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  • Colville National Forest Enters Stage 1 Public Use Restrictions

    Forest Order 06-21-00-26-14 Colville National Forest Stage 1 PUR Fire RestrictionThis order supersedes Stage 2 PURs:  Forest Order #: 06-21-09-26-07 and Forest Order #: 06-21-00-26-08
    Alert Start Date: September 4, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-26-14

  • Closure of Slate Creek Road (NFS Road 3155000) from MP 1.36 to 1.92 for Maintenance Work

    Closure of Slate Creek Road (NFS Road 3155000) from MP 1.36 to 1.92 for Maintenance Work from September 3rd, 2026 to October 2nd, 2026 (unless rescinded earlier).
    Alert Start Date: September 3, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-35-26-13

  • Sinlahekin Fire Closure Areas of the Tonasket Ranger District

    Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Tonasket Ranger District of the Colville National Forest and the Methow Valley Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order supersedes…
    Alert Start Date: August 13, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-09-26-12

  • Bead Lake Boat Launch Closure

    The Bead Lake Boat Launch will temporarily close beginning July 27 for maintenance and improvement activities. This closure includes the public parking area next to the boat ramp. The area will reopen to the public on September 1, 2026.Bead Lake is a popular recreation site located on the…
    Alert Start Date: July 27, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-35-26-04

  • Food Storage Order

    The goal of this special order is to minimize the potential for bears and other wildlife to access human foods. Animals that have repeatedly obtained unsecured human foods can learn to associate the presence of humans with a food reward and begin to lose their natural fear of man. This can lead to…
    Alert Start Date: April 29, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-26-01

  • Tacoma Creek Spur Road Closure

    For public safety and resource protection forest road closures are in place in the Tacoma Creek Fire area.
    Alert Start Date: February 18, 2026
    Forest Order: #06-21-35-26-02

  • Occupancy and Use / Camping Restrictions Order

    Camping is prohibited for more than 14 consecutive days in one location and more than 28 calendar days annually within the Colville National Forest. 
    Alert Start Date: May 19, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-21-00-25-01

  • Aquatic Invasive Species Order

    This order prohibits possessing, storing, or transporting any aquatic invasive animal species on the national Forest System lands in the Pacific Northwest Region. 
    Alert Start Date: March 28, 2021
    Forest Order: #06-00-00-21-01
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