United States Department of Agriculture

Sawtooth National Forest Credit to Tony Baril Caribou-Targhee National 2015 Share the Experience Forest Recreation Fee Program Accomplishment Highlights 2016

Sprucing Up the Cabins Mesa Falls Visitor Center

The Mesa Falls Visitor Center served 181,000 visitors in FY2016. Recreation fee funds of $50,000 provided personnel seven days a week to New greet visitors and provide interpretive messages. furniture This funding also paid for visitor center and tongue maintenance, site cleaning, garbage service, and and groove repairing the boardwalks. The Forest also woodwork purchased a bear-resistant garbage dumpster for the center.

Recreation fee funds of $43,250 helped to renovate and refurbish five rental cabins and conduct rodent control at two others. The Mesa Squirrel Meadows Rental Cabin received newly Falls refinished floors, new log furniture and Visitor Center mattresses, chimney repairs and rodent control. The Forest replaced deteriorated cedar siding on the Jenson cabin with steel “log” siding. This siding application is low maintenance and will save funds in future. Finally, three cabins had upgrades with tongue and groove woodwork and new Miles and Miles of Trail Work cooktops, beds, furniture and flooring. The Forest maintained about 1100 miles of trail Recreation Fee Dollars used by outfitters and guides. In addition, the Forest reconstructed 25 miles using blasting to Recreation fee dollars are an investment in outdoor remove hazardous rock; heavy equipment to recreation. They support and enhance: build new trail, drainage dips, reroute switch- • Public safety backs; and handwork where needed. Partners • Recreation site maintenance and improvements included Montana and Idaho Youth Conservation • Educational experiences crews, and Idaho Dept. of Corrections crews. • Informational wayside exhibits • Youth programs and partnerships Small but • Interpretive programs heavy Current and future generations benefit as 80-95% of the equipment is funds are reinvested in the facilities and services that needed for visitors enjoy, use, and value. some trail work.

Forest Service Accomplishment Highlights 2016 Intermountain Region

Other Accomplishments

• Installed new kiosk and site signs at multiple trailheads. • Maintained sites, such as boat docks and trails, used by outfitters and guides. • Operated sites to include visitor contact, volunteer and partner coordination, patrol, water sampling, cleaning and other maintenance tasks. • Supported volunteer hosts who provide visitor information and assistance, and maintenance and cleaning of recreation sites. Falls Creek falls, as viewed from South Fork • Processed, administered, and monitored of the Snake River recreation events and outfitter and guides special use permits. • Removed hazard trees from campgrounds. Contacts • Sanded and painted 65 picnic tables and replaced many others. Caribou-Targhee National Forest • Painted 30 restroom interiors. • Installed 106 bear boxes in partnership with Recreation Fee Program Contact the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. 208-557-5790 • Repaired the fence at Paris Springs Email: [email protected] Campground • Supported new campsite at Mill Creek Online: www.fs.usda.gov/ctnf Campground built by Eagle Scouts. Regional Contact Intermountain Region Map 801-625-5785 Email: [email protected]

Revenue & Expenditures

Revenue* Forest Region Recreation Fees $210,434 $3,340,639 Special Uses $145,467 $2,309,406 Interagency Passes $23,080 $349,993 Total $378,981 $6,000,038

Expenditures Forest Region Repair & Maintenance $113,332 $1,609,703 Visitor Services $179,035 $2,059,589 Law Enforcement $11,234 $337,333 Habitat Restoration $0 $97,572 Fee Agreements $0 $131,527 Collections/Overhead $11,362 $313,047 Total $314,963 $4,548,771 USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. *Carryover funds will be used for large projects and upcoming startup costs.