Ojai Ranger District Closure Storm Damage Recovery

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Forest Order

FOREST ORDER NO. 05-07-55-24-15 USDA FOREST SERVICE

SPECIAL CLOSURE – STORM DAMAGE RECOVERY

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) & (b), and to provide for public health and safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Ojai Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from JULY 19, 2024, through JULY 18, 2025.

1. Entering or using the following developed recreation sites or portions thereof:
   1.  For sites as identified in Exhibit A and associated map. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(b).
2. Being on the following National Forest System (NFS) trails:
   1.  For trails as identified in Exhibit B and associated map. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty;

2. Persons with a Forest Service non-recreation special use authorization, such as for electric transmission lines and associated facilities, oil or gas pipelines and surface operations, or communications sites and tenants;

3. Persons with a non-special use Forest Service written authorization to conduct non- recreational activities including, but not limited to hazardous fuels reduction, habitat/ecological restoration, research, resource surveys, or grazing livestock activities; and
4. Persons with a Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of these prohibitions 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, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Santa Maria, California this 18th day of JULY, 2024.

JEANNE DAWSON

Deputy Forest Supervisor Los Padres National Forest

Forest Order 05-07-55-24-15 supersedes Forest Order 05-07-00-24-01 Exhibit D, signed January 26, 2024.

OJAI RANGER DISTRICT

Exhibit A:

1) Closed Developed Recreation Sites:

Matilija/Murietta Trailhead

Exhibit B:

2) Closed NFS Trails:

23W07 / North Fork Matilija Trail

24W07 / Murietta Trail
 

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