District and Area offices announce new hours
Contact Information: Sawtooth Information sm.fs.sawtoothinfo@usda.gov
JEROME, Idaho — Effective immediately, the Sawtooth National Forest announces new hours for its Fairfield Ranger District, the Minidoka Ranger District, and Sawtooth National Recreation Area offices.
The announcement comes as forest leadership works to provide the best service possible with the staffing and resources we have.
“Adjusting our office hours as we enter our busiest season allows our Rangers some flexibility with their available staff to continue to carryout out all aspects of our mission – caring for the land while serving people,” said Acting Forest Supervisor Shawn Robnett. “Ensuring our employees are still out on in the field accomplishing their work also affords our employees the opportunity to meet stakeholders where they are – out on the Forest.”
The Fairfield Ranger District will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. The Minidoka Ranger District will be open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesday, and Thursdays.
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area offices in Ketchum and Stanley will temporarily close. The offices are scheduled to reopen three days per week June 16 through Labor Day.
When hours for reopening are established, employees will post the information to the Sawtooth National Forest Offices website, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/offices.
Stakeholders requiring assistance from these offices outside of the listed hours should call and leave phone messages at the office from which they require services. Forest staff in these offices will follow-up on all calls and messages at their earliest convenience.
“We thank stakeholders for their understanding and patience as we navigate these challenges,” Robnett said.