Alerts
On this page are our Forest Alerts and Forest Orders. Please be aware of these alerts because many unexpected situations can present difficult challenges for forest visitors.
Be well informed and prepared for your next visit to the forest. Know Before You Go.
To report an emergency, please call 911.
Forest Orders
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors.
These rules are available to you online below or at any Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest office. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions, please call your local Forest Service Office for clarification.
In addition, the Forest Supervisor may issue Special Orders and Closures that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises. Emergency closure orders will be posted as an Alert so visitors to the Forest can reasonably be expected to be familiar with them.
Current Conditions
View our interactive Closure Map, find links to fire information and Road and Weather Conditions.
Forest Alerts
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Temporary Road Closure - Forest Road 161
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will close a section of Forest Road 161 in Sawyer County from Aug. 19 to Sept. 12, 2025 for culvert replacements.
There’s no way around the work sites, so plan ahead and allow for extra travel time.
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Forest Order 09-13-25-01 Pipeline Trail Closure
On Trail 55552, the Pipeline 4x4 Challenge Trail, motorized use other than snowmobiles, is prohibited to ensure the integrity of the ANR Pipeline Company's high pressure natural gas pipeline.
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Begins Prescribed Fires
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this month. We estimate this work to continue through the spring as weather conditions allow.
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Forest Order 09-13-09-02 - Firewood Restrictions
Firewood restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Emerald Ash Borer. This invasive beetle loves to travel on firewood so please leave firewood at home, unless you live within 25 miles of your National Forest destination.
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Forest Order 09-13-09-01 - Occupancy and Use Restrictions
Acts or omissions that are prohibited on National Forest System lands, roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.