Shoshone

http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/shoshone/

The Shoshone National Forest was established in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, making the Shoshone the first national forest in the United States. The 2.4 million acre forest is known for its vast backcountry terrain ranging from sagebrush flats to rugged mountains. Meadows and forests are interspersed throughout immense areas of exposed rock. Elevations range from 4,600 feet near Cody to 13,804 feet atop Gannett Peak, the highest point in Wyoming. There are also 156 glaciers in the forest, more than any other area in the lower 48 states. With Yellowstone National Park on its western border, the Shoshone runs from the Montana state line south to Lander, Wyoming which includes portions of the Absaroka, Wind River and Beartooth Ranges.

1.4 million acres of designated wilderness areas and numerous roadless areas makes the Shoshone is one of the wildest places in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Wildlife on the Shoshone includes deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, wolves, grizzly and black bears, as well as numerous smaller animals, birds, and cold water fish.

What is Greater Yellowstone Coalition Doing in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest?

Shoshone National Forest

The Shoshone National Forest is devising a plan for how it will manage lands and water, recreation and industry, and they are seeking input.

The Shoshone National Forest In the Media

Oct 09, 2008 - Neighbors visit site of proposed well (Billings Gazette) - CLARK - Citing the cumulative effects of growing energy development along the Line Creek drainage and past environmental problems that remain unresolv

Sep 30, 2008 - The new face of fire management (GYC Newsletter) - As this was written in late August, the Gunbarrel Fire just west of Cody, Wyo., was consuming 62,000 acres of Shoshone National Forest land. From its

Sep 14, 2008 - Guest Opinion: Gunbarrel fire will make forest healthier (Billings Gazette) - CODY, Wyo. - After more than a month of blackened skies and reddened eyes, a remarkable story has emerged from the Shoshone National Forest's Gunbarre

Sep 03, 2008 - Rain, snow drench wildfires (Casper Star Tribune) - LANDER -- Mother Nature has doused Wyoming's two major wildfires with rain and snow, reducing both to smolder through the underbrush, forest officials

Aug 30, 2008 - Residents oppose drilling proposal (Casper Star Tribune) - CODY -- A proposal to drill the first new natural gas well in the Shoshone National Forest in more than a decade has drawn opposition from some nearby

Aug 26, 2008 - Beartooth Front Facing New Threats From Drilling (GYC News Release) - CLARK, Wyo. – An energy company with a history of environmental and social negligence is quietly trying to open up the Shoshone National Forest just n

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