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It is illegal to possess, store or transport straw, hay, grain, seed or other forage or mulch products on Forest Service lands without documentation that the product is certified as “weed free” by a state certification process that meets or exceeds the North American Weed Free Forage standards.

This order defines the maximum length of occupation at a single location or cumulatively at any number of locations within a calendar year, within the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Idaho

This order enacts visitor use restrictions for activities within the 80-mile-long wild segment of the Salmon Wild & Scenic River corridor, including a one-quarter mile buffer from the river, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).

This order implements visitor use requirements for activities within the Restricted Area and on the Restricted Trails, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).

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Annual Mill Creek Area Climbing Closure

The Stevensville Ranger District is reminding everyone of the annual climbing closure in the Mill Creek area to allow for nesting of cliff-dwelling raptors. The closure will start February 1st of each year and continue until it has been determined that no raptors are nesting in the area or until…

Alert Start Date: February 1, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety and wildlife by minimizing human-bear interactions.

Alert Start Date: March 1, 2025

Forest Order: #25-BRF-01

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Weed Free Forage & Mulch Products Order for the Northern Region

Northern Region Camping & Target Restrictions, Pallet Prohibition

Northern and Intermountain Regions Salmon Wild and Scenic River: Occupancy and Use

Northern and Intermountain Regions Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness

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Annual Mill Creek Area Climbing Closure

Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order

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