Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Salmon-Challis National Forest
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness 

Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands and waters within the Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River corridor in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):

1. Entering or being upon the Described Area with any device that can transport a person in or upon a body of water, including rafts, boats, motor boats, jetboats, air mattresses, paddle boards, inflatable floating devices, inner tubes, hard shell or inflatable kayaks, or canoes. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(n), (w), (z).
2. Being publicly nude. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(j).
3. Disposing of any debris, garbage, ashes, or other waste, except into a container that prevents contact with the ground and that is removed from the Described Area.       36 C.F.R. § 261.57(g).
4. Disposing of any solid human waste, except into a leak-proof portable toilet or other self-contained receptacle that is removed from NFS lands and waters when the individual or group responsible for creating that waste leaves the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.57(g).
5. Building, maintaining, attending, or using any fire or campfire outside of a stove, brazier, or fire pan that prevents the charcoal or ash from contacting the ground. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
6. Camping within the Described Area for more than eight consecutive days.  36 C.F.R. § 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 and ROADS

The Described Area encompasses all NFS lands and waters within ¼ mile of the center of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, which have been designated as the Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River Corridor. This Corridor and the Described Area begins at Dagger Falls, located in Section 19, Township 14 North, Range 10 East, Boise Meridian, and continues northeasterly for approximately 100 miles where it ends at its confluence with the main Salmon River, located in Section 28, Township 23 North, Range 15 East, Boise Meridian.

The Described Area is within the proclaimed and administrative boundary of the Middle Fork Ranger District, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area, Salmon-Challis National Forest, in Custer, Lemhi, Valley and Idaho Counties, Idaho.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Order is to implement visitor use requirements for activities within the Middle Fork of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River corridor, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November, 2003).

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 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/r04/salmon-challis/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 Salmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office 208-756-5100, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Area.

Signed and issued on    May 30, 2023

CHARLES A. MARK
Forest Supervisor
Salmon-Challis National Forest