Incidents All Closures

Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited upon roads, trails, and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order is effective beginning September 19, 2023, and ending December 1, 2023, unless rescinded sooner. This order supersedes Closure Order No.

Pursuant to 43 CFR 9212.2, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides notice that effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, the BLM administered-public lands described below are closed to all forms of public access and will remain closed until the Chilcoot Fire is declared controlled and/or conditions change to allow for an amendment to the closure area.

NEWS RELEASE BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, Oregon Media Contact: Cheyne Rossbach at crossbac@blm.gov September 27, 2023 BLM Emergency Closure Order Rescinded near the Chilcoot Fire Roseburg, Ore. Roseburg, Ore.

Effective immediately, a forest closure has gone into effect today on portions of the Umpqua National Forest in response to fire activity in the area, and to protect public and wildland firefighter safety. This closure encompasses all of the Cottage Grove Ranger District, as well as portions of the North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Ranger Districts.