Forest Service terminations cut deep on Flathead National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest Supervisor's Office on Wolfpack Way in Kalispell on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest Supervisor's Office on Wolfpack Way in Kalispell on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A family of mountain goats stand atop Mount Aeneas in the Jewel Basin in Flathead National Forest on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Fischer Gangemi never really considered a career outside of the Forest Service.
He grew up on the trails and rivers of Flathead National Forest, so making a career out of outdoor recreation made sense to him, even though the work was often unglamorous.
For the past 11 years, Gangemi has spent every summer as a backcountry ranger with the Spotted Bear Ranger District, clearing trails and picking up unburied human waste in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. In his off seasons, he volunteers in other national forests. His dedication to the job has earned national accolades and one colleague described him as “a backcountry icon in the Bob.”
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