Ravalli County Competitors

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, and the Research and Development branch. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead Federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the Nation’s forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people.

The State of Montana has a desire to cultivate a workforce consistently able to respond to challenges facing Montana. We value disciplined and creative minds, synergy, respect, and ethics. We want to attract, develop, and retain creative, competent, and energetic employees who embrace the differences and bridge the distances of the Big Sky State.

Start here, thrive anywhere! The University of Montana is a diverse learning community of outdoor enthusiasts, scientists, artists, writers and more! Founded in 1893, UM is a public research university located in Missoula, Montana, in the United States. The University of Montana capitalizes on its unique strengths to create knowledge, provide an active learning environment for students, and offer programs and services responsive to the needs of Montanans. The University delivers education and training on its four campuses and through telecommunications to sites inside and outside of Montana. With public expectations on the rise, the University asks its students, faculty, and staff to do and accomplish even more than they have in the past. The University has a commitment to education defined in the broadest sense as personal development and citizen preparation, workforce development and training, graduate education and research, service learning, and community building on and off the campuses. UM enhances its programs through continuous quality review for improvement and remains fully accountable to the citizenry through annual audits and performance evaluations. Get more information today by visiting our website at http://www.umt.edu.