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  • Ross Creek Cedars Road and Trail Closure

    The Ross Creek Cedars Nature Trail on the Three Rivers Ranger District will be undergoing much needed improvements and closed for the majority of the 2025 season. The closure start date is May 1st and anticipated to last until September 2025. For more information, please call the Three Rivers Ranger District at 406-295-4693.

Alert Start Date: May 1st, 2025

Alert End Date: N/A

Rec Sites Affected:

Ross Creek Cedars

Order Number: 01-14-04-25-04

Associated Documents

Ross Creek Cedars Road & Trail Closure 01-14-04-25

Forest Order

Order Number 01-14-04-25-04

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Kootenai National Forest

Three Rivers Ranger District

Ross Creek Cedars Road & Trail Closure

 

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) roads and trails, in the Three Rivers Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Road/Trail”):

  1. Being on the Described Road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e). 

  2. Being on the Described Trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

  1. Persons with a Forest Service Permit, specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).

  2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty. 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e)(4).

DESCRIBED ROAD/TRAIL

National Forest Service System Road 398, Prohibits all traffic and use for approximately 4 miles. Beginning at the gate located near the 1-mile marker and junction of NFSR 398 with NFSR 8019 in T28N, R33W Section 4 P.M. until terminus of NFSR 398 in T28N, R34W Section 12, P.M. at approximately mile post 4.3, as shown on the ATTACHED MAP as Exhibit A and hereby incorporated into this Order.

National Forest Service System Trail 405, Prohibits all traffic and use for approximately 0.7 miles. Beginning at the terminus of NFSR 398, and encompassing all NFST 405 within T28N, R34W Section 12, P.M.M. as shown on the ATTACHED MAP as Exhibit A and hereby incorporated into this Order.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is for public safety during reconstruction and improvements to the Ross Creek Nature Trail and parking lot area.

IMPLEMENTATION

  1. This Order shall be in effect from May 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, unless rescinded.

  2. A map identifying the Described Road and Trail is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/kootenai/alerts

  3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions. 

  4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

  5. Contact the Three Rivers Ranger District in Troy, MT, (406) 295-4693, for more information about this Order. 

  6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Road and Trail.


Signed and issued on April 11, 2025.

Chad W. Benson

Forest Supervisor

Kootenai National Forest

Contact Name:

Three Rivers Ranger Station

Contact Number:

406-295-4693

Contact Email:

SM.FS.knfcontactus@usda.gov

Last updated May 1st, 2025

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