Alerts
This page contains information on safety, area and location closures, and forest orders issued for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Forest Orders are legal prohibitions, which are issued by a National Forest Officer. They are issued when the Forest Officer considers them necessary for the protection or administration of the National Forest or for promotion of public health, safety, or welfare. Each order includes a specific type of occupancy or use, period of time, and location.
For more information on general prohibitions and Forest Orders, please consult the 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 251.
Forest Alerts
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Salmon and Olive Butte Fire Area Closure
Closed for the protection of public health and safety. -
McCully & North Pole Fire Closure
This closure is necessary to provide protection for forest users, firefighting personnel and natural resources from the current fire hazards associated with existing and predicted wildfire activity. -
Burnt Creek Fire Area Closure
Area closed for the protection of public health and safety. -
Anthony Fire Area Closure
Area closed for the protection of public health and safety. -
PHASE C FIRE RESTRICTIONS Wallowa-Whitman NATIONAL FOREST
The following acts are prohibited in all National Forest System Lands within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon except for the area within a ¼ mile of the Snake River between Hells Canyon Dam, River Mile 247.5, downstream to the Oregon-Washington border at Snake River Mile… -
Anthony Fire Area Closure
Closed for the protection of public health and safety. -
PHASE B FIRE RESTRICTIONS WALLOW-WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST
Following acts are prohibited in all National Forest System Lands within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon, except for the area within a ¼ mile of the Snake River between Hells Canyon Dam, River Mile 247.5, downstream to the Oregon-Washington border at Snake River Mile… -
PHASE A FIRE RESTRICTIONS Wallowa-Whitman NATIONAL FOREST
following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System Lands within the boundaries of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. -
14 DAY STAY LIMIT
Camping on the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, and Malheur National Forests for a period longer than 14 consecutive days within any 30-day period. -
Occupancy and Use of Wild and Scenic Snake River Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Prohibitions on all National Forest System Lands with in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon and Idaho within a 1/4 mile of the Snake River Between Hells Canyon Dam, river mile 247.5, down stream to the Oregon-Washington boarder at river mile 176.0. -
Hells Canyon Wilderness Occupancy and Use
To provide for resource protection, the following acts are prohibited within the Hells Canyon Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest: Hitching or tethering of horse(s) or other saddle or pack animal(s) to trees at campsites in the Hells Canyon Wilderness except for the purposes of loading or… -
Eagle Cap Wilderness Occupancy and Use
To provide for resource protection, the following acts, listed in the forest order below, are prohibited within the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. -
Snake River Fire Restrictions - 06/01 -09/30
Pursuant to 36 CFR, Sec. 261.50(a), building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire is prohibited on all National Forest System Lands (within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon and Idaho) within a ¼ mile of the Snake River between Hells Canyon…