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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

SPRINGFIELD, OREGON

ORDER# 06-18-01-24-41 FOREST ORDER

BOULDER CREEK 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. Refer to Exhibit A for the map. This Order supersedes Order Number 06-18-01-24-37 and is effective on October 1, 2024, through January 1, 2025, unless otherwise rescinded sooner.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 and roads described below. The closure area is depicted on the attached map, which is incorporated into this order as "Exhibit A". All areas, roads, trails, campgrounds, and recreation sites in this closure area are closed. However, all roads or trails that serve as a closure boundary are open and passable, including Highway 126, Forest Service Road (FSR) 2653, and FSR 2649.

Area Closure Description

The closure boundary starts at the junction of Highway 126 and FSR 2653 (Boulder Creek Road) and proceeds east along FSR 2653 to FSR 2657. It continues south along FSR 2653 to FSR 2649 (Scctt Creek Road). It then follows FSR 2649 west to Highway 126, and then north along Highway 126, ending back at the junction of FSR 2653.

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 30th day of September 2024.

Digitally signed by 

DONNA MICKLEY 

Donna Mickley

Acting Forest Supervisor Willamette National Forest