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Forest Service partnership builds youth job skills, career foundations

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MobilizeGreen participants learn natural resource management along with team building at a project site doing campground maintenance and non-native invasive species work on the Superior National Forest. (Photo courtesy of MobilizeGreen.) This summer, over 200 young adults had the wonderful experience of…
#Conservation, #Outdoors, #Education, #YouthCorps

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program - Motor Vehicle Use Maps

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Completed Motor Vehicle Use MapsThe following motor vehicle use maps have been prepared and issued under 36 CFR 212.56, and identify those roads, trails, and areas designated for motor vehicle use. On these forests, use or possession of a motor vehicle inconsistent with these designations is prohibited under 36 CFR 261.13. Information on travel management direction on other national forests…
#Recreation, #OHV, #Travel, #Outdoors, vehicles, #Maps

Travel Management & Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program

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OHV Volunteer Day, Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone Ranger District, California, (USDA Forest Service photo by Susan Knight-Ashley) Over the past few decades, the availability and capability of off highway vehicles (OHV) has increased tremendously. That’s a good thing. More Americans are…
#Recreation, #OHV, #Travel, #Outdoors

Recreational Activities and Special Programs

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Special ProgramsAccessibilityArrowCorps5 - Boy Scouts of AmericaBuilt Environment Image Guide  (BEIG)Contact UsFrequently Asked FactsHeritageHosted ProgramsNational Visitor Use Program (NVUM)Recreation Facility AnalysisRecreation Planning ResourcesTourismTrail Management ToolboxTravel Management & Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) ProgramYouth Conservation Corps Program
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Celebrate National Forest Week, July 8-14, 2024

Rafters on the Bridger-Teton National Forest East of Alpine, Wyoming.
#super{ vertical-align:super; font-size: 6pt; } A couple of backpackers stop to take in the view on their way to Alpine Lake in Redfish Lake Canyon in the Sawtooth National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Nate Lowe) When was the last time you felt truly present in the moment…
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Renovating Northern cabins: Forest Service improves rental cabins using Great American Outdoors Act funding

A view of Hornet Lookout, a cabin in a clearing on top of a small hill overlooking a forest
The Forest Service is home to some of the most renowned recreational accommodations across the country. Offerings range from old homesteads, historic log ranger stations and early 20th century lookouts built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to the modern cabins and watchtowers of today.  The Star…
#Recreation, #Cabins, #Outdoors, #GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct, forest, #Montana, #Idaho