Partnerships
Intermountain Region Program Specialists partner with Rocky Mountain Research Station to enhance collaboration opportunities between researchers and managers. Select the video to view the 6-part playlist that shows how the partnership is beneficial to both organizations.
Forest Service Partners with Sportsmen's Groups to Restore Sagebrush in John's Valley
In what some people might view as an unlikely partnership, the Forest Service teamed up with the Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI) to restore sagebrush habitat on the Dixie National Forest. The project, which is located at John’s Valley in Garfield County, will benefit greater sage-grouse as well as elk, mule deer, and other species.
What may be surprising about this partnership to enhance wildlife habitat is that most of the funding originated with sportsmen’s groups that support hunting and fishing. The UWRI is a program that improves high priority watersheds throughout Utah.
Weber Pathways Connecting 26 Miles of Continuous Trails
Weber Pathways is a long standing partner with the Ogden Ranger District. Weber Pathways along with the Ogden Ranger District trails crew and other volunteers completed the construction of the Bonneville Shoreline trail, North Connector trail.
With the completion of this section, there are 26 miles of continuous trail connecting four communities (Pleasant View, North Ogden, Ogden, and South Ogden).
This 26 miles of continuous trail is the longest section of multi –use, hikers, bikers, and equestrians, in Utah.
The Salmon-Challis National Forest and Idaho AmeriCorps
The 2015 season marked the seventh year of operation for the Student Conservation Association (SCA) Idaho AmeriCorps program based on the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
The goals are:
- Designing as a leadership development program
- Fostering environmental stewardship through sustainable living and connection to the natural world
This season, a team of 20 AmeriCorps interns and three staff members completed projects in forestry, wild land fire/fuels, recreation, trails, wildlife/fisheries management, range management, invasive species, and GPS/Trimble data collection and analysis. This year marked the first time the Idaho AmeriCorps program sent members to other partners outside of the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
These partners include:
- Nez Perce National Forest
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- City of Rocks National Reserve
- Idaho BLM (Challis and Boise offices)
- Idaho Fish and Game
The SCA Idaho AmeriCorps program provides an invaluable service to both the local communities and our agency partners by supporting the local economy, creating a positive community of young adults, and getting boots on the ground for priority conservation projects that would not be accomplished otherwise.