Alerts & Closures

    Public Notices

  • Forest Supervisor's 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 on-line below or at any office of the Hiawatha National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions please call your local Forest Service Office for clarification.

  • Keep Safe: Marijuana Grow Sites and Meth Labs

    Your safety is important. Illegal drug operations damage natural resources and threaten public safety. Forest Service law enforcement and investigations officers work with federal, state and locat partners to address illegal drug operations on National Forest System lands.  For more information about these efforts, click the headline and read on ...

  • The Threat of Emerald Ash Borer

    The emerald ash borer poses a real threat to our eastern forests. Please help us protect the ash trees on the Hiawatha National Forest by doing your part to minimize the spread of this invasive insect.