Beery, John jump record

This is a record of jumps for John Beery from Region Four smokejumper bases

Becker, Andy jump record

This is a record of jumps by Andy Becker out of Region Four smokejumper bases

Amell, Pete jump record (Boise Smokejumper Base)

This is a record of jumps for James A. (Pete) Amell out of the Boise Smokejumper Base

Incorporating Wildlife Connectivity into Forest Plan Revision Under the United States Forest Service\u27s 2012 Planning Rule

The United States Forest Service promulgated new planning regulations under the National Forest Management Act in 2012 (i.e., the Planning Rule). These new regulations include the first requirements in U.S. public land management history for National Forests to evaluate, protect, and/or restore ecological connectivity as they revise their land management plans. Data and resource limitations make single-species, functional connectivity analyses for the myriad species that occur within the 78 million ha the Forest Service manages implausible. We describe an approach that relies on freely available data and generic species, virtual species whose profile consists of ecological requirements designed to reflect the needs of a group of real species, to address the new Planning Rule requirements. We present high-resolution connectivity estimates for 10 different generic species across a 379,000 ha study area centered on the Custer Gallatin National Forest (CGNF) in Montana and South Dakota under two different movement models. We identify locations important for connectivity for multiple species and characterize the role of the CGNF for regional connectivity. Our results informed the Plan Revision process on the CGNF and could be readily exported to other National Forests currently or planning to revise their land management plans under the new Planning Rule

Range dynamics of small mammals along an elevational gradient over an 80-year interval

One expected response to observed global warming is an upslope shift of species elevational ranges. Here, we document changes in the elevational distributions of the small mammals within the Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada over an 80-year interval. We quantified range shifts by comparing distributional records from recent comprehensive field surveys (2006–2008) to earlier surveys (1927–1929) conducted at identical and nearby locations. Collector field notes from the historical surveys provided detailed trapping records and locality information, and museum specimens enabled confirmation of species' identifications. To ensure that observed shifts in range did not result from sampling bias, we employed a binomial likelihood model (introduced here) using likelihood ratios to calculate confidence intervals around observed range limits. Climate data indicate increases in both precipitation and summer maximum temperature between sampling periods. Increases in winter minimum temperatures were only evident at mid to high elevations. Consistent with predictions of change associated with climate warming, we document upslope range shifts for only two mesic-adapted species. In contrast, no xeric-adapted species expanded their ranges upslope. Rather, they showed either static distributions over time or downslope contraction or expansion. We attribute these unexpected findings to widespread land-use driven habitat change at lower elevations. Failure to account for land-use induced changes in both baseline assessments and in predicting shifts in species distributions may provide misleading objectives for conservation policies and management practices.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78655/1/j.1365-2486.2009.02150.x.pd

Fall cattle round-up in Bear Valley, Sawtooth National Forest

This image is part of a USFS series labelled 'American Guide'

Powell Ranger Station

Building at the Powell Ranger Station before the CCC was there. There is a truck parked next to the building and two trees in the foreground

Newspaper clipping entitled New Wilderness, from the Spokesman-Review, c. 1963.

This is an article celebrating the creation of the SBW. It is brief on text which summarizes the history of the area and explains what the new designation of the land means but it also contains a number of interesting black-and-white photos of points of interest in the wilderness