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  • Motorized Vehicle Restriction/Spring Road Closures on the Cle Elum Ranger District

    In order to protect deer and elk during critical fawning and calving periods on the Cle Elum Ranger District, motorized vehicle use is prohibited on certain roads between May 1 and June 30. 

Alert Start Date: March 31, 1994

Alert End Date: N/A

Order Number: 252

Contact Information

Contact Name: Cle Elum Ranger District

Contact Number: (509) 852-1100

Associated Documents

Forest Order

CLOSURE ORDER FOREST DEVELOPMENT ROADS 

PROHIBITIONS 

Under the authority granted me by 36 CFR 261.50(b), in order to protect deer and elk during critical fawning and calving periods on the Cle Elum Ranger District, the following acts are prohibited until further notice: 

  1. Using any motorized vehicle on the roads listed in EXHIBIT 1, attached, between May 1 and June 30. 36 CFR 261.54(a). 

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order: 

  1. Persons with a permit, issued by the Forest Supervisor, or District Ranger, specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
  2. Any Federal, State, or local officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of official duties. 

Done at Wenatchee, Washington the 31st day of March 1994.

s/ Sonny O'Neal

Forest Supervisor

Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5000.00 or imprisonment of not more than six (6) months or both. Title 16 USC Section 551.

Last updated January 27, 2026