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  • Ski Hill Road Closure

    PROHIBITION:Being on a National Forest System Road as described below and shown on the attached Map per 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:The road closure is on NFS Road 4342000 at the Forest Service Boundary to the junction with NFS Road 4342025.See the attached closure map.
    Alert Start Date: October 29, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-12-26-16

  • Sinlahekin Fire Closure Terminated on Tonasket Ranger District

    Effective October 7th, 2026 at 0001 hours, Order No. 06-21-09-26-15 (Sinlahekin Fire), dated September 11, 2026 is hereby terminated.
    Alert Start Date: September 11, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-09-26-15

  • Food Storage Order

    The goal of this special order is to minimize the potential for bears and other wildlife to access human foods. Animals that have repeatedly obtained unsecured human foods can learn to associate the presence of humans with a food reward and begin to lose their natural fear of man. This can lead to…
    Alert Start Date: April 29, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-26-01

  • Tacoma Creek Spur Road Closure

    For public safety and resource protection forest road closures are in place in the Tacoma Creek Fire area.
    Alert Start Date: February 18, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-35-26-02

  • Occupancy and Use / Camping Restrictions Order

    Camping is prohibited for more than 14 consecutive days in one location and more than 28 calendar days annually within the Colville National Forest. 
    Alert Start Date: May 19, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-25-01

  • Aquatic Invasive Species Order

    This order prohibits possessing, storing, or transporting any aquatic invasive animal species on the national Forest System lands in the Pacific Northwest Region. 
    Alert Start Date: March 28, 2021
    Forest Order: #06-00-00-21-01
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