04-15-23-202 - Wilderness Camping (Grazing)

Order Number: # 04-15-23-202

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

Wilderness Occupancy and Use

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) lands in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the "Described Area"):

1. Camping within 200 ft. of any lakeshore or 100 ft. of any streambank. 36 CFR § 261.58(e)
2. Camping with or grazing any pack, saddle, or stock animals in the following areas. 36 CFR § 261.58(e), 261.57(e)
   1. Within a ½ mile of any lake in the Moose Lake Basin.
   2. Within a ¼ mile of Camp Lake.
   3. Within 600 ft. of Hidden Lake.
   4. The Alaskan Basin-Sunset Lake area above a point¼ mile west of the Teton Crest Trail #008.
   5. The South Fork of Bitch Creek above the Teton Crest Trail #008 stream crossing of Bitch Creek 2.5 miles above and east of Hidden Corral Basin.
3. Building, maintaining, or attending a fire or campfire in the following areas. 36 CFR § 261.52(a)
   1. Within a½ mile of any lake in Moose Lake Basin.
   2. The Alaskan Basin-Sunset Lake area above the point¼ mile west of the Teton Crest Trail #008.
   3. The Fox Creek Pass area above the point ½ mile west of the junction of Fox Creek #035 and the Teton Crest Trail #008.
4. Camping longer than five consecutive days at Hidden Lake - Crystal Springs and Hidden Corral Basin. 36 CFR § 261.58(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 resource in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED AREA

This Order applies to all NFS lands within the Jedediah Smith and Winegar Hole Wilderness Areas, within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, located in both Idaho and Wyoming.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect sensitive Wilderness Lake and basin resources, particularly in high elevation areas.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from March 30, 2023 at 1200 through March 30, 2028 at 1200, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area and 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://https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/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. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Area and Roads.

    

Signed and issued 
MEL BOLLING 
Forest Supervisor
Caribou-Targhee National Forest