Occupancy and Use in the Umatilla NF Wilderness Areas

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Forest Order

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE 

Umatilla National Forest

FOREST ORDER NO. 06-14-00-25-03

Occupancy and Use in the Umatilla National Forest Wilderness Area

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on the area, roads and road segments described on Exhibit A of this Order within the Umatilla National Forest. This Order supersedes Forest Order 2009-0614-UM-02 and is effective on August 21, 2025, through August 31, 2027, unless rescinded sooner. 

PROHIBITIONS

1. Storing equipment, personal property or supplies. 36 CFR 261.57(f)
2. Possessing or using a wagon, cart, or other vehicles.  36 CFR 261.57(h)
3. Riding, Hitching, Tethering or hobbling a horse or other saddle or pack-animal in violation of posted instructions. 36 CFR 261.58(aa)
4. Entering or being in the wilderness with a group consisting of more than 12 persons or 18 head of pack or saddle stock. 36 CFR 261.58(f)
5. Shortcutting a switchback on any trail. 36 CFR 261.55(e)

BOUNDARY AREAS (as depicted on Exhibit A)

The Wilderness boundaries of the Wenaha-Tucannon Area, North Fork Umatilla Wilderness Area, and North Fork John Day Wilderness Area. 

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 CFR § 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 order), specifically exempting them from this order.
2. Any Federal, State, or local Officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in performance of an official duty.
3. Forest Service employees performing official duties. 

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A. 

Violation of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581). 

Executed in Pendleton, Oregon, this 21 day of August 2025.