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Ecology Tree & Shrub Dominated Wildlife Habitats: A Tree-Dominated Habitat is an area with greater than 10% covered by live vegetation in an overstory position and not a desert habitat as defined. Non-desert Mountain/Foothill/Valley Tree Dominated Habitats Subalpine Conifer (SCN) Engelmann Spruce, Subalpine Fir, Mountain Hemlock Red Fir (RFR) Red Fir, White Fir, Lodgepole Pine Lodgepole Pine (LPN) Lodgepole Pine, Aspen, Mountain Hemlock Sierran Mixed Conifer (SMC) Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir White Fir (WFR) White Fir, Douglas Fir, Sugar Pine Jeffrey Pine (JPN) Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine Ponderosa Pine (PPN) Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Douglas Fir Eastside Pine (EPN) Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, White Fir Pinyon-Juniper (PJN) Pinyon Species, Juniper Species, Mountain Mahogany Species * Juniper (JUN) Juniper Species, White Fir, Jeffrey Pine Aspen (ASP) Aspen, Willows, Alders Montane Hardwood-Conifer (MHC) Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, California Black Oak Montane Hardwood (MHW) Canyon Live Oak, California Black Oak, Oregon White Oak Montane Riparian (MRI) Black Cottonwood, Bigleaf Maple, White Alder Valley Foothill Riparian (VRI) Cottonwood, Sycamore, Valley Oak |
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