Intermountain Region

Projects & Plans

The Forest Service is actively involved in a variety of projects and programs throughout the Intermountain Region.

Browse through the sites that are listed in the pull-down menu above to see the level of diversity the Forest Service exemplifies.

Appeals and Litigation

Forest Service managers make many resource management decisions, which may be subject to appeal (request to a higher authority for administrative review of a decision). Click here to view appeal responses for the Intermountain Region issued after October 1, 2006. You will view these on the National Appeals web site, which will open in a new browser window.

Find An Appeal that is Prior than October 1, 2006

Pre-Decisional Objections

Proposed Forest Service Decisions regarding hazardous fuel reduction projects ar subject to a "pre-decisional" review process. In these cases, the public may submit comments on the project for consideration prior to the final decision being signed. Click here to view objection responses for the Intermountain Region. You will view these on the National Objections web site, which will open in a new browser window.

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C of H.R. 1424 reauthorized and amended the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 as originally enacted in P.L. 106-393.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.

2009 Cost Estimating Guide for Road Construction

This "Cost Estimating Guide" is intended to establish procedures and standardize methods of making estimates for road construction in Regions 2, 3, and 4.