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Forest Alerts

  • 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
  • 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.

    Alert Start Date: June 21, 2021
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-21-02
  • Aquatic Invasive Species Order: 06-00-00-21-01

    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