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Trail #661 and Severy Creek Occupation and Use Restrictions
This order affects the Pikes Peak Ranger District.
The purpose of the area closure is to protect the Federally Threatened greenback cutthroat trout in Severy Creek and limit the risk of human introduction of whirling disease, which is found immediately downstream in the Fountain Creek drainage.
Please see the attached document for more information and associated maps.
Alert Start Date: November 4th, 1999
Alert End Date: N/A
Rec Sites Affected:
Order Number: 1999-06
Associated Documents
Forest Order
Pursuant to Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 261.50(b), the following act(s) are prohibited in the Pike National Forest in the area described below, and as shown on the attached map, until further notice for the protection and rehabilitation of natural resources, including threatened species.
- All forms of human occupancy including, but not limited to, hiking, mountain biking, wading or horseback riding on Forest Service Trail #661 and in an area 100 feet on both sides of the trail, and a 100 foot corridor on both sides and including Severy Creek. 36 CFR 261.53(a).