The middle section of Porcupine Lakes Road (Forest Road 213) will be closed starting on Monday, August 6, 2018 for up to 30 days. The closure is a necessary part of the process to replace a large stream crossing on Porcupine Creek. Visitors will still be able to access the Porcupine Lakes Wilderness Trailhead, coming in from the west.
Due to flash flood damage to roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest during the June 15-17 storm event the Forest Service has determined that the affected roads and trails listed in attachment A remain hazardous to the public and are closed until further notice. *Updated 7/19/2018
Contact(s):
Great Divide Ranger District; 715-634-4821
Portions of the Great Divide Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest sustained heavy damage during a storm that took place on the evening of July 11, 2016. While the Forest has made tremendous progress on reopening roads and recreation areas, there are still some that will remain closed until further notice. These closures include the popular recreation site/trails at Morgan Falls and St. Peter's Dome.
For a complete listing of closures, please click the links below
Birch Grove Campground remains closed for the next few weeks as we continue to build back one of Wisconsin’s most treasured recreation sites. Our goal is to restore the campground & to increase resiliency here in case of severe weather in the future. The boat landing remains accessible. Stay tuned for updates on the re-opening of Birch Grove Campground – and details about a celebration we are planning.
May 11, 2017 – An interdisciplinary team of resource specialists, appointed by the Forest Supervisor, have reviewed and updated the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Monitoring Program, or Chapter 4 of the 2004 CNNF Land and Resource Management Plan. The purpose of the Monitoring Program update is to design better monitoring questions and associated indicators that measure management effectiveness and progress toward achieving or maintaining the plan's desired conditions or objectives. This is an opportunity for the CNNF to keep only the monitoring questions that are providing the most meaningful information and many monitoring questions from the 2004 LRMP have been dropped (see Rationale for Change).
May 3, 2016 - For the past year, an interdisciplinary team of resource specialists, appointed by the forest supervisor, have been reviewing the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Monitoring Program. Their purpose was to determine if the existing monitoring program, established in the 2004 CNNF Land and Resource Management Plan, was in compliance with the requirements established in the Forest Service’s 2012 Planning Rule. The rule required that each national forest have a monitoring program that assessed the eight elements identified in the 2012 Planning Rule by May 9, 2016.
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