The Chief, each Regional Forester, or Forest Supervisor may issue orders which close or restrict the use of described areas within the area over which he or she has jurisdiction. An order may close an area to entry or may restrict the use of an area by applying any or all of the prohibitions authorized in this subpart or any portion thereof. Orders are issued to protect resources, prevent resource damage, address public health and safety concerns, or set limits on use and occupancy of Tongass National Forest infrastructure and facilities.
The Penalty for violating a forest order or any other prohibition found in 36 CFR 261.1 – 261.23. is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. [16 U.S.C. 551, and 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571]
Forest & District Terminated Orders
Forest Orders
Admiralty NM
Craig Ranger District
Hoonah Ranger District
Juneau Ranger District
- JRD-10-05-33-22-02 Motorboat Use Restriction Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
- JRD-10-05-33-19-05 Road Closure NFS Road 8554
- JRD-10-05-33-18-12 Non consumption of food or open beverages other than water Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center & Closed area map
- JRD-97-001-Special Motorized Vehicle Closure Mendenhall Glacier
- JRD-96-001-Building, maintaning, attending or using a wood pallet fire
- JRD-95-009-Possessing glass containers within the described areas
- JRD-95-006-Operating vehicles in an area between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- JRD-19860113-Occupancy and Use - Boundaries of the Juneau Ranger District
- JRD-19860113-Operating vehicle in a careless, reckless, or at endangering speeds & Alcoholic Beverages
- JRD-19850619-Occupancy and/or foot traffic not permitted within 100 yards of Tern Island
- JRD-19811211-Special Closure - 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m.
- JRD-10-05-33-1501-Operating Chainsaws In A Developed Recreation Area
- JRD-10-05-33-1502-Possessing, parking or leaving more than two vehicles per campsite
Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District
- KMRD-13-EU-01-24-Eulachon Fishery Closure
- KMRD-10-05-52-21-03-Fire Cove Road Closure
- KMRD-10-05-52-02-Road Clousre NFS Road 8005100 (Brown Mountain) - Termination of Order
- KMRD-10-05-52-03- Signal Creek, Last Chance, and Three C's Campgrounds Closures - Termination of Order
- KMRD-10-05-52-20-03-Signal Creek, Last Chance, and Three C's Campgrounds Closures
- KMRD-10-05-52-19-04-Road Closure NFS Road 8005100 (Brown Mountain) - Termination of Order
- KMRD-10-05-52-16-01 Upper Salt Bridge Closure
- KMRD-10-05-52-04-01 Use of a motor vehicle on Quartz Hill Road
- KMRD-10-05-52-14-02-Building, maintaining, or attending a fire using wood pallets
- KMRD-98-02-Prohibited acts within Ketchikan Ranger District
- KMRD-96-01-Prohibited acts-Ketchikan Ranger Station
- KMRD-95-01-Prohibited acts-Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Area
Petersburg Ranger District
- PRD-99-02-Occupancy and Use-Blind Slough
- PRD-98-03-Use of Vehicles-Blind Slough Vicinity
- PRD-97-01-01-Occupancy and Use-Firewood Restrictions
- PRD-94-5-Occupancy and Use Anan Creek Forest Development Trail
- PRD-94-4-Fire Restrictions-Stikine Area
- PRD-91-6-Use of Vehicles off Forest Development Roads
- PRD-91-4-Occupancy and Use-Stikine Area
Sitka Ranger District
- SRD-10-05-31-20-04-Hidden Falls Hatchery Area and Little Port Walter Research Station Area Closures
- SRD-10-05-31-15-01-Starrigavan OHV Trail Closure
- SRD-10-05-31-12-09-Fire Restrictions-Sitka Ranger District
- SRD-10-05-31-12-08-Blue Lake and Harbor Mountain Roads
- SRD-10-05-31-12-06-False Island Administrative Site
- SRD-10-05-31-12-07 Corner Bay Admin Site
- SRD-10-05-31-12-05-Sawmill Creek Campground
- SRD-10-05-31-12-03-Starrigavan Recreation Area
- SRD-10-05-31-12-02-Prohibited Acts along Indian River Trail
- SRD-10-05-31-12-01-Woodcutting Restrictions
- SRD-97-6-Occupancy and Use-White Sulphur Springs Cabin
Thorne Bay Ranger District
- TBRD-10-05-54-16-01-Prohibited Acts on National Forest System Roads
- TBRD-10-05-36-04-01-Use of motorized vehicle and property
- TBRD-96-09-Prohibited Acts-Eagle's Nest Campground
- TBRD-93-05-Special Closure-El Campitan Cave
- TBRD-19830711-Prohibited Acts in Sandy Beach Area
Wrangell Ranger District
No Forest Orders at this time
Yakutat Ranger District
Alerts
- ATTENTION WARD LAKE RECREATION AREA USERS:Burning wood pallets is a violation
Date(s): Mar 27, 2015