Welcome to the website for Retirees and Employees
of the Rocky Mountain Region
This is the first time we’ve held the Annual Gathering on the Rio Grande N.F. It’s also the first time we’ve ridden a train as a part of an Annual Gathering.
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Karen Bergenthon was an avid collector of all things Smokey as well as a Rocky Mountaineer and Rocky Mountain Region retiree.
We recognize Karen and her role in preserving Forest Service history and her contributions to the Rocky Mountaineers.
The Rocky Mountaineers are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Memorial Scholarships! We had 27 applications this year and as usual, it was difficult to decide on the winners.
This was the seventh year we had two scholarships just for those studying in natural resources and the seventh year we offered four scholarships. Each scholarship is the same as last year which is $1,500.
We want to thank all the applicants and their sponsors for their interest and participation. And, again, many thanks to all of you who have generously donated to the Scholarship Fund. All of you make the growth of this program possible.
We had seven applicants who are natural resource majors. The natural resource winners are Allie Allred and Emmaline Warner. CLICK BELOW to learn more about each winner.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers developed in response to the reorganization and mass termination of probationary employees.
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The Rocky Mountaineers will be traveling with Grand Circle Travel (GCT) on their Romantic Blue Danube: Budapest to Prague trip. The base trip departs the US on July 10 and returns on July 24, 2026.
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Updated May 15, 2026
The Rocky Mountaineers will be traveling with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) on their Ultimate Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe Safari May 23 - June 9, 2027. This trip is full, but send your name to JimThinnes2@gmail.com if you would like to be put on the waitlist.
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Updated January 26, 2026
The Rocky Mountaineers will be traveling with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) on their Ancient Egypt & the Nile River adventure November 12 - 27, 2026.
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Updated May 15, 2026
Rocky Mountaineers gathered in Custer on May 27, 2026 for a fire season and organizational update from Forest FMO Jared Hohn. With this year’s forecast it doubled as a “Fire Refresher” for the Militia.
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The Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming Rocky Mountaineers gathered in Fort Collins on March 31, 2026.
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We are very pleased to share with you the Museum’s Ranger Roll Call Interim Report & Challenge for Region 2 (click). The report includes the names of the rangers since 1905 (sometimes earlier) for these eight national forest/grassland units: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland; Bighorn National Forest; Black Hills National Forest; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests; Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland; Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands; Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands; and the White River National Forest.
This would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance provided by Museum volunteers (many USFS R-2 retirees), some of you personally, and many of your employees. These individuals are recognized on page 3 of the report.
We welcome your review of the report for any additions or corrections to the ranger records. Further, we would appreciate your assistance with creating supervisor lists for these same units and with creating both ranger and supervisor lists for the Rio Grande, and San Juan. Please contact Dan Nolan, dnolan829@gmail.com.
Join us for a selection of short historical and informative videos.
(For FULL SCREEN, click the 3 dots, then click the top choice)
Mt St Helens
Range Wars
World War I
