Natural History Wanderings

The U. S. Forest Service recently listed three new wildflower viewing areas in the Intermountain region.The three new areas are:

• Bear Basin Road – Payette National Forest in Idaho
• Reservation Ridge Site – Ashley National Forest  in Utah
• Ski Areas in Jackson – Bridger-Teton National Forest  in Wyoming

The Intermountain area is described by the Forest Service as:

“The Intermountain Region encompasses nearly 34 million acres of National Forest System lands (the largest in the nation). The Region covers 13 National Forests and one National Grassland within Utah, Nevada, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, and a small portion of California. Four major geographic provinces come together to form the Intermountain West: the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, Middle Rocky Mountains, and Northern Rocky Mountains.”

To see the full list of wildflower viewing areas for the Intermountain region go to: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/intermountain/index.shtml