Wallowa-Whitman National Forest to Reduce Public Use Restrictions and Industrial Fire Precaution Level

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER CITY – (Release from Wallowa-Whitman National Forest) Wallowa-Whitman Forest officials will reduce Public Use restrictions to Phase A and Industrial Fire Precaution to Level I at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday Aug 9, 2023. This is a downgrade from the PUR phase B announced July 21 and return to the original PUR phase A announced July 14.

This change is due to the recent increase in moisture to the area.

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest encourages everyone to Recreate Responsibly on Forest

lands. For updates to the FDR,IFPL and PURs, check out our website for the latest details

(www.fs.usda.gov/wallowa-whitman).

Please note that this restriction change only applies to Wallowa-Whitman and may not reflect other Forests in the region. Please always check local restrictions and be safe.

State and private lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) in northeast Oregon

follow separate restrictions. For more information, contact your local ODF office or visit the Blue

Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center website at http://www.bmidc.org.

For more information about the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, visit us on social media or on our

website.

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