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The Wapiti Fire in the Boise National Forest is only about 10% contained. The same fire is to blame for the recent closure of a 15-mile stretch of Idaho Highway 21, according to previous Statesman ...
In the Boise and Payette National Forests, the Lava Fire continues to consume precious public timber resources, amounting to almost 100,000 acres of federal and state-managed land.
PHOTO: Lanny Flaherty, a fired U.S. Forest Service employee, pictured here, protecting the giant redwood trees at the Sequoia National Forest from the September 2021 KNP Complex fires in California.
Location: Ada, Boise, Elmore, Gem, Valley, and Washington counties, Idaho, United States: Nearest city: Boise, Idaho: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 2,203,703 acres (8,918.07 km 2) [2] (proclaimed): Established: July 1, 1908; 116 years ago () [3]: Visitors: 1,180,000 (in 2009) [4]: Governing body: U.S. Forest Service: Website: www.fs.usda.gov /boise: Boise National Forest is a National Forest covering ...
Trinity Mountain is the highest point in the Trinity Mountains, a subrange of the Boise Mountains in Boise National Forest, Idaho with a summit elevation of 9,451 feet (2,881 m). It is located 11.63 miles (18.72 km) from Steel Mountain , its line parent , giving it a prominence of 2,371 feet (723 m). [ 1 ]
Grandjean joined the United States Forest Service in 1905 and after two years serving in various forests around Idaho, he was appointed as supervisor of Sawtooth National Forest West. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] : 199 In 1908 that area was re-designated as Boise National Forest and Grandjean became its first supervisor, a role he served in for 14 years. [ 4 ]
Several wildfires are still burning in Central Idaho, including the large and uncontained Wapiti Fire, as well as the Middle Fork Complex, Boulder, Snag, Dollar and Wolf Creek fires.
The Atlanta Ranger Station, also known as Atlanta Guard Station, is a 24 acres (9.7 ha) historic district in Boise National Forest in Atlanta, Idaho that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It includes 10 contributing buildings dating as far back as 1933.