Hay Creek
Status
Established
Year Established
2011
Location
Station
State
Wyoming
National Forest Regions
Rocky Mountain Region (R2)
44.674, -104.335
Hay Creek Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
577ac (234ha)
Elevation Range
4,180' (1,274m) - 4,780' (1,457m)
Primary Features
Hay Creek RNA includes the headwater, spring-fed stream system of the Middle Fork of Hay Creek and its two tributaries; the topographic relief of the Bear Lodge Mountains provides mesic habitat and supports late successional forests and major deciduous cover in addition to pine. Four community types are significant: Ponderosa pine/Bur Oak Woodland (Pinus ponderosa/Quercus macrocarpa Woodland), Ponderosa pine/Rough-leaf Ricegrass Woodland (Pinus ponderosa/Oryzopsis asperifolia Woodland), Paper birch/Beaked Hazel Forest (Betula papyrifera/Corylus cornuta Forest), and Bur oak/Ironwood Forest (Quercus macrocarpa/Ostrya virginiana Forest).
Last updated January 31, 2023