Featured Creature Articles

Welcome to our Featured Creature page!

Every few months, the Klamath Network writes about the natural history of a species that occurs in at least one of the network's parks. Search and sort the Lookup Table to find a species, or browse through the web articles, which are all also linked in the Lookup Table. The table is updated quarterly.

Featured Creature Lookup Table

Articles can be sorted by Creature, Scientific Name, Year, Taxonomic Category, Link to PDF Brief, Link to Web Article, and Park Code. Click the up and down arrows to the right of a column header to toggle back and forth between sorting the values in ascending vs. descending order. The Search tool can be used on all fields.
Key to values in the Lookup Table
 Taxonomic Categories  Park Codes
 Amphibian  CRLA = Crater Lake National Park
 Bacteria  LABE = Lava Beds National Monument
 Bird  LAVO = Lassen Volcanic National Park
 Fish  ORCA = Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
 Fungi  REDW = Redwood National and State Parks
 Invertebrate  WHIS = Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
 Mammal  
 Nonvascular Plant  
 Reptile  
 Vascular Plant  

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Featured Creature Web Articles

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  • Monarch Butterfly - Featured Creature

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    Large, orange butterfly with thick black wing veins, perched on a flower.

    Curious about the monarch butterfly in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Hoary Bats

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    Two hoary bats flying

    Curious about the hoary bat in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • California Spotted Owl

    • Locations: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Yosemite National Park
    Chestnut brown, medium-sized owl with white spots and dark brown eyes.

    Curious about the California spotted owl in northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Yuma Myotis

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    Small brown bat with round ears held by gloved hand.

    Curious about Yuma myotis in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Common Red Paintbrush

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Redwood National and State Parks
    Flower with bright red petals sticking out of a purple stem

    Curious about the common red paintbrush in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly "Featured Creature," brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Common Garter Snake

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks
    Blackish snake with yellow dorsal stripe and red side-blotches coiled in the grass.

    Curious about the common garter snake in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • American Marten

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    Small brown mammal with orange throat and pointed ears in the snow

    Curious about the American marten in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Redwood National and State Parks

    Western Pearlshell

    • Locations: Redwood National and State Parks
    Oval shaped mollusks embedded in a stream bottom.

    Curious about the western pearlshell in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Common Raven

    • Locations: Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    Glossy black head of raven vocalizing, with long, ruffed out neck feathers.

    Curious about the common raven in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

  • Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve

    Harvestman

    • Locations: Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
    Taracus silvestrii in tray

    Curious about Taracus silvestrii in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

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Last updated: February 26, 2025

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