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[Photo]: Hikers on trail at Pinecrest Lake
[Photo]: group of people fishing from pier at Fraser Flat

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Welcome to the Stanislaus National Forest, where you can fish in over 800 miles of rivers and streams, stay in a campground, or hike into the backcountry seeking pristine solitude. You can swim near a sandy beach or wade into cold clear streams cooling your feet while lost in the beauty of nature, raft the exciting Tuolumne River, or canoe one of the many gorgeous lakes. You can ride a horse, a mountain bike or a snowmobile. Clearly the choice is yours in the special places of the Stanislaus National Forest.
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Motorized Travel Management information, maps and documents for the Final Environmental Impact Statement phase of the project are currently available.

Motor Vehicle Use Maps display roads and trails that are open for motor vehicle use by the public on the Stanislaus National Forest. The free maps also display public and private land ownership, plus any seasonal closures or restrictions by vehicle type.

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2012 Temporary Job Announcements

The Stanislaus National Forest will be filling a number of temporary summer positions in 2012. A wide variety of jobs are available in archaeology, botany, business administration, recreation, timber, trails, wildlife and wildland firefighting. Please open and read the attached notice for application information and the type of jobs offered this coming season.

It is recommended that you apply as soon as possible to be considered for any of these positions, as hiring will take place in January, February and March of 2012.


Skilled Botanical Volunteers Wanted: Tuolumne Wild & Scenic River Inventory

California bay (Umbellularia californica), a common shrub in the Tuolumne River canyon.

The Stanislaus National Forest, located in the central Sierra Nevada of California,  has embarked on an ambitious project to inventory the plant life in the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River corridor.  Skilled volunteers are needed to help with this effort.  Help is needed to identify the vascular plants, collect voucher samples and take high quality representative photographs of the species found.  Skills needed include ability to identify plants using standard plant keys, ability to hike the trails along the river, and/or digital photographic skills and equipment.  Experts in bryophytes, lichens or fungi are also desired.  The time commitment and work schedule are completely flexible and up to the wishes of each volunteer.

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