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  200 E. Broadway
  P.O. Box 7669
  Missoula, MT
  59807-7669

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2008 Northern Region News Releases

08-18-08 - Deputy Regional Forester Retires, New DRF Announced
04-21-08 - Northern Region Goes Green

2007 Northern Region News Releases

11/20/07 - Illegal Snowmobiling Not Tolerated
07/13/07 - Record-breaking heat - be careful out there!
07-02-07 - Fire season is here in the Northern Rockies
2-13-07 - WO: Tidwell to Head Northern Region for U.S. Forest Service
01/18/07 - Forest Service Invites Public to Comment on RecreationSsite Facility Master Planning
01/12/07 - USDA Announces Abigail Kimbell as the 16th Chief of the Forest Service

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2006 Northern Region News Releases

12/28/06 - USDA press release on Secure Rural Schools Act and Community Self Determination Act: State Payments Chart for 2006 (Includes a link to the News Release)
August 2006 - Missoula Technology and Development Center - Modern Systems Cut Energy Use 80 Percent at the Coeur d'Alene Nursery, .PDF, 2.19 MB, takes a moment to open.
09/28/06 - USFS and State of Montana Reach Proposed Negotiated Settlement on USFS Reserved Water Rights in Montana (State of Montana News Release)
09/27/06 - New Deputy Director for Forest Service State and Private Forestry Announced
08/23/06 - Spruce Budworm Defoliating Douglas-Firs
06/22/06 - Gallatin NF - Historic Main Boulder Ranger Station Opens to Visitors
06/19/06 Flathead NF - Tour the Restored Wurtz Homestead Cabin on Flathead National Forest
05/17/06 - Smithsonian Exhibit at Missoula Technology and Development Center and Aerial Fire Depot
05/17/06 - Sheriff McMeekin Receives National Recognition
04/20/06 - Forest Service Welcomes New Tribal Relations Specialist
04/14/06 - New Kootenai Forest Supervisor Named
01/03/06 - Tarkio Fire Shelter Deployment Findings Released

 

2005 Northern Region News Releases

11/23/05 - NEWS ADVISORY - Christmas Tree Cutting Permits
10/20/05 - Forest Service Issues OHV Reminder to Hunters
10/06/05 - Three Western Land Managers Discuss Strategies to Improve Forest Health and Diversify Economic Opportunities
10/05/05 - Thompson Falls School Now Heated with Biomass
10/04/05 - Federal, State and Local Employees from Montana Help with Hurricane Recovery
09/28/05 - Categorical Exclusion Court Decision
09/06/05 - Clearwater National Forest, Lewis and Clark Across the Lolo Trail Events and Activities Program, for September 13, 14 and 15, 2005
08/17/05 - Progress made in I-90 Wildfire Investigation
08/16/05 - I-90 Fire Shelter Deployment Investigation 72-hour Report Released
08/16/05 - Forest Service Announces Selection of Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest Supervisor
08/14/05 - Fire Investigators Locate Important Witness
08/12/05 - I-90 Fire Shelter Deployment Investigation
08/12/05 - Fire Investigators Seek Help
07/21/05 - Fire Season Information
07/06/05 - Innovation in Woody Biomass Utilization Focus of Visit to Missoula by Under Secretary of Agriculture Mark Rey
06/16/05 - Forest Service Announces Selection of Clearwater Forest Supervisor
06/09/05 - Investing in America's Recreation Future
06/07/05 - NEWS ADVISORY - Centennial Days in the Missoula Area
06/06/05 - Forest Service Announces Selection of Key Fire Leader
06/03/05 - Forest Service Announces Selection of Helena Forest Supervisor
05/25/05 - Enjoy Your Public Lands this Memorial Day
05/12/05 - Regional Forester Announces Forest Planning Decision
04/28/05 - NEWS ADVISORY - Forest Service Observes National Honor Day
04/26/05 - Local Winner of National Environmental Excellence Award
04/19/05 - Forest Service Prepares for Fire Season
03/21/05 - Gallatin National Forest, Public Invited to Forest Service Centennial Event
03/09/05 - Forest Service Completes Investigation into Last Fall's Aircraft Accident in Montana; Announces Administrative Changes
03/09/05 - ADVISORY - Flathead NF - Plane Crash Investigation Report Release
02/28/05 - Flathead National Forest - Flathead National Forest Plans to Sell Buildings and Acres
02/28/05 - Bitterroot National Forest - Analysis of Middle East Fork Project Progresses
02/23/05 - Forest Service Announces Selection of New Director of Forest and Range Program
01/03/05 - Washington Office - US Forest Service Kicks Off 100th Anniversary With Centennial Congress in Nation's Capitol

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2004 Northern Region News Releases

11/17/04 - Supervisor Named for Nez Perce National Forest
11/08/04 - News Advisory - Conference This Week on Future of the Forest Service
10/22/04 - Forest Service Issues OHV Reminder to Hunters
09/22/04 - Flathead NF, Media Alert - Plane Crash Survivors Found
09/21/04 - Dr. Char Miller, Historian, Author, and Professor Kicks Off Forest Service 2005 Centennial
09/08/04 - WO - Forest Service Extends Timeframe for Public to Comment on Proposed Roadless Rule
07-07-04 - WO, Forest Service Releases Draft Policy on Off-Highway Vehicle Use in National Forests and Grasslands
06/14/04 - 50th Anniversary of the Aerial fire Depot
06/10/04 - New Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Nez Perce National Forest
06/10/04 - More Aerial Fire Fighting Resources Available as Fire Season Starts
06/10/04 - Forest Service Regional Office Closed Friday June 11, 2004
06/01/04 - National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Firefighting Agencies to Increase Aerial Resources for Wildland Fire Operations
05/27/04 - Wood in Transportation Grant
4/28/04 - Washington Office, Research Paper Supports Fuel Treatments to Reduce Wildfire Threats
04/23/04 - Preparations Underway for the 50th Anniversary of the Aerial Fire Depot
04/09/04 - Fire Season Assessment Advisory from Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC)
03/25/04 - Congressional Delegation announces US Forest Service Grants to Montana Communities
01/15/04 - Lynx Draft EIS out for Public Comment

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2003 Northern Region News Releases

12/17/03 - New Regional Forester Named to Lead Northern Region
12/17/03 - Supervisor Named for Lewis & Clark National Forest
11/19/03 - Schreck Wins National Interpretation Award
11/04/03 - Forest Service to Receive Small Business Administration Award
10/28/03 - Forest Service Issues OHV Reminder to Hunters
10/27/03 - Forest Service Offers Grant Opportunities for Rural Communities
10/06/03 - Hunters/Recreationists Be Fire Conscious
09/30/03 - Northern Region announces Competitive Sourcing Results
09/30/03 - CFC of Missoula and Ravalli County Delivers record donations in 2002
07/07/03 - Fire Information Sites and Contacts
06/24/03 - Lolo Pass Grand Opening Visitor Pass Area
06/20/03 - Be Fire Conscious this Fourth of July
06/18/03 - Schedule for Lolo Pass Visitors Center and Rest Area Grand Opening Announced
06/13/03 - Montana Delegation announces US Forest Service Grants to Montana Communities
06/04/03 - Scientists confirm Hybridization of Canada lynx with bobcats in Minnesota
05/15/03 - Comments Sought on National Forest Recreation Residence Fees
05/08/03 - Fire Funds Returned
04/08/03 - Partial Return of Fire Transfer Funds
04/01/03 - Teacher Workshop Focuses of Fire

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2002 Northern Region News Releases

11-29-02 - Regional Forester Announces Review Team
11-26-02 - RMRS - Teaching About Fire Made Easier by Education
06-07-02 - Supervisor named for Bitterroot National Forest
05-20-02 - Fire Danger
05-20-02 - OHV Spring Reminder
04-03-02 - Woodman Computers
03-12-02 - Administrator Named for Nez Perce National Historic Trail
02-07-02 - Emergency Recovery Activities to Proceed on Bitterroot NF
02-01-02 - Director Named for Fire, Aviation and Air for the Northern Region

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