![Welcome to the Northern Region!](local-resources/images/welcome-header.gif)
We
invite you to explore the Northern Region's 16 congressionally-designated
wilderness
areas, six National
Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail, or 2,539 miles of the Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail, and much more.
(Click on map
for a larger view.)
The
Northern Region area encompasses 25 million acres and is spread
over 5 states. Included are 12 national forests located within
the perimeter of northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, and
Montana; and the national grasslands in North Dakota and northwestern
South Dakota.
As
as place for individuals and families to enjoy the outdoors, the
Northern Region's public lands offer hiking, camping, fishing, hunting,
skiing, kayaking, and countless other adventures. These very special
areas protected from development offer the ability to escape the
crowds of the city and encounter nature at its best - to experience
the solitude and challenges of wildlands.
As
residents and visitors enjoy summer, fire management organizations
want the public to easily know what fire restrictions and
closures may be in place. A new public web site, www.firerestrictions.org,
has been created to communicate wildland fire restriction and closure
information and the Northern Rockies during the 2008 wildland fire
season. the Northern Rockies includes Montana, Idaho, North Dakota
and Northwest South Dakota.
As weather continues
to become warmer and dryer, we urge individuals to be fire safe
as they work and recreate outdoors.
Climate
Change
The Forest Service
has several inter-related programs to help forests, grasslands and
humans mitigate and adapt to global climate change.
![Photo of the Smokey Bear hot-air balloon -- sotry in Northern Region News.](local-resources/images/features/smokey-balloon-head-126x111.jpg)
The
Spring 2008
version of the Northern Region News is avaialable in
.PDF format at 3.09 MB. This is a large file and will take a moment
to open.
"You may wish to visit
this
National Forest empire of yours"
"Views
from the National Forests" is an album project that
began in the early 1930s and is comprised of images that date as
late as 1939. The album is presented in its entirety for historical
purposes, despite noted changes in Forest Service policy over the
last 100 years. The language within the text reflects the Forest
Service of the period.
The
album was intended to bring the "flavor of the forests, if
only for a short half hour" to those who sought to explore
the landscape and commune with nature. In the album's introduction,
the Forest Service extends a welcome to those who have come to seek
the atmosphere of the frontier west. The album's message is of a
landscape owned by none and accessible to all.
"Views
from the National Forests" offered an overview of the diversity
and opportunities to be found in the Northern Region.
Today
it provides a view of the early days of the Forest Service in the
Northern Region.
We invite you to peruse these
images and to continue to explore your National Forests.
NOTE:
This is a 1.94MB .PDF Show file that is 40 pages long. It may take
a moment to open. You can move forward, back, or end the show by
clicking on the various arrows on the menu.
Whenever possible a named photographer and date are noted. The author
of the text is unknown at this time. Please direct any questions
or comments on the exhibit to the email addresses listed at the
end.
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