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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
ORDER # 06-18-10-23-19
FOREST ORDER

LOOKOUT FIRE EMERGENCY AREA CLOSURE
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety,
the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System (“NFS”) areas, roads, and trails
described below within the administrative boundaries of the Willamette National Forest. This
Order is effective on August 10th, 2023, through October 24, 2023, unless otherwise rescinded
sooner.

PROHIBITIONS:
1. Being on the road. 36 CFR § 261.54(e)
2. Being on a trail 36 CFR § 261.55(a)
3. Entering into or being upon National Forest System Lands closed for the protection of public
health and safety. 36 CFR § 261.53(e)

CLOSURE AREA:
The closure area is located within the State of Oregon, Lane County, and within the
Administrative Boundaries of the Willamette National Forest. The closure applies to the NFS
areas, roads, and trails and trailheads described below. The closure area is depicted on the
attached map, which is incorporated into this order as “Exhibit A”. All roads, trails, campgrounds,
and rec sites in this closure area are closed. Roads closed by this order are depicted in “Exhibit
B” and recreation sites, trails and campgrounds closed by this order are depicted in “Exhibit C”.
Area Closure Description

In Township 16S, Range 4E, Section 13, the closure boundary starts at the junction of Forest
Road (FR) 15 and FR 1506, the southwestern boundary of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest
(HJA). The closure boundary proceeds north along FS Road 15 approximately 12 miles to the
intersection with FR 1506 (northern intersection). FS Road 15 will remain open to travel. The
closure boundary then follows FR 1506 south until it reaches the Frissell Trailhead North
intersection. FR 1506 will be closed to travel. The closure boundary then follows the Frissell
Trail to the west intersecting with the FR 1507 along HJA’s southern boundary. The closure
boundary then follows FR 1507 West for 1 mile. The closure boundary then proceeds West for
3/4 mile to where it intersects with FR 2633 at its most eastern point in Township 16S, Range
5E, Section 2. The closure boundary then follows Forest Road 2633 west to the switchback near
the border of the HJA approximately ½ mile from the intersection with Forest Road 1501. The
closure boundary then follows the HJA boundary west to FS Road 15.
ORDER #06-18-10-23-19

EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e)(1) and (4), 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 for this
Order.
(2) Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of organized rescue or fire fighting
force in the performance of an official duty.
These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.
Violations of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for an
individual or $10,000.00 for a corporation or imprisonment for not more than six months
or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. § 3551, 3571, and 3581.
Executed in Springfield, Oregon on this 11th day of August 2023.
___________________________
David Warnack
Forest Supervisor
Willamette National Forest