﻿The 
  Intermountain 
  Station, 
  headquartered 
  in 
  Ogden, 
  Utah, 
  is 
  one 
  

   of 
  eight 
  regional 
  experiment 
  stations 
  charged 
  with 
  providing 
  scien- 
  

   tific 
  knowledge 
  to 
  help 
  resource 
  managers 
  meet 
  human 
  needs 
  and 
  

   protect 
  forest 
  and 
  range 
  ecosystems. 
  

  

  The 
  Intermountain 
  Station 
  includes 
  the 
  States 
  of 
  Montana, 
  

   Idaho, 
  Utah, 
  Nevada, 
  and 
  western 
  Wyoming. 
  About 
  231 
  million 
  

   acres, 
  or 
  85 
  percent, 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  area 
  in 
  the 
  Station 
  territory 
  are 
  

   classified 
  as 
  forest 
  and 
  rangeland. 
  These 
  lands 
  include 
  grass- 
  

   lands, 
  deserts, 
  shrublands, 
  alpine 
  areas, 
  and 
  well-stocked 
  forests. 
  

   They 
  supply 
  fiber 
  for 
  forest 
  industries; 
  minerals 
  for 
  energy 
  and 
  in- 
  

   dustrial 
  development; 
  and 
  water 
  for 
  domestic 
  and 
  industrial 
  con- 
  

   sumption. 
  They 
  also 
  provide 
  recreation 
  opportunities 
  for 
  millions 
  

   of 
  visitors 
  each 
  year. 
  

  

  Field 
  programs 
  and 
  research 
  work 
  units 
  of 
  the 
  Station 
  are 
  main- 
  

   tained 
  in: 
  

  

  Boise, 
  Idaho 
  

  

  Bozeman, 
  Montana 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  Montana 
  State 
  

   University) 
  

  

  Logan, 
  Utah 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  Utah 
  State 
  University) 
  

  

  Missoula, 
  Montana 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  the 
  University 
  

   of 
  Montana) 
  

  

  Moscow, 
  Idaho 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  

   Idaho) 
  

  

  Provo, 
  Utah 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  Brigham 
  Young 
  Univer- 
  

   sity) 
  

  

  Reno, 
  Nevada 
  (in 
  cooperation 
  with 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  

   Nevada) 
  

  

  