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SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST - ORDER NO. 22-10-07 SRF Lightning Complex Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Lower Trinity Ranger District of the Six Rivers National Forest. This Order is effective from September 8, 2022, through September 30, 2022.

1.  Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the SRF Lightning Complex Closure Area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C. 36C.F.R. § 261.52(e).
2.  Being on any National Forest System road within the SRF Lightning Complex Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit C 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
3.  Being on any National Forest System trail within the SRF Lightning Complex Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit C. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).
4.  Entering or using any of the following Developed Recreation Sites: Boise Creek Campground, East Fork Campground, Gray Falls Day Use Area, or Big Rock River Access. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(b).

 
 Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 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 or 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 the performance of an official duty.
3.  Owners or lessees of land in the area to the extent necessary to access their land.
4.  Residents, to the extent necessary to access their residences.

 
These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions contained in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. 8 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571,and 3581.
 
SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST- ORDER NO. 22-10-07 SRF Lightning Complex Executed at Eureka, California this 8th day of September 2022. Signed by KATHY M. ALLEN, Acting Forest Supervisor
 
This Order supersedes Forest Order No. 22-10-06, executed August 9, 2022.

 
Exhibit A:
 
The SRF Lightning Complex Closure Area comprises a majority of the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest and follows the district’s boundary for most of its perimeter, as shown on Exhibit C (map). The closure area begins where Forest System Roads 9N02 and 9N04 meet on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation’s eastern boundary (Township 9N, Range 5E, Section 15), near the district’s northernmost tip. The closure area continues south along the eastern reservation boundary to the reservation’s southeast corner, then continues west along the reservation’s southern boundary to the western edge of the district. The closure area then continues south along the district’s western boundary, inclusive of 20 outlying SRF parcels west of the contiguous Forest boundary (see Exhibit C). The closure area departs from the western district boundary at the boundary of sections 1 and 12 of Township 4 North, Range 4East, approximately 0.6 miles south of Grouse Mountain, heading east along the section boundary until reaching the eastern shoreline of the South Fork Trinity River. From this juncture, the closure area proceeds north along the eastern shoreline of the South Fork Trinity River until it intersects the Township 5 North / Township 6 North boundary, where it turns east. The closure area follows the township boundary east until it reaches the eastern boundary of the district, then turns north and follows the district boundary north until it returns to the start point at the Hoopa Reservation boundary.


Exhibit B: Forest System Roads within the Closure Area Roads (see page 4 and page 5)
 
Exhibit C: Forest Closure Area Map