiva	G3	S2S3	S3?	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Phaeocollybia scatesiae	G3?	S2?	S3?	S2?	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Phaeocollybia sipei	G3?		S3?	SU	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Phaeocollybia spadicea	G3G4	S2?	S3?	S2	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Phellodon atratus	G4	S4	S4	S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Pholiota albivelata	G3?	S2?	S3?	S3	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Podostroma alutaceum	G3G4	S2	S2	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Polyozellus multiplex	G4	S1	S3	S3	N4?	ORNHIC - List 4
Pseudaleuria quinaultiana	G2		S2	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria abietina	G4	S3	S2?	S2?	N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria amyloidea	G3	S2S3	S2?	S2?	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Ramaria araiospora	G4	S2S3	S4	S2S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria aurantiisiccescens	G3	S2	S3	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Ramaria botryis var. aurantiiramosa	GUT3	S2	S2?	S2	NUT3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria celerivirescens	G4	S1S3	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria claviramulata						Not a valid taxon
Ramaria concolor f. marrii	GUT2T3Q	S2		S1S2	NUT2T3Q	Not in Oregon
Ramaria concolor f. tsugina	GUT3?Q	S2	S2?	S2	NUT3?Q	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria conjunctipes var. sparsiramosa	GUT3	S3	S2?	S2	NUT3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria coulterae	G2G3	S2	S2?		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria cyaneigranosa	G4	S2	S4	S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria gelatiniaurantia	G4	S3	S2?	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria gracilis	G4	S1S3	S2?	S1S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria hilaris var. olympiana	GUT2Q			S1?	NUT2Q	Not in Oregon
Ramaria largentii	G3	S3	S2?	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria lorithamnus	G2			S2	N2	Not in Oregon
Ramaria maculatipes	G3	S2	S2?	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria rainierensis	G2	S1	S2	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria rubella var. blanda	GUT3	S3	S1?	S3	NUT3	ORNHIC - List 2
Ramaria rubribrunnescens	G2G3	S1	S2?	S1	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria rubrievanescens	G4	S3	S4	S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria rubripermanens	G4	S2S3	S4	S1S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria spinulosa var. diminutiva	GUT2	S1S2	S1?	S1S2	NUT2	ORNHIC - List 1
Ramaria stuntzii	G4	S1S2	S4	S2S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Ramaria suecica	G5		S2?		N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria thiersii	G3	S2S3	S2?		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramaria verlotensis	G1G2	S2		S1	N1N2	Not in Oregon
Rhizopogon abietis	G2G4	S1S3	S1S3		N2N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Rhizopogon atroviolaceus	G2G3		S2S3		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Rhizopogon brunneiniger	G2G3	S1S3	S1S3		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Rhizopogon chamaleontinus	G1G2		S1S2		N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Rhizopogon ellipsosporus	G1G3	S1S2	S1S3		N1N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Rhizopogon evadens var. subalpinus	G3G4	S1S2	S3S4	S2S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Rhizopogon exiguus	G1G3		S1S2	S1S3	N1N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Rhizopogon flavofibrillosus	G2G3	S1S2	S2		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Rhizopogon inquinatus	G2G4		S1S2		N2N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Rhizopogon truncatus	G4	S2S4	S3		N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Rhodocybe speciosa	G1G3			S1S3	N1N3	Not in Oregon
Rickenella swartzii	G4	S1S3	S1?	S2S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Russula mustelina	G4	S2S4		SU	N3	Not in Oregon
Sarcodon fuscoindicus	G3	S2	S2S3	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Sedecula pulvinata	G3	S2			N3	Not in Oregon
Sowerbyella rhenana	G3G4	S2	S3	S1	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Sparassis crispa	G4	S2S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Spathularia flavida	G4G5	S2	S3	S2	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Stagnicola perplexa	G2G4		S1S2	S1S2	N2N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Thaxterogaster pavelekii	G2		S2	S1S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Tremiscus helvelloides	G4G5	S4	S4	S3	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Tricholoma venenatum	GUQ	S3?		SU	NUQ	Not in Oregon
Tricholomopsis fulvescens	G2G3	S1	SH	S1S2	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Tuber asa	G3	S1	S1		N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Tuber pacificum	G2		S1		N2	ORNHIC - List 3
Tylopilus porphyrosporus	G4	S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Lichens
Bryoria pseudocapillaris	G1G2	S1	S1	S1	N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Bryoria spiralifera	G1	S1	S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Bryoria subcana	G2G4	S1	S2	S1	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Bryoria tortuosa	G5	S2	S5	S3	N5	ORNHIC - Not listed
Buellia oidalea	G3?	S3	S1	S1	N3?	ORNHIC - List 3
Calicium abietinum	G4G5	S1S2	S3	S2S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Calicium adspersum	G3G4	S1	S1	S1	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Calicium glaucellum	G4G5	S3	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Calicium viride	G4G5	S3	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Cetrelia cetrarioides	G4G5		S2S3	S2	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Chaenotheca chrysocephala	G4G5	S2S4	S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Chaenotheca ferruginea	G4G5	S1S3	S3	S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Chaenotheca furfuracea	G4G5	S2S3	S3	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Chaenotheca subroscida	G3G4	S2	S2S3	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Chaenothecopsis pusilla	G4G5Q	S2	S2	S2	N3Q	ORNHIC - List 3
Cladonia norvegica	G4G5		S2S3	S2	N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Collema nigrescens	G5?	S3	S4S5	S1	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Dendriscocaulon intricatulum	G3G4Q	S1	S4	S2	N4Q	ORNHIC - Not listed
Dermatocarpon luridum	G4G5	S1	S1S2	S1S2	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Fuscopannaria pacifica	G5?	S4S5	S3S4	S4S5	N5	ORNHIC - Not listed
Heterodermia sitchensis	G2G3		S1		N1N2	ORNHIC - List 2
Hypogymnia duplicata	G4		S2	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Hypogymnia vittata	G4G5		SNA	SNA	N3	ORNHIC - Not listed
Hypotrachyna revoluta	G4G5	S1S2	S1	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Leptogium hirsitum (= L. burnetiae var. hirsutum)	G5?		S1	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Leptogium cyanescens	G5	S1	S2	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Leptogium rivale	G3G5	SH	S3	S1	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Leptogium teretiusculum	G4G5	S1	S2?		N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Lobaria linita	G4G5	S1	S1	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Lobaria oregana	G4G5	S2	S4	S3S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not listed
Microcalicium arenarium	G4G5		S1	S1	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Nephroma bellum	G3G5	S1	S3S4	S2	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not listed
Nephroma isidiosum	G3G4				N3	Not in Oregon
Nephroma occultum	G3		S3	S1	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Niebla cephalota	G1G3	S1S2	S1S2	S1	N1N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Pannaria rubiginosa	G4G5	S1	S2	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Pannaria saubinetii	G3G5	S1?	SU	S1?	N2	ORNHIC - Not listed
Peltigera pacifica	G3		S3?	S2?	N2N3	ORNHIC - Not listed
Platismatia lacunosa	G3G4	S1	S3	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Pseudocyphellaria perpetua	G2G4		S2S3		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis	G3G4		S3	S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Pyrrhospora quernea	G4	S2	S2S3	S1S2	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Ramalina pollinaria	G4G5	S1S3	S1	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Ramalina thrausta	G3G4		S3	S1	N3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Stenocybe clavata	G3	SP	S3	SP	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Teloschistes flavicans	G4G5	S1	S1		N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Tholurna dissimilis	G3G5	S1	S2	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Usnea hesperina	G4G5	S1?	S1S2	S1?	N4	ORNHIC - List 3
Usnea longissima	G3G4	S2	S2	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 3
Bryophytes
Brotherella roellii	G2			SH	N1	Not in Oregon
Buxbaumia viridis	G3G4	S1	S3S4	S3S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed.
Diplophyllum albicans	G5		S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Diplophyllum plicatum	G4		S2	S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Encalypta brevicolla var. crumiana	G4T1		S1	SH	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Herbertus aduncus	G5		S1	S1	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Iwatsukiella leucotricha	G2G3		S1	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 2
Kurzia makinoana	G2G3Q	S1	S1	S1	N2Q	ORNHIC - List 2
Marsupella emarginata var. aquatica	G5T3		S1		N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Orthodontium gracile	G5	S2S3	S1		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Ptilidium californicum	G3G4	S2S3	S4	S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Racomitrium aquaticum	G3Q	S1	S2	S2	N3Q	ORNHIC - List 3
Rhizomnium nudum	G4	SNA	S2	S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Schistostega pennata	G3G4		S2	S3	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Tetraphis geniculata	G3	SNA	S1	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Tritomaria exsectiformis	G5		S2	S2	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Tritomaria quinquedentata	G5		S1	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Mollusks
Ancotrema voyanum	G2	S2	SP		N2	Not in Oregon
Cryptomastix devia	G2		S1	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Cryptomastix hendersoni	G1G2		S1S2	S1	N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Deroceras hesperium	G1		S1	S1	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Fluminicola seminalis	G2	S2	SP		N2	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 1	G1G2	S1S2	S1S2		N1N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Fluminicola sp. 11	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Fluminicola sp. 14	G1G2	S1S2			N1N2	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 15	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 16	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 17	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 18	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 19	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 2	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Fluminicola sp. 20	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Fluminicola sp. 3	G1	S1	S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Helminthoglypta hertleini	G1	S1	S1	S1	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Helminthoglypta talmadgei	G2G3	S2S3			N2N3	Not in Oregon
Hemphillia burringtoni	G1G2		SRF	S1S2	N1N2	Not in Oregon
Hemphillia glandulosa	G3		S2	S2S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Hemphillia malonei	G3		S3	S1S2	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Hemphillia pantherina	G1			S1	N1	Not in Oregon
Juga (o.) n. sp. 2	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Juga (o.) n. sp. 3	G1G2	S1S2			N1N2	Not in Oregon
Juga sp. 2	G1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Juga sp. 3	G2	SU	S1	S1	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Lyogyrus sp. 1	G2		S2	S2	N2	ORNHIC - List 1
Lyogyrus sp. 2	G1		S1	S1	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Lyogyrus sp. 3	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Megomphix hemphilli	G3	SH	S3	S2S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 4
Monadenia chaceana	G1Q	S1	S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Monadenia fidelis klamathica	G4G5T1	S1	SU		N1	Not in Oregon
Monadenia fidelis minor	G4G5T1	SRF	S1	S1	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Monadenia fidelis ochromphalus	G4G5T2	S2	SU		N2	Not in Oregon
Monadenia troglodytes troglodytes	G1G2T1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Monadenia troglodytes wintu	G1G2T1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Oreohelix sp. 1	G1			S1	N1	Not in Oregon
Pristiloma arcticum crateris	G4T1		S1	S1	N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Prophysaon coeruleum	G4	S1S3	S3	S2	N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Trilobopsis roperi	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Trilobopsis tehamana	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Vertigo sp. 1	G1			S1	N1	Not in Oregon
Vespericola pressleyi	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Vespericola shasta	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Vorticifex klamathensis sinitsini	G1QT1		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Vorticifex sp. 1	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Wildlife (Vertebrates)
Arborimus longicaudus	G3G4	S1	S3S4		N3N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Arborimus longicaudus silvicola	G3G4T1Q		S1		N1	ORNHIC - List 1
Arborimus longicaudus longicaudus	G3G4T3T4	S1	S3S4		N3N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Hydromantes shastae	G1	S1			N1	Not in Oregon
Plethodon larselli	G3		S2	S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 2
Plethodon stormi	G2G3Q	S1S2	S2		N2N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Plethodon vandykei	G3			S3	N3	Not in Oregon
Strix nebulosa	G5	S1	S3	S1B	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Plants (Vascular)
Arceuthobium tsugense mertensiana	G5T3T4	S3S4	S3S4	S3S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Bensoniella oregana	G3	S2.2	S3		N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Botrychium minganense	G4	S1.3	S3	S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Botrychium montanum	G3G4	S1	S2	S3S4	N3N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Coptis aspleniifolia	G5			S2	N3N4	Not in Oregon
Coptis trifolia	G5		S1	S1	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Corydalis caseana ssp. aquae-gelidae	G5T3		S3	S2S3	N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Cypripedium fasciculatum	G4	S3.2	S3	S3	N4	ORNHIC - List 2
Cypripedium montanum	G4	S4	S3S4	S4	N4	ORNHIC - List 4
Eucephalus vialis	G3	S1	S3		N3	ORNHIC - List 1
Galium kamtschaticum	G5			S3	N4	Not in Oregon
Platanthera orbiculata	G5T4			S3	N4	Not in Oregon

Dropped Taxa

Survey and Manage taxa evaluated and dropped in the annual review process before the 2002-2003 Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Global rank, Oregon rank, and Oregon List was updated for the 2004 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon publication. Only Oregon and Global Status are included here. California and Washingon Status were not evaluated for these taxa.

Fungi	Global Rank	OR Rank	ORNHIC List
Bryoglossum gracile	G4	S1	ORNHIC - List 3
Chromosera cyanophylla	G4	S3S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Cordyceps capitata	G4	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Galerina vittaeformis	G4	S3S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gyromitra infula	G4	S3S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Gyromitra melaleucoides	G4	S3S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Mycena monticola	G3	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Lichens
Calicium adaequatum	G4	S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Chaenotheca brunneola	G4	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Cyphelium inquinans	G4	S4	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Erioderma sorediatum	G4	S2	ORNHIC - List 2
Heterodermia leucomelos	G2G3	S2S3	ORNHIC - List 2
Kaernefeltia californica	G3	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Leioderma sorediatum	G4	S1	ORNHIC - List 2
Leptogium brebissonii	G5	S2	ORNHIC - List 2
Leptogium saturninum	G5	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Mycocalicium subtile	G5	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Peltigera neckeri	G4	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Pilophorus nigricaulis	G3	S2	ORNHIC - List 2
Stenocybe major	G4	S3	ORNHIC - List 4
Sticta arctica	G4	S1	ORNHIC - List 2
Bryophytes
Bartramiopsis lescurii	G4		Not in Oregon
Douinia ovata	G4	S3	ORNHIC - Not Listed
Herbertus sakuraii	G4	S1	ORNHIC - List 2
Plagiochila semidecurrens var alaskana (originally P. semidecurrens)	G4T3	S1	ORNHIC - List 2
Radula brunnea	G3	S1	ORNHIC - List 2
Scouleria marginata	G3	S1	ORNHIC - List 3
Vascular Plants
Pedicularis howellii	G4	S2S3	ORNHIC - List 2

Invasive Species

Modeled distribution of non-native annual grasses near Monument, OR. Credit: Matt Noone, INR.

While the majority of our work deals with rare and sensitive species, ORBIC is also involved with ranking and tracking invasive species, modeling non-native species distributions, and mapping existing distributions of some species. The image at right shows an example of a non-native annual grass map created for Eastern Oregon, with darker red representing a higher probability of the presence of invasive annual grasses.

ORBIC also administers and maintains the Oregon iMapInvasives website and database, which contains information about much of the work being done on invasive species throughout the state. Partners throughout Oregon use iMapInvasives to track, query, and share invasive species locations, surveys, and treated areas. iMapInvasives is available to anyone interested in learning more about invasive species, or wanting to map locations or track treatments online. More information can be found on the iMapInvasives Resources website.

Image: Modeled distribution of non-native annual grasses near Monument, OR. Credit: Matt Noone, INR.

Oregon iMapInvasives

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About Oregon iMapInvasives

ORBIC has partnered with the Oregon Marine Board, Metro, the West Multnomah and Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Oregon Invasive Species Council, and others to centralize invasive species information for Oregon. These locations are shared through the online tool, iMapInvasives.

iMapInvasives is an online, GIS-based invasive species reporting and querying tool developed by NatureServe, the New York Natural Heritage Program, and many other collaborators. It is focused on the need for land managers, regional planners, and others who are working to prevent, control or manage invasive species to have locational information for where invasives are found. iMap also places an emphasis on developing functionality to aid in early detection, rapid response efforts.

The iMapInvasives public map is accessible without a login. To view additional data, enter sightings online, and otherwise take full advantage of the iMapInvasives site, you will need to create a free account.

To learn more about iMapInvasives, please visit the Oregon iMapInvasives Resources site.

You can see the species that are tracked on iMapInvasives at our Jurisdiction Species List page. If you are an iNaturalist user, you can also contribute observations to our iMapinvasives iNaturalist Project.

Links to Other Invasive Species Resources

ODA Noxious Weed Control Program. The Oregon Department of Agricultures's Noxious Weed Control Program protects Oregon´s natural resources from the invasion and proliferation of exotic noxious weeds.
ODA WeedMapper. WeedMapper is a Web-based spatially referenced database of noxious weeds that anyone may query. The database includes locations of noxious weeds throughout Oregon as collected by responsible federal, state, and local agencies. Maintained by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Oregon Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan (PDF). The goal of the plan is to minimize the harmful ecological, economic, and social impact of Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) through prevention and management of introduction, population growth, and dispersal of ANS into, within, and from Oregon.
Oregon Invasive Species Council. OISC was created by the Oregon legislature in 2002. Its purpose is to conduct a coordinated and comprehensive effort to keep invasive species out of Oregon and to eliminate, reduce, or mitigate the impacts of invasive species already established in Oregon. The OISC Web site has links to many resources about invasive species in Oregon.
Oregon Invasive Species Hotline - Oregonians can report and upload photos of suspected invasives and interact with invasive species experts.
The Silent Invasion - This is the companion site the 2008 Oregon Public Broadcasting series on invasive species in Oregon. It provides extensive links and information on invasive species in Oregon including a video archive of stories about invasives in Oregon.
US Army Corps of Engineers Invasive Species Management. USACE employs the latest economically efficient technologies and research; and biological, mechanical and chemical control methods. USACE also stays on the leading edge of invasive species management by developing new pest control techniques through its Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program and Aquatic Plant Control Research Program.
USDA Forest Services' Invasive Plants Inventory. The Forest Service Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) supports a corporate computer application for Invasive Plants Inventory. The application is an Oracle database, utilizing Oracle data entry forms and ESRI’s Spatial Data Engine (SDE) for storing and managing spatial data in Oracle. ESRI’s ArcMap is used to display the Invasive Plants Feature Class containing the invasive plants inventory polygons.
USGS Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species. Tracks aquatic vertebrate and invertebrate species throughout the US and provides fact sheets on hundreds of species.

Natural Areas Program

2015 Oregon Natural Areas Plan

The 2015 Oregon Natural Areas Plan lists the rare species, ecosystems, and geological features present in Oregon and where they are represented by protected lands.

Natural Areas Plan History

The Oregon Legislature established the Oregon Natural Areas Program in 1979 as a way to protect high quality native ecosystems and rare plant and animal species. The program is managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and is guided by the Oregon Natural Area Plan, a document that describes the natural areas program in Oregon. The plan lists the ecosystems and species that drive the program, guides the selection of priority areas for the establishment of new natural areas, and assists researchers, educators, and the public in learning about or managing designated natural areas. INR's Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) helped develop the Oregon Natural Areas Plan and assists the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department by maintaining natural areas records, providing scientific advice and coodinating with regional and national natural areas programs. ORBIC has a long history working with the Natural Areas Program and has helped guide it since 1979, when ORBIC was called the Oregon Natural Heritage Program.

The goals of the Oregon Natural Areas Program are to:

Create a discrete and limited system of natural areas representing the full range of Oregon's natural heritage resources. These areas are to be used for scientific research, education and nature interpretation.
Establish a process and means for public and private sector voluntary cooperation in the development of a system of natural areas.
Provide advice to managers of natural areas on the management and use of such areas and provide information concerning the conservation of natural heritage resources and special species to the state, federal and local agencies that manage lands within Oregon

The Oregon Natural Areas program collaborates with regional and national natural areas programs, including an interagency Natural Areas Committee, that is overseen by the U.S. Forest Service. This committee meets twice a year, and has representatives from the federal land management agencies, state agencies, The Nature Conservancy, and others interested in Natural Areas. The Natural Areas Association helps coordinate efforts throughout the U.S. and the world, and promotes information exchange regarding the management and establishment of natural areas.

Federal, state, and private organizations have interests in preserving Oregon's natural areas for the benefits these areas provide. To researchers and educators, natural areas provide a relatively undisturbed setting in which to study native ecosystems and species. To resource managers, natural areas can provide a setting for understanding important statewide land management issues. To the public, natural areas provide access to native forests, grasslands, tide pools, bogs, and sagebrush communities. Natural areas also provide habitat for Oregon’s rarest plants and animals like the Fender's Blue Butterfly, the emblem of INR's Natural Areas Program.

Designating natural areas requires sound information regarding characteristics of potential sites, and maintaining areas requires knowledge of proper management techniques. The Natural Areas Program supports the work of agencies and organizations throughout the state by providing such information. INR is part of the Natural Areas Committee, an interagency effort to establish natural areas led by the US Forest Service.

Related Materials

2015 Oregon Natural Areas Plan (2015) (PDF) - Adopted by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in January, 2016.
Oregon Natural Areas Plan (2010) (PDF) - The plan was adopted by the State Land Board on December 14, 2010. This book describes the Natural Areas Program in Oregon. This is Oregon’s first Natural Areas Plan, and serves as an update to the “Oregon Natural Heritage Plan” which was released every 5 years, from 1988 – 2003.
Register of Natural Heritage Resources (as of 2015) - The Oregon Register lists Oregon's most important sites with significant natural heritage resources. Sites on the list are primarily on state lands, but also includes voluntarily listed sites on private or municipal lands, and a few federally owned sites which were registered before they were acquired by the government. Any natural area in the state can become part of the Registry through a voluntary process established by the Oregon Legislature.
List of Dedicated Natural Heritage Conservation Areas (as of 2015) - Sites on the Register of Natural Heritage Resources can also be designated as Dedicated Natural Heritage Conservation Areas. These sites have additional protections to sites on the Registry of Natural Heritage Resources.
Research Natural Areas - These are natural areas on federal lands, that were designated by federal agencies for research purposes.
Oregon Natural Areas Act (2012) - These laws set out the definitions of the Natural Areas Program, the Advisory Committee, agency duties, the process of dedicating natural areas, and other findings. All Oregon laws are viewable on the Oregon laws search site, and laws related to state lands can be found with Chapter 273, with the Natural Areas Program law starting at 273.563.

Dedicated Natural Heritage Conservation Areas

Dedicated natural areas in Oregon are called Natural Heritage Conservation Areas. For an area to be dedicated, it must first be registered, and must also have a management plan describing how the key biological resources will be managed. Natural Heritage Conservation Areas are similar to federal Research Natural Areas in that they are designed to serve educators, researchers, resource managers and the general public with access to Oregon's natural heritage resources far into the future. INR's Oregon Biodoversity Information Center assists state agencies in identifying candidate sites for dedication.

Eight sites were dedicated as of the 2015 Natural Areas Plan:

Cape Blanco

Cape Meares

Cascade Head

Netarts Spit

Onion Peak

Saddle Mountain

Steens Summit

Winchuck Slope

Additional information on these sites is available from ORBIC.

Register of Natural Heritage Resources

The Oregon Register lists Oregon's most important sites with significant natural heritage resources. Sites on the list are primarily on state lands, but also includes voluntarily listed sites on private or municipal lands, and a few federally owned sites that were registered before they were acquired by the government. The Council recommends candidates for registration to the State Land Board for approval. There are 100 natural areas currently registered. For the names and owners of the sites listed on the register, see below. Additional information on these sites, including a basic registry form, is available from ORBIC.

Oregon State Register of Natural Heritage Resources

Status as of June 30, 2015

Sites currently on the Register:
(owner in parenthesis followed by the year the site was added to the register)

Ace Williams Mountain (BLM) - 2001
Ainsworth (OPRD) - 1993
Bald Hill (City of Corvallis) - 1991
Bandon Marsh (USFWS) - 2002
Beaver Creek (OPRD) – 2009
Benson Addition, Multnomah Falls (OPRD) - 1991
Billy Burr Lake (USFWS) - 1993
Blacklock Point (OPRD) - 1988
Blind Slough Swamp Preserve (TNC) - 1995
Blowout Ponds (OPRD) - 1993
Borax Lake Preserve (TNC) - 1994
Bridal Veil Falls (OPRD) - 1993
Bull Flat (DSL) - 1990
Camassia Preserve (TNC) - 2003
Cape Arago Marine Gardens (OPRD) - 1992
Cape Blanco (OPRD) – dedicated in 1991
Cape Ferrelo (OPRD) - 1999
Cape Lookout (OPRD) - 1988
Cape Meares (OPRD) – dedicated in 1988
Cape Sebastian (OPRD) - 1999
Carl Washburn Blowout Ponds (OPRD) - 1993
Cascade Head Preserve (TNC) - dedicated in 1985
Clear Lake Ridge Preserve (TNC) - 1989
Coburg Ridge Preserve (TNC) – 2008
Collier State Park (OPRD) - 1992
Columbia Oaks (Hood River Co, OPRD) - 1993
Conley Lake (ODFW) - 1999
Coopey Falls (OPRD) - 1993
Crissey Field (OPRD) - 1999
Crooked Creek (OPRD) - 1991
Crook Point (USFWS) -1998
Crump Lake Preserve (TNC) - 1993
Crump Lake South (DSL) - 1990
Davis Slough (DSL) - 1989
Denman Vernal Pools (ODFW) - 1994
Eight Dollar Mountain (OPRD, TNC) - 1988
Elowah Falls (OPRD) - 1993
Flagg Island (ODOT) - 1993
Gary & Chatham Islands (Multnomah Co) - 1992
Givan Park (Jackson Co.) - 1993
Hart Mountain additions (USFWS) – 1991, 1994
Humbug Mountain (OPRD) - 1999
Illinois River Forks (OPRD) - 1997
Indian Sands (OPRD) - 1991
Jackson-Frazier Wetlands (Benton County) - 1991
Juniper Hills Preserve (TNC) - 1998
Kingston Prairie Preserve (TNC) - 1997
Knappa Slough Island (DSL) - 1999
Ladd Marsh (ODFW) – 1988, 2004
Latourell Falls (OPRD) - 1993
Lindsay Prairie Preserve (TNC) - 1988
Little North Santiam River (FS) - 1991
Little Rock Island and Shore (PRD) - 1988
Logan Valley (Burns Paiute Tribe) - 1999
Luckiamute Landing (OPRD) - 1993
Memaloose (OPRD) - 1993
Middle Fork John Day River Preserve - Dunston (TNC) - 1990
Middle Fork John Day River Preserve - Oxbow (TNC) - 1999
Mill Creek Ridge (BLM) - 1991 & (CLT) 2014
Miller Island (ODFW) - 1992
Multnomah Falls (OPRD, FS) - 1991
Nehalem Bay (OPRD) - 1991
Nesika Beach Preserve (TNC) -1998
Nestucca Bay (DSL) - 1994
Netarts Spit (OPRD) – dedicated in 1989
Noble Oaks (Willamina) (TNC) – 2014, 2015
North Fork Owyhee River (BLM) - 2004
Ochoco State Wayside (OPRD) - 1990
Onion Peak Preserve (DSL, ODF, NCLC) – dedicated in 1988
Ophir Dunes (ODOT) - 1988
Otter Point (OPRD) – 1999
Piute Creek (DSL) - 1992
Pumpkin Ridge (Private - GROWISER) - 1994
Rattlesnake Butte (CTGR) - 1986
Rooster Rock (OPRD) – 1990
Rough and Ready Creek Preserve (TNC) - 1994
Rough and Ready State Wayside (OPRD) - 1989
Round Top Butte Preserve (TNC) - 1986
Rowena Plateau (OPRD) - 1993
Saddle Mountain (OPRD) – dedicated in 2005
Scappoose Bay (OPRD) -1999
Simpson Reef – Cape Arago (DSL) - 1992
Skull & Little Wallace Island (DSL) - 1991
Smith Island (DSL) - 1989
Snag Boat Bend (USFWS) - 1999
South Grouse Gap (FS) - 1998
South Slough (DSL) - 1991
Succor Creek (PRD) – 1988
Squally Point Dunes (OPRD) - 1993
Starvation Creek and Warren Creek (OPRD, FS) - 1990
Steens Mountain – Ankle Creek (BLM) - 2001
Steens Summit (DSL) - dedicated 1979
Succor Creek (OPRD) - 1988
Sycan Marsh Preserve (TNC) – 1988, 2013
Table Rocks (TNC, BLM) – 1986, 2008
Tillamook Bay Preserve (TNC) - 2011
Tom McCall Preserve at Rowena (TNC) - 1986
Twin Rocks Bluffs (OPRD) - 1999
Tygh Valley (OPRD) - 1991
Umpqua Lighthouse (OPRD) – 2002
Upper Klamath Lake (USFWS) - 2013
Wallace and Anunde Islands (USFWS) – 1993
Westport Slough (USFWS) - 1991
West Sand Island (COE) - 1988
Whalen Island (OPRD) - 2001
Whetstone Savanna Preserve (TNC) - 1995
Willamette Confluence Preserve (TNC) – 2010
Williamson River Delta Preserve (TNC) – 1997, 2007
Willow Creek Preserve (TNC) - 1998
Winchuck Slope (DSL) - dedicated 1979
Woodcock Creek (DSL) - 1990
Yamhill Oaks Preserve (TNC) – 2009, 2013
Zumwalt Prairie Preserve (TNC) – 2001, 2006

Ownership abbreviations:

CLT – Columbia Land Trust
CTGR – Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
DSL – Department of State Lands
ODF – Department of Forestry
ODFW – Department of Fish and Wildlife
ODOT – Department of Transportation
OPRD – Parks and Recreation Department
TNC – The Nature Conservancy
TWC – The Wetlands Conservancy

Research Natural Areas

Research Natural Areas (RNA) are federal lands managed for research and education purposes. The majority of designated natural areas in Oregon are part of the federal Research Natural Areas program.

The RNA program was created to:

Preserve examples of all significant natural ecosystems for comparison with those influenced by man
Provide educational and research areas for ecological and environmental studies
Preserve gene pools of typical and endangered plants and animals

In the Pacific Northwest, the DoD Army Corps of Engineers, USDA Forest Service, USDI National Park Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, and the US Department of Energy all participate in the program. The U.S. Forest Service has provided a regional RNA coordinator to help manage the Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network and RNA committee. This committee meets biannually to promote the program and coordination on the establishment and management of these areas.

In addition to RNAs, the Bureau of Land Management has established many sites that have significant natural area values as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. These sites are recognized along with RNAs, State Natural Heritage Conservation Areas, and Marine Reserves as critical components of the natural area network. RNAs and ACECs are included in the 2010 map and listing of natural areas of Oregon (from 2010 Natural Areas Plan).

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Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum habitat, photograph by Peter Zika.

Partners

The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center works with a variety of state, federal, non-profit, and regional partners. The following list includes only a small representation of these.

Data Requests

Free Public Tools

For inquiries that do not require precise rare species locations, we have several tools available that use ORBIC Rare Species Data for summarized reports and other products.

NatureServe Explorer provides range-wide information on North American species status, trends, and threats, with input from Oregon Biodiversity Information Center and other members of the NatureServe Network.
Oregon Biodiversity Explorer lets users create species and habitat lists at the 6th field watershed level.
Oregon Wildlife Explorer provides species profiles and predicted habitat maps for Oregon’s rare and common birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol (ORWAP) allows a rapid assessment of the functions and values of wetlands, and reports on the presence of known rare wetland species.
Oregon Renewable Energy Siting Tool allows prospective developers to input project data in order to get a coarse level perspective of potential land use and military considerations.

Making a Rare Species Location Data Request

Requests for precise rare species location data must be made in writing via email ([email protected]) or regular mail (see contact information below). The following information must be included:

Your contact information: name, business/organization name, mailing address, voice and fax telephone numbers, and e-mail address.
Type of data needed (PDF report only, or addition of spatial data and which format of spatial data you would like).
Locality information for your project. This could be a street address, coordinates, or legal description (i.e. Township-Range-Section), or a spatial layer (shapefile, geodatabase, or Google Earth file) of your area of interest for larger projects. You may also include a map of the project if you like.
Project or site name and explanation of how the information will be used.

Time Frame for Response

Data requests are processed in the order in which they are received. The response time is approximately 10 working days, although large or complex data requests may take longer. We may be able to process requests sooner if requested.

What is Included

A typical data request will result in a PDF database report of rare, threatened, and endangered species within two miles of the area of interest. All state or federally listed species are included, as well as any ORBIC List 1 or List 2 species, covering vertebrates, invertebrates, vascular and nonvascular plants, fungi, and marine algae. General locational information (TRS, centroid) is provided as a field in the report. Any population data or habitat information about the occurrence is also included.

View an example of a record.

datareportexample.pdf

Spatial data is not included in a typical data request, but is available as an additional service. If you are interested in acquiring spatial data in addition to the PDF printout, please make this clear in your request. Typically this adds about $40 to the total fee for the request due to the additional staff time needed to create the spatial export. A total fee estimate can be provided upon request.

If you request spatial data, please specify if you would like a shapefile or geodatabase file (provided in ArcGIS 10 format) or Google Earth file (KMZ).

View an example screenshot of the shapefile output available as an add-on service.

orbic-coverage-example.pdf

Fees

Fees are charged to cover the cost of providing data services. Exceptions can be made for academic research or agencies partnering with INR on projects. The minimum charge is $85.00. Charges are based on the rate of $115.00 per hour of staff time required, plus a $0.60 per record fee, and a $60.00 computer access fee. A fee estimate can be given prior to initiating a search. An invoice will be delivered with the product, and payment terms are Net 30.

We are able to accept checks or money orders as forms of payment. Electronic Funds Transfers to PSU can be set up for payments; please ask for details.

Annual Subscriptions

If you have large-area projects or anticipate needing several data requests throughout the year, we have an annual data subscription available. Full-state coverage is provided for an annual subscription fee of $6000. Partial-state coverage can be negotiated for a reduced fee.

Data Limitations and Concerns

These data are dependent on the research and observations of many scientists and institutions, and reflects our current state of knowledge. Many areas have never been thoroughly surveyed, however, and the absence of data in any particular geographic area does not necessarily mean that species of concern are not present. These data should not be regarded as a substitute for on-site surveys required for environmental assessments.

ORBIC data contains sensitive information and access to the dataset is subject to our data use agreement.

The ORBIC rare species dataset is not for public distribution or publication, in whole or part. This dataset is exempt from the Oregon Public Records Law (ORS 192.410 to 192.505) under ORS 192.501. Further detail can be found in ORS 192.345 Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure. The following public records are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance: …. (13) Information developed pursuant to ORS 496.004, 496.172 and 498.026 or ORS 496.192 and 564.100, regarding the habitat, location or population of any threatened species or endangered species.

About ORBIC's Rare Species Data

INR's ORBIC maintains Oregon's most comprehensive database of rare, threatened and endangered species. This database includes site-specific information on the occurrences, biology, and status of over 2,000 species throughout Oregon. It includes the state's only database of natural vegetation, with descriptions and information on the occurrences and protected locations of all known ecosystem types. As part of the Natural Heritage Network overseen by Natureserve, ORBIC is able to share this data internationally.

ORBIC uses a spatial database called Biotics, the standard for NatureServe partners, that provides information to guide implementation of the Natural Heritage Plan, including the selection of natural areas for registration and dedication. It is also contracted to provide natural heritage and sensitive species information to state and federal agencies, and is accessed daily by public land managers, private developers, researchers and educators.

Electronic systems contain

More than 32,500 records of locations of over 1200 species of rare and endangered plants and animals (element occurrences). To see which species we track, check out the Rare Species Lists section of our website.
Status of over 900 vertebrate, 1300 invertebrate, 1400 vascular plant, 160 non-vascular plant, 60 alga, and 320 fungus taxa, as well as over 500 plant community types
Detailed descriptions of over 820 vertebrate, 50 invertebrate and 300 plant taxa, with ecoregional, county, and EMAP hexagon distributions for vertebrates

Potential questions our data can answer

What rare species are known to occur in a given area (county, watershed, legal description, physiographic province, etc.)?
Where are the known rare species occurrences located within or near my project?
What is its federal and state status?
What is the habitat for the rare species that I am interested in?
Where are all the known locations in Oregon for a given rare species?

If you are looking for other spatial data, try our Landscape Assessment and Mapping site or the Oregon Spatial Data Library, which is co-sponsored by INR, the OSU Libraries and Press, and DAS-GEO.

You can find other data resources on the Institute for Natural Resource's Data page.

Contact Information

To make a data request by e-mail, please send the required information to our data request e-mail: [email protected]

For inquiries, send an e-mail to the above address or contact Lindsey Wise.

Our mailing address is:

Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
Institute for Natural Resources / INR
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Please include the / INR on mailings as this is our campus mail code and is necessary for delivery of our mail from the general campus mailbox.

Submit Data

Geum triflorum var. campanulatum, photograph by Don Eastman. We are constantly striving to improve our data sets and to incorporate all information available on rare, threatened and endangered species of Oregon. We incorporate survey information from a variety of sources including state and federal agencies, non-profit conservation groups, independent contractors, and private organizations.

If you have information on any of these species (see our Rare Species of Oregon page for the most recent list) and would like to submit a sighting report, you can use our animal form or plant form, or contact us (see contact information below). If you have existing photos with a GPS location to upload or would like to map locations online, you can add observations to our iNaturalist Rare Species of Oregon project.

We also accept digital datasets (databases, spreadsheets, GIS files, etc). If you notice any errors or have any questions regarding the Rare Species of Oregon book or this web site, please contact us.

Data Contacts

Lindsey Wise (for plant information)

Eleanor Gaines (for animal information)

General questions or comments: [email protected].

Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
Insitute for Natural Resources / INR
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Phone: 503-725-9950