04-15-25-301 Road Closure - Soda Springs

Order Number: # 04-15-25-301 

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

Soda Springs Ranger District Area and Road Closure  

PROHIBITIONS 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands and roads in the Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (“Described Area” and “Described Roads”): 

1. Being in the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(f)
2. Being on the Described Road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e) 

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 fire fighting force in the performance of their official duty.  

DESCRIBED AREA AND ROADS 

The Described Area includes all NFS lands within the following boundaries: beginning in the west of Hornet Creek, NFS Road (NFSR) 1255, to Diamond Creek Road 1102, then north to the top of section 7, following the section line west, then south to Hornet Creek, following Hornet Creek east and ending at Hornet Canyon 1255 Road.   

The Described Roads are: the portion of NFSR 1255, Hornet Creek Road, beginning at the section line of Section 8, and ending at the road’s end; and NFSR 395.   

**Special Note, Diamond Creek Road (NFSR 1102) will remain open.** 

PURPOSE 

The purpose of this Order is to protect property during restoration activities. 

IMPLEMENTATION 

1. This Order shall be in effect from June 6, 2025, 1200, through June 6, 2026, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described closure area 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/R4 /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 Soda Springs Ranger District in Soda Springs Idaho, 208-547-4356, and Caribou Targhee National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Idaho Falls, 208-5575900 for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area or on the same Described Roads. 

Signed and issued on   May 30th, 2025. 

MEL BOLLING 

Forest Supervisor 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest