Welcome
The
Caribou-Targhee National Forest occupies over 3 million acres
and stretches across southeastern Idaho, from the Montana,
Utah, and Wyoming borders. This Forest is also home to the
Curlew National Grasslands.
The National
Forest Store now offers secure on-line sales through our
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Download
and Print Ranger District Maps - May not be
compatible with Mac computers
Palisades
Ranger District offers maps that you can download
and print off your computer. These maps give you various trail
information.
Download
Dubois Ranger District travel plan maps off
the website and print these colored maps from your printer.
Teton
Basin Ranger District offers maps that you can download
and print off your computer. These maps are very detailed
and give you trail information.
Ashton/Island
Park Ranger District offers a North map
and a South map
that you can download and print off your computer.
Montpelier
Ranger District motor vehicle use maps. These maps
give motorized travel regulations.
Soda
Springs Ranger District motor vehicle use map. These
maps give motorized travel regulations.
WestsideRanger
District North motor vehicle use map. These maps
give motorized travel regulations.
WestsideRanger
District South motor vehicle use map. These maps
give motorized travel regulations.
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Secure
Rural Schools
On
October 3, 2008, H.R. 1424 became Public Law (P.L.) 110-343. Section
601 in Division C of H.R. 1424 reauthorized and amended the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 as originally
enacted in P.L. 106-393. More than $500 million for FY 2008 will
be available to 41 states and Puerto Rico for improvements to public
schools, road maintenance and stewardship projects under this act.
Current
Recreation Information
The
Forest began the Recreation Facility Analysis in October 2005 by
editing and updating it's recreation sites database. The recreation
niche for the Forest was defined as "Accessible Adventures"
by compiling information and knowledge from Forest Service recreation
professionals and others. A draft plan was completed, updated and
refined until it was approved by Mary Wagner for the Regional Forester
on October 3, 2007. The Caribou-Targhee
National Forest Recreation Facility Anaylsis provides a
comprehensive look a the management of rereation sites in relation
to the Forest niche.
Proposal
for Fee Increases and New Fees at some Recreation Sites
After
reviewing all current recreation fee sites and facilities and looking
at projected costs to maintain these sites, the Caribou-Targhee
National Forest proposes to increase recreation fees at some of
their fee sites. Click
here for more information.
Look
here for current campground
information. You can rent our rustic
cabins anytime of the year, sun, rain or snow. Enjoy
your stay!
Poisonous
Plants of Southeast Idaho
Many
adults and children become seriously ill by consuming poisonous
plants. sometimes this poisoning is accidental, and sometimes poisoning
is the result of the misidentification or misuse of medicinal herbs.
The Caribou-Targhee National Forest has prepared a brief field guide
to the poisonous plants commonly found in Southeast Idaho. For a
copy of this guide Click
here.
Expanded
Bear Food Storage Order Coming in 2008
Caribou-Targhee
National Forest managers plan to expand the existing food storage
order. The expanded order is intended to reduce adverse human-grizzly
bear interactions, thereby promoting human safety and the protection
of bears and other wildlife species at locations in the Targhee
National Forest.
Smokey
Canyon Mine Panels F&G Expansion Record of Decision (Forest
Service)
USFS
authorization is required for all off-lease operations related to
mining. The USFS is required to evaluate alternatives for providing
access to existing phosphate leases and issue a decision whether
or not to authorize use of NFS land outside of lease boundaries
and to establish terms and conditions for any Special Use Authorizations
(SUA’s) for haul roads, access roads, power lines and topsoil
stockpiles located outside of the phosphate lease boundaries on
National Forest System Lands (NFS). To view the Record of Decision
click
here.
Smokey
Canyon Mine Panels F&G Expansion Record of Decision (Bureau
of Land Management)
The
BLM is required to evaluate mining proposals and determine whether
and how to authorize mining operations on the phosphate leases.
This includes consideration of the alternative scenarios for operations
within the lease boundaries, and decisions to modify or enlarge
the existing leases to maximize the recovery of available phosphate
ore. To view the Record of Decision click
here.
Forest
Health Alert - Western Spruce Budworm
Western
spruce budworm populations are once again on the rise. Large areas
of moderate to heavy defoliation of Douglas-fir have been reported
across southeastern Idaho. The last outbreak ended in 1987 after
defoliating millions of trees over more than 20 years.
Grizzly
Bear Habitat Amendment
The
forest supervisors of the six national forests within the Greater
Yellowstone Area signed the Record of Decision to incorporate grizzly
bear habitat standards into forest plans.
The amendment
requires that habitat standards from the Grizzly Bear Conservation
Strategy be incorporated into long-term management of the forests.
Click
here for more information.
Big
Hole Mountain Subsection Summer Travel Management Plan
The
Caribou-Targhee National Forest has completed the Environmental
Assessment for this plan and issued a Final Decision notice signed
on March 17, 2008. No appeals were received and as of May 6th, the
Plan is now in effect. The goal of this plan is to provide and manage
trail opportunities for ATV's, motorcycles, mountain bikes and non-motorized
uses that are safe, environmentally sound, affordable to manage
and maintain, and responsive to public needs. Please Click
here for more information.
Caribou
Travel Plan
Click
here to download final documents and maps.
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