Tenderfoot Basin

Status

Proposed

Location

Station

Pacific Northwest Research Station

State

Oregon

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Ownership:    FS
Ecoregion:    Blue Mountains
Forest:    Wallowa-Whitman NF
District:    Eagle Cap RD

Ecological and Physical Description

Size

891ac (361ha)

Primary Features

Tenderfoot Basin proposed Research Natural Area (pRNA) was selected to represent fraternal Indian paintbrush (Castilleja fraterna) and Green fescue (Festuca viridula) communities found in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. The pRNA is comprised of south-facing slopes with limestone and basalt.

Last updated March 17, 2023