Trash litters the ground of a vault toilet at the Kirkham Hot Springs day-use recreation site near Lowman in this 2021 file photo. With dozens of positions cut from national forests in Idaho, one forest worker warned that vault toilets likely won’t be cleaned during the busy summer season. Boise National Forest via Facebook
April 1, 2025
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‘Recreation nightmare’ in Idaho? Forest Service job cuts could be a literal mess
On a summer day, thousands of people will drive along popular highways through Idaho’s national forests. Hundreds will float along river rapids, pitch tents at campsites or hike from a trailhead. And they’ll pass — and likely use — the vault toilets the dot the highway routes, campgrounds and day use sites.