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Order Number: # 01020324-09

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Wisdom Ranger District

Road/Trail Closure—Grouse Fire

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b) the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) roads and trails in the Wisdom Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (Described Roads/Trails):

1. Being on the trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).
2. Being on the road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Owners or lessees of land in the area.
2. 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 or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
3. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED AREA/ROADS/TRAILS

The closure applies to the following National Forest System (NFS) roads and trails, depicted on the attached map (Exhibit A).

1. Trail Closures. All miles of the following National Forest System Trails (NFSTs) in the Wisdom Ranger District:
   • NFST #2219 Grouse Lakes trail, entire length 2.9 miles
   • NFST #2046 Reservoir Creek trail, entire length 6.0 miles to the junction with NFST #2261 DeBoose Creek trail.
2. Road Closures. The following National Forest System Roads (NFSRs) in the Wisdom Ranger District.
   • NFSR #186 for its entire length
   • NFSR #2245 Pattengill for approximately 6 miles beginning at NFSR #186 and ending at the junction with NFST #2135 Lost Horse Creek trail.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is for public safety due to wildfire and active fire suppression activities.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from 12:01 a.m. on August 17, 2024, through October 15, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Roads/Trails is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/bdnf/alerts-notices .
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C.

§§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

1. Contact the Wisdom Ranger District in Wisdom, MT (406) 689-3243, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Dillon, MT, (406) 683-3900, for more information about this Order.
2. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Roads/Trails.

Signed and issued on August 16, 2024 

Alfred Watson

Forest Supervisor

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest