Forest Service to close Region 1 office in Missoula

Montana's only Forest Service office to close amid USDA reorganization

MISSOULA, Mont. – Montana's Region 1 Northern Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service is set to close as part of a reorganization by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This office, located at Fort Missoula, is the only one…

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Monument Ranger Rebecca Hoffman (top right) and her staff at a meeting on Sept. 23, 2019 at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington. The forest is part of the U.S. Forest Service Region 6, who will lose its regional headquarters under a new plan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Photo courtesy of USDA /Cecilio Ricardo)U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire pr…

Forest Service to close Region 1 office in Missoula

The closures are part of a broader reorganization effort at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which houses the U.S. Forest Service, announced by Secretary Sonny Rollins last week.