Main Boulder Ranger Station, Listed!
The Main Boulder Ranger Station, constructed in 1908, represents one of the oldest continually operated Forest Service facilities in the nation and exemplifies early CCC-era Forest Service Administration. The Ranger’s Residence/Office, woodshed, root cellar, and rock wall date from the 1908-1929, whereas the barn, machine shed, and two bunkhouses date from the 1930-1945 CCC-era of Forest Service Administration.
West Fork Ranger Station, Listed!
Ole Tangen, a Norwegian-born master log craftsman, built or supervised the construction of nearly three dozen log buildings throughout the Bitterroot Valley, and several Forest Service and National Register-listed properties. Tangen’s log work remains as an instructive example to modern log builders and preservationists.
Wise River Ranger Station, Listed!
The Wise River Ranger Station, just east of Wise River, represents the Forest Service’s early management in the Big Hole Valley and the Pintler Wilderness Areas. The resources associated with the 1933 station reflect on-going Forest Service activities and facility expansion associated with the agency’s growth and centralization during the 1960s and 1970s. The Forest Service continues to use the Wise River Ranger Station for timber management, trail maintenance and construction, range land and grazing management, and firefighting.
Meyers Creek Work Center, Listed!
Meyers Creek Work Center sits near the northern edge of the Beartooth plateau in a mining, grazing, and recreation area. The ranger district headquarters represent USDA Forest Service management policies and the aesthetics that guided the agency’s improvements program.