The vegetation of the Cat Creek area is diverse with the plains areas featuring a sparse growth of buffalo grass, black sage and greasewood while on the northern bluffs, bull pine grow.
, published in 1845, now considered a synonym of Sarcobatus (Greasewood), a plant genus in the family Sarcobataceae (formerly in Chenopodiaceae)
Deer, antelopes, ducks, pheasants, thrashers and quails can be found in the upland areas amongst the sagebrush, greasewood and wild rye.
The native habitat of Merriam's ground squirrel is arid chapparal environments dominated by sagebrush, and, to a lesser extent, by greasewood and shadscale.
Common associates in the flora of the plant's basin and desert habitat include saltbush, winterfat, creosote bush, ragweed, greasewood, hopsage, and boxthorn.