The Westside Ranger District will be conducting fuels reduction/prescribed burns in the Scout Mountain Campground area and along the Crystal/Elk Meadows road over the next 3-4 weeks.Piles of vegetation that were created from fuel breaks cut last summer…
For the first time in nearly a decade, increasing costs of production, printing, and distribution are driving the need for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service to increase the price of its maps.
Prices of USFS paper and plastic coated maps will increase to $14 on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
The Forest Service continually updates its maps and looks for ways to enhance maps. The Forest Service expects to shorten the revision cycle as cartographers continue to apply new digital technology to the map revision process.
The Forest Service is also working to increase the availability of digital maps. Digital maps for mobile applications can be downloaded here: http://www.avenza.com/pdf-maps/store. Digital maps cost $4.99 per side.
Maps are available for purchase from any of the Caribou Targhee National Forest District Offices which include Dubois, Ashton/Island Park, Teton Basin, Palisades, Westside, Soda Springs and Montpelier.
For the first time in nearly a decade, increasing costs of production, printing, and distribution are driving the need for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service to increase the price of its maps.
Prices of USFS paper and plastic coated maps will increase to $14 on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
The Forest Service continually updates its maps and looks for ways to enhance maps. The Forest Service expects to shorten the revision cycle as cartographers continue to apply new digital technology to the map revision process.
The Forest Service is also working to increase the availability of digital maps. Digital maps for mobile applications can be downloaded here: http://www.avenza.com/pdf-maps/store. Digital maps cost $4.99 per side.
Maps are available for purchase from any of the Caribou Targhee National Forest District Offices which include Dubois, Ashton/Island Park, Teton Basin, Palisades, Westside, Soda Springs and Montpelier.