Alerts
Forest Alerts
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Gillette Lake Boat Launch Closure
The Gillette Lake Boat Launch will temporarily close beginning August 12 for maintenance and improvement activities. The area will reopen to the public on August 26, 2026.Gillette Lake is a 48-acre, 87' deep lake and one of four small, interconnected lakes of the Little Pend Oreille chain of lakes… -
Republic, Three Rivers, and Newport Sullivan Lake Districts Public Use Restrictions Level 2
Forest Order 06-21-00-26-08 -
Sinlahekin Fire Closure Areas of the Tonasket Ranger District
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 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. This order supersedes Forest Order 06-21-09-26-09 and is effective August 06,… -
Tonasket Ranger District Public Use Restrictions Level 2
The Tonasket Ranger District is entering Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on Friday 31 July through 31 October unless rescinded earlier.Stage 2 Fire Restrictions include the following restrictions:PROHIBITED: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, cook stove; including solid fuel,… -
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… -
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… -
Tacoma Creek Spur Road Closure
For public safety and resource protection forest road closures are in place in the Tacoma Creek Fire area. -
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. -
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.