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Passport In Time: Finding Aurora's Chinese- Volunteers worked on an excavation "Passport In Time" project in Aurora, Nevada to uncover information about the Chinese immigrants in a ghost town that, during the 1860's, was the second largest city between the Sierra Nevada's and the Mississippi. Aurora was also host to some of Nevada's earliest Chinese immigrants that lived and worked in the western town. Volunteers of The Passport in Time project worked to uncover more information about the lives of Aurora's Chinese inhabitants through excavations on Spring Street, a location in the town with numerous Chinese residents.

Fighting Noxious Weeds in Shoshone County Idaho - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture received funds through the Forest Service to treat noxious weeds in Shoshone County, Idaho. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents.

Controlling Noxious Weeds in Benewah County Idaho - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture received funds through the Forest Service to treat noxious weeds in Benewah County, Idaho. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents.

Managing Noxious Weeds in Libby Montana - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture received funds through the Forest Service to treat noxious weeds in Lincoln County, Montana. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents.

Improvements to the Pine Valley Recreation Area - November 16, 2011
The Pine Valley Recreation Area on the Dixie National Forest has undergone improvements to the campgrounds and facilities. The campgrounds are named after settlers of the Pine Valley area. There are several campgrounds with sites for single families, large groups, motor homes, and horses.

Improved Access to the Reeds Valley Area on the Dixie National Forest - October 11, 2011
The Reed's valley road relocation project in Utah is a great example of the Forest Service balancing resource needs and recreational demands. With the new motorized travel plan across the forest, there's over 2,700 miles of open routes for the public to come and enjoy this world class scenery and recreation on the Dixie National Forest.

Salt Fire Footage - September 7, 2011 (No Audio)
Footage taken on the Salt Fire August 29, 2011, on the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho. The fire made a 1-1.5 mile run in about 1 hour and 15 minutes starting in the bottom of Goodluck Creek drainage burning towards the south. The fire burned in a mountain pine beetle bug killed lodgepole pine stand. The area had previously been mapped as an area with "Extreme Crown Fire Risk" by the Salmon-Challis N. F. The fire size at the time of the footage was about 2,600 acres. Footage taken from above Woodtick Creek drainage.

Little Cottonwood Trail Project - August 31, 2011
The Little Cottonwood Trail Project is one of the projects of the Wasatch Water Legacy Partnership. The Wasatch Water Legacy Partnership is an innovative public-private partnership involving public lands. The Wasatch Front serves provides the drinking water supply for more than a half-million residents of Salt Lake City and surrounding communities and is a recreation area for both the residents and for visitors.

2011 Fire Recruitment Video - August 15, 2011
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Treating Noxious Weeds in Boise County, Idaho - April 18, 2011
The US Forest Service worked to assist the Idaho State Department of Agriculture receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to treat noxious weeds in Boise County, Idaho. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents who were unemployed.

Duck Creek Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project 1 - March 30, 2011
The Dixie National Forest is treating 11,773 acres to reduce hazardous fuels and improve the health of forest and rangeland ecosystems adjacent to homes and businesses in Kane County, Utah.

Making a Difference in Valley County, Idaho - February 8, 2011
The US Forest Service was able to provide the Idaho State Department of Agriculture Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to treat noxious weeds in Valley County, Idaho. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents who were previously unemployed.

Becoming Stewards of the Land - January 26, 2011
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided jobs for youth and young adults from Clark County, Nevada to do trail work in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, located 35 minutes from downtown Las Vegas. With Approximately 350,000 visitors annually, highly erosive soils, and intense weather events create continual maintenance needs and a growing backlog of postponed trail maintenance. The crew helped maintain trails, cleaned up trash and learned important job skills.

Fighting Invasive Weeds in Gem County, Idaho - January 14, 2011
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds through the Forest Service to treat noxious weeds in Gem County, Idaho. The project included treating noxious weeds to improve the ecological stability of plant communities associated with both public and private forest stands and to reduce hazardous fuels for fire. The project employed local residents who were unemployed.

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Creating Jobs and Reconnecting with the Land - January 11, 2011
This hazardous fuels reduction and aspen restoration project was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to treat hazardous fuels on tribal lands in Southern Idaho. The project created nine jobs and provided fire wood to the Shoshone-Bannock tribes.

Maintaining a Treasure Carson-Iceberg Wilderness - December 23, 2010
With funds provided by the Recovery Act, trail crews perform maintenance and repairs along trails in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness area. The wilderness is in parts of the Shasta-Trinity, Stanislaus and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forests in the Eastern Sierra Mountains. This segment was taped on the Homboldt-Toiyabe NF. With the Recovery Act funds, the Forest Service was able to put six times as many crew members on the project in 2010 as they could in 2009, to increase the effectiveness of the project.

Restoring the Pine Valley (Utah) Historic Guard Station - October 27, 2010
Built in 1935, the Pine Valley Guard Station on the Dixie National Forest in Utah is being repaired thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Creating Jobs and Improving the Carson River - Dayton, Nevada - October 1, 2010
Carson Water Sub-conservancy District (CWSD) working through the Nevada Department of Agriculture and State and Private Forestry received funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to treat Hazardous Fuels and Ecosystem Restoration along the Carson River. The Carson River has been invaded with noxious weeds; these invasive plants pose a fire risk to neighborhoods and Cottonwood gallery forests.

Treating Noxious Weeds and Hazardous Fuels on the Nevada Carson River Watershed - October 1, 2010
Carson Water Sub-conservancy District (CWSD) working through the Nevada Department of Agriculture and State and Private Forestry received funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to treat Hazardous Fuels and Ecosystem Restoration along the Carson River The Carson River, like many other rivers in the West, has been invaded by noxious weeds. Among the biggest invaders of the Carson River Watershed are perennial pepperweed (tall white top), Russian knapweed and salt cedar or Tamarisk. These invasive weeds are non-native plants that are prolific and highly competitive. They invade and take over an area. One of the biggest threats to the Carson River by these weeds is their tendency to invade riparian areas. This results in a decline of stream bank stability, an increase of soil erosion and stream sedimentation resulting in a decline in the rivers water quality and an increase in fire danger

US Forest Service - Intermountain Region
Last Modified: Tuesday, 17 January 2012 at 11:50:01 EST