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Forest Alerts

  • Forest Road 1017, Sandpoint Ranger District

    This closure is for public and contractor safety during the implementation of the Conjecture Dam-Weber Mine EPA/Forest Service joint CERCLA removal action project during which there will be heavy machinery and equipment traffic present on the road.

    Alert Start Date: July 7th, 2025
  • Canfield Mountain Area Closure

    Closed: All Forest Service lands, roads, and trails west of Fernan Road (FSR 268), all FS lands, roads, and trails west of FSR 1525 and south of Yellow Banks Creek, and all FS lands roads, and trails south of Hayden Lake.

    Alert Start Date: July 1st, 2025
  • Catspur Creek Garnet Site Road and Area Closure

    The purpose of this Order is to close the Catspur garnet unauthorized dig area and access road FSR-361A, a 1.2-mile-long road, to protect public health and safety, as well as resource/property protection, including a rare area of geologic interest.

    Alert Start Date: June 20th, 2025
  • Emerald Creek Campground Closure

    Emerald Creek Campground has extensive hazard trees within the campground and is
    currently unsafe to open for forest visitors. Campground will remain closed to the public
    until hazard trees can be mitigated.

    Alert Start Date: June 19th, 2025
  • Forest Service Road 260, Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District

    The purpose of this order is for public safety due to timber harvest activity on the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District and prohibits all methods of travel (i.e., foot, mechanized, motorized, and stock) on NFS Road 260, from Riley Saddle (junction of FSR 260 and FSR 900) to the junction of FSR 2

    Alert Start Date: June 19th, 2025
  • Road 506 / Trail 15 Closure

    This order temporarily closes the Route of the Hiawatha Trail at nights during the summer and from September 21 to October 31 to allow for maintenance work.

    Alert Start Date: June 1st, 2025
  • Occupancy and Use Order for Camping on IPNF

    Establishes that camping in any one campground or campsite is limited to a total of 14 days during any 30-day period [36 CFR 261.58(a)]. 

    Alert Start Date: May 20th, 2025
  • Abandoned Mines Area Closure

    This order is in place for public safety and prohibits going into any abandoned underground opening, including but not limited to, mine adits, drifts, tunnels, caves and shafts that are the result of past mining activities within the forest boundaries as identified on the attached map.

    Alert Start Date: April 15th, 2025
  • Idamont (Boulder Cemetery) Forest Road 4402

    The purpose of this order is to protect public safety due to washed-out sections of road creating an unsafe narrow road surface, not passable for standard highway vehicle traffic on NFS road 4402.

    Alert Start Date: April 15th, 2025
  • Beauty Cedar Road 1575 Closure

    This order temporarily closes Forest Service Road 1575 above Beauty Bay on the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger Districtt due to active logging operations with constant heavy truck and equipment traffic.

    Alert Start Date: November 12th, 2024
  • IPNF Glass Container Restrictions

    This order prohibits possessing, using, or depositing glass containers in certain beaches, day use areas, and along certain rivers and bodies of water for the protection of public health and safety and for environmental concerns. 

    Alert Start Date: September 10th, 2024
  • Rose Lake Informal Recreational Area Closure

    The purpose of this order is to close the 22-acre Rose Lake Informal Recreation Site to protect people from the potentially adverse effects caused by the presence of anomalously high levels of lead in the soils, sand, and dust. 

    Alert Start Date: September 1st, 2024
  • Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order

    Food storage requirements on portions of the Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake and Sandpoint Ranger Districts from April 1 to December 1 every year. 

    The order requires appropriate food storage practices to reduce the potential for human-wildlife conflicts. 

    Alert Start Date: July 15th, 2024
  • Hudlow Meadows Restoration Project Area Closure

    The purpose of this order is to ensure the safety of contract personnel and the public
    during heavy equipment operations associated with stream and meadow restoration
    activities at Hudlow Meadow, to prevent resource damage to the restoration area from persons and/or

    Alert Start Date: July 8th, 2024
  • Solo Creek Quartz Dig Site Closure

    This order closes the 5-acre Solo Creek quartz site to protect the public from adverse effects caused by years of unauthorized quartz crystal mining until the site hazards can be managed and the site rehabilitated.

    Alert Start Date: October 23rd, 2023