Welcome to the Northern Region!
Adventure beckons
From steep mountains to rolling prairies, come discover the rich landscapes of the Northern Region!
Visit your Northern Region Forests and Grasslands
Looking north across the Canadian border from the summit of Snowy Top Mountain in winter on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (Photo by Eric Morgan/USFS)
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The Northern Region manages 25 million acres of public lands across 5 states. Our 12 National Forests spread across North Idaho, Montana, and a sliver of northeastern Washington. The 4 National Grasslands of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands are in North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota. Come experience the best of your public lands!
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Mushroom Harvesting
Past wildfires bring with them the possibility of bumper mushroom crops!
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Work With Us
There’s so much you can do in a Forest Service career! Our extraordinary diversity of employment occupations and locations makes it easy to find a position to suit your talents.
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Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
The Northern Region is home to two designated Wildland Fire Crisis Landscapes in Montana and Idaho: The Kootenai Complex and the Nez Perce-Clearwater-Lower Salmon Landscape that includes the watersheds of the Clearwater, Salmon, and Snake Rivers in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
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Great American Outdoors Act
The GAOA is allowing us to invest in recreation infrastructure, public lands access, and land and water conservation.
Discover the things the Northern Region Forests and Grasslands are doing to make improvements in our public land resources!
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Rent a Room with a View
The Northern Region is home to rental cabins and lookouts across Montana and Northern Idaho. Which one will you visit next?
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Interagency Recreation Passes
Interagency recreation passes provide access to recreation sites managed by a number of Federal agencies.
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The Wildfire Crisis Strategy
Learn more about the National 10-year strategy to address the wildfire epidemic across landscapes nationwide, including the Northern Region.
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Shared Stewardship in the Northern Region
Shared Stewardship is an invitation to States, Tribes, local governments, partners and stakeholders to set landscape-scale priorities, leverage resources, and work across boundaries to improve forest and watershed conditions, and protect communities. Learn about efforts in the Northern Region to work more deliberately with our neighbors and partners to expand forest restoration and treatments across boundaries, resulting in a more resilient landscape.