Note: These are orders that cover either the entire region or large portions of it. Orders specific to individual forests can be found on National Forest websites.

R1-2023-01 Northern Region Camping Restrictions

Order R1-2023-01 (pdf)

Regional Camping Restriction Order that prohibits within all Northern Region (Region 1) National Forest System (NFS) lands within Montana:

• camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days; and/or
• camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites for 32 cumulative days in a calendar year.

AND

Prohibits within all Northern Region (Region 1) NFS lands within North Dakota and South Dakota:

• camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days; and/or
• camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites for 28 cumulative days in a calendar year.

Food Storage Special Order

R1-2023-02 - Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Food/Wildlife Attractant Storage Order for the Flathead, Lolo, Kootenai, Helena-Lewis and Clark, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests within the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.

R1-2022-02 Weed Free Forage & Mulch Products Order for R1

Order R1-2022-02 (pdf)

It is illegal to possess, store or transport straw, hay, grain, seed or other forage or mulch products on Forest Service lands without documentation that the product is certified as “weed free” by a state certification process that meets or exceeds the North American Weed Free Forage standards.  Read the full order for all prohibitions. More information about weed free certification standards can be found at the North American Invasive Species Management Association.

R1-2022-01 Northern Region Occupancy and Use Restrictions

Order R1-2022-01 (pdf)

This order prohibits a variety of acts from using vehicles recklessly or illegally on National Forest System Lands, plowing or hauling on Forest roads without a permit, being in violation of state or local alcohol laws, using federally prohibited drugs or controlled substances, using fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, using explosives and exploding targets, and using combustion engines without a spark arrestor.