page_title: Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: Sambucus caerulea Description: Blueberry Elder, Sambucus caerulea and terrain Viewpoint location: Soda Mountain Road about 1.3 km east northeast of Soda Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Lat/Long: 42.0683°N, 122.4660°W (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Soda Mountain Quad [1] Viewpoint elevation: 5410' View direction: Northeast Date and time: 2005.10.22 14:56:043 PDT Camera: Canon PowerShot S110 Photographer: Walter Siegmund ©2005 Walter Siegmund
context_page_description: The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is a United States national monument that protects 114,000 acres of forest and grasslands at the junction of the Cascade Range and the Siskiyou Mountains in Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California, United States. The monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. It was established in a presidential proclamation by President Bill Clinton on June 9, 2000 and expanded by President Barack Obama on January 12, 2017.
context_section_description: The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is the first U.S. national monument set aside solely for the preservation of biodiversity.  It has one of the most diverse ecosystems found in the Cascade Range. Two hundred species of birds are known to exist in the monument including some threatened and endangered species. Amphibians found in the National Monument include the rough-skinned newt.
  Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is noted for its significant botanical diversity. The range of elevations and diversity of habitat types provides for a spectacular flora that includes many endemics to the immediate Siskiyou crest area, such as Green's mariposa lily (Calochortus greenei).  The federally endangered Gentner's fritillary (Fritillaria gentneri) is known to occur in the monument.
caption: Blue elderberry in the monument
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