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Caribou Road Closure
Prohibits using any motor vehicle on the Described Road
Alert Start Date: August 23rd, 2024
Alert End Date: November 30th, 2025
Order Number: ARP-BRD-2024-02
Associated Documents
Forest Order
PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) road in the Boulder Ranger District, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Road”): 1. Using any motor vehicle on the Described Road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a).
EXEMPTIONS Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order: 1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), 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 force in the performance of an official duty.
DESCRIBED ROAD The Described Road is the segment of NFS Road 505.1 (Caribou Road) beginning approximately 0.8 miles from where NFS Road 505.1 intersects County Road 130 and approximately 2.85-miles in length. The Described Road is located in Eldora, Colorado, in Sections 16, 21 and 22, Township 1 South, Range 73 West, 6th PM.
PURPOSE The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety.
IMPLEMENTATION 1. This Order shall be in effect from August 23, 2024 at 12:00PM MST through November 30, 2025 at 11:59PM MST, unless rescinded. Order Number: # ARP-BRD-2024-02 2. A map identifying the Described Road 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/alerts/arp/alerts-notices 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 Boulder Ranger District in Boulder, CO, or the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland Supervisor’s Office in Fort Collins, CO, (970) 295-6600, for more information about this Order.