John Day has two streams with anadromous fish- John Day and Allison Creeks.
Whitebark pines are fairly common. Some of the area has been damaged by ORV
use.
This area drains into the Salmon River, east of Riggins. It was studied during RARE II but ignored in the forest plan inventory. However, this steep area likely still contains 5,000 acres of land missed by the flawed forest plan inventory.