Wildlife in Chugach State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Chugach right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Chugach
Moose
Alces alces
973 observations
Thinhorn Sheep
Ovis dalli
559 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
445 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
428 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
373 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
324 observations · iNaturalist
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
303 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
303 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
280 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
258 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
252 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
230 observations
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
230 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
226 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
211 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
195 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
194 observations
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
191 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
183 observations
Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
180 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
179 observations
Sitka burnet
Sanguisorba stipulata
174 observations · iNaturalist
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
173 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
171 observations
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
168 observations · iNaturalist
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
166 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
166 observations · iNaturalist
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
160 observations
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
156 observations · iNaturalist
Alaskan pincushion plant
Diapensia obovata
156 observations · iNaturalist
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