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2009 News Releases
January
- Flooding Update 1/8
2008 News Releases
December
- Eightmile Road Temporarily Closed to All Vehicles 12/11
- Snowshoe walks on Snoqualmie Pass start January 3, 2009 12/11
- Forest Service Plans Cleanup and Reclamation of Azurite Mine 12/10
November
- Forest Improvement Projects Sought 11/19
- Collaborative Meeting about Lost Fuel Reduction and Forest Health 11/13
- Forest Advisory Committees to Meet 11/12
- Christmas tree permits now available 11/12
October
- Day Use Recreation Fees Waived on Veterans Day, November 11 10/31
- Sale of Twisp Forest Service Compound Temporarily Suspended 10/23
- Haul Route for Buckhorn Mine Reconstructed 10/17
- Forest Advisory Committees to Meet 10/6
September
- Hunter Information Booth in Omak 9/25
- Off-Highway Vehicle Use on Tonasket and Methow Valley Ranger Districts 9/24
- Wenatchee River RD Fall Burning Begins 9/23
- Entiat District Fall Burning Projects to Begin 9/23
- Marias Creek Roads to be Reopened 9/19
- Washington Pass Overlook Closed for Reconstruction 9/19
- Fee-free Days Honor Vets, New Citizens 9/15
- Chelan RD Fall Prescribed Burning 9/12
- Tonasket RD Fall Prescribed Burning 9/11
- Hunter Safety Reminders 9/10
August
- Logging Activity in Eightmile creek Drainage 8/29
- Revised restrictions for Jack Creek and Foam Creek fires 8/28
- Campfire restrictions lifted for Chelan, Entiat & Wenatchee River Ranger Districts 8/28
- Access Limited at North Fork Salmon – Tiffany Trailhead Parking Area 8/25
- Delay of Twisp Compound Auction 8/21
- Road to Twisp River Horsecamp Reopened 8/21
- New Cle Elum District Ranger 8/15
- Fire Update
- Wilderness Fires in Alpine Lakes, Henry M Jackson, and Glacier Peak areas 8/11
- Weekend Response to Lightning Fires 8/11
- Enchantment Permit Changes 8/7
July
- Campfire restrictions expanded to include Naches and Cle Elum Ranger Districts 7/29
- Salmon-chanted Evening 7/28
- Woodcutting Prohibited in some areas 7/22
- Deception Pass Trail Temporary Closure 7/22
- Summertime Firewood Cutting 7/17
- Auction Date and Open House for Twisp Administrative Site 7/18
- Sentencing for cedar tree theft 7/17
- Tonasket Ranger District host GEAR UP students 7/18
- Junior Ranger program for kids 7/17
- Campfire restrictions for FS lands around Lake Wenatchee 7/17
- Vandalism and Thefts – Forest Users Beware! 7/15
- Firefighter Recognized for Valor 7/12
- Noxious Weed Control 7/1
June
- Campfire Restrictions go into Effect July 2 6/27
- The Meadows – Toats Coulee Road Reopens 6/27
- No Fireworks on National Forest 6/27
- Forest Advisory Committee Members Sought 6/26
- Surplus government property for sale 6/20
- Northwest National Forests Celebrate Centennials 6/19
- Surplus Tree Seedling Sale at Naches Ranger District 6/12
- Interagency Firefighter Training 2008 6/10
- Meadows-Toates Coulee Road No. 39 Closed 6/9
- Let's Go Fishing 6/4
- Celebrate National Trails Day 6/3
May
- Firewood Gathering on the Tonasket Ranger District 5/27
- Collaborative Meeting about Whistler Canyon Trail 5/23
- Memorial Day recreation information 5/23
- Icicle Canyon Road Closed 5/20
- Collaborative efforts on Two Lakes Project 5/9
- Forest Seeks Feedback on Recreation Site Management 5/2
April
- Winter conditions continue on the forest 4/25
- Tonasket Ranger District Continues the Battle Against Invasive Species 4/10
March
- Spring prescribed burning on Tonasket Ranger District 3/21
- Marias Creek Roads to be Temporarily Closed 3/18
- Wenatchee River RD Spring Prescribed Burning 3/10
- Entiat RD Spring Prescribed Burning 3/10
- Meeting Planned to Discuss Lease of Historic Conconully Work Center 3/7
February
- Opportunities for working in the great outdoors at the Chelan Ranger District 2/20
- 100 Years of Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Celebrates Centennial 2/12
- 2008 Morel Mushroom Harvest 2/8
January