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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
ORDER # 06-18-10-24-33
FOREST ORDER
CHALK 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 and exhibit B for trails, and recreation sites that are closed. This Order
supersedes Forest Order # 06-18-10-24-22 and is effective from October 1, 2024, through
November 15, 2024, unless otherwise rescinded sooner.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 areas, roads, trails,
campgrounds, and recreation sites in this closure area are closed. All roads forming the
boundary of the closure area are included in the closure except for FS Road 1928. Recreation
sites, trails and campgrounds closed by this order are depicted in “Exhibit B”.

Area Closure Description
The Area Closure boundary begins at the junction of Forest Service (FS) Road 19 and FS
Road 1912, then continues due east to the Willamette National Forest ownership boundary in
Township 20 S, Range 3 E, Section 26. The closure boundary follows the Forest boundary east
to its junction with FS Road 1928, then follows FS Road 1928 north-northeast to its junction
with FS Road 19. The closure boundary then proceeds southwest on FS Road 19 to its junction
with FS Road 1925. The boundary then follows FS Road 1925 north-northwest to its junction
with FS Road 1925-646, then proceeds west on FS Road 1925-646 to its junction with FS Road
1912. The closure boundary then follows FS Road 1912 southwest then southeast to its
junction with FS Road 19 and the origin point of the closure boundary.

Additionally:
• Huckleberry Flats OHV riding area is closed west of FS Road 1928

• The segment of Alpine Trail #3450 that enters the closure boundary in Township 20 S,
Range 3 E, Sections 9, 8, and 17 is open

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.

Donna Mickley

Acting Forest Supervisor

Willamette National Forest

Chalk Fire Closure Exhibit B Closure Number 06-18-10-24-33 Willamette National Forest

Closed NFS Trails:

3666.2 North Fork Segment #2

Closed NFS Campgrounds and Rec Sites:

Huckleberry Flats OHV (west of FS Road 1928) OHV Area

North Fork Segment #2 TH (FS Road 1912) Trailhead

North Fork Segment #3 TH (FS Road 1919) Trailhead