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FOREST SERVICE
NEWS RELEASE Chugach National Forest 161 E. 1st Avenue, Door 8 Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 743-9500 May 23, 2014
Chugach National Forest Implements Fire Ban Due to high fire danger and in partnership with Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Kenai Peninsula State Parks on the Kenai, the Chugach National Forest is implementing a fire ban for Kenai Peninsula
lands in both developed recreation sites — campgrounds, cabins, trails — and dispersed sites in the backcountry. The ban covers all open fires, including those in enclosed fire grates and rings and charcoal grills. Cooking stoves and gas grills may still be
used. Smoking is also included in the fire ban.* Remember that possessing, discharging or using any kind of fireworks or pyrotechnic device on Forest Service land is always prohibited. The ban includes these popular campgrounds and picnic sites (note this list is not inclusive-ALL Chugach National Forest lands on the Kenai, as shown in the attached map are included in the ban): Bertha Creek Black Bear Cooper Creek Crescent Creek
Coeur d’ Alene Granite Creek Porcupine Primrose
Ptarmigan Creek Quartz Creek Russian River Tenderfoot Creek
Trail River Williwaw Alder Fishing Pond K’Beq Day Use Area Quartz Creek Beach Tern Lake Day Use Moose Flats Day Use Trail River Day Use Turnagain Pass Day Use-East and West National forest lands are very dry and conditions are ripe for human caused wildfires. Please follow fire restrictions so everyone can have a safe and memorable experience on their national forest. *Smoking except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed campground, or other recreation site, or while stopped in an area in at least three feet in diameter, which is barren or cleared of all flammable
material is prohibited by the fire ban. See attached map for closure area This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. |
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BurnBan2014NRandmaplo.pdf
Description: BurnBan2014NRandmaplo.pdf
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USFWS-DNR News Release 5-23-14 (3).pdf
Description: USFWS-DNR News Release 5-23-14 (3).pdf
