Welcome from Harv Forsgren, Regional Forester for the Intermountain Region. From the famous red sands of southern Utah to the rugged and craggy ridge line of the Sawtooth Mountains to the stark openness of Nevada the Intermountain Region offers amazing diversity and some of the most beautiful, famous and stunning forests in the nation.
The health of our forests and grasslands is an important focus that we take very seriously as we strive to succeed at Caring for the Land and Serving People.
The U.S. Forest Service needs a variety of skills and experience in order to fulfill its multiple use mission. A variety of temporary positions will be offered competitively throughout the region.
A Forest Service career will put you on the front lines of conservation, wildland fire, intelligent resource utilization and wildland management. The challenge is to help manage the nation's forests, ranges and wetlands in ways that are most environmentally responsible, sustainable for the long term, and most effective for the American citizens who use them.
The Intermountain Region is using video to help tell its story. Video will be used to highlight special events that are taking place throughout the Region, as well as capturing projects that are taking place on the ground. Region 4 videos are located in the news section of this web site. Most videos can also be found on the Forest Service YouTube Channel.
The Forests to Faucets Project identifies areas that supply surface drinking water, have consumer demand for this water, and are facing significant development threats.
In March 2010 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that listing the Greater Sage-Grouse was “warranted,” for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
The Dixie National Forest is the lead forest for three power line projects that will potentially impact all Utah forests. The Forest Service is not the lead agency; BLM is the lead agency.
Global climate change is dramatically altering forests and grasslands for present and future generations. Forests and grasslands produce many ecosystem services on which society relies: water, clea...
