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  • Trail 800 Tally-Ashely Closure

    4.4 miles of National Forest System Trail 800 Tally-Ashley will be closed for public safety during logging activities starting 9/4/2025 - 9/1/2026 unless rescinded sooner. 

Alert Start Date: September 4, 2025

Alert End Date: September 1, 2026

Order Number: 01-10-D08-001-S-25

Forest Order

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest

Tally Lake Ranger District
Trail Closure Order

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, described below:

  1. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a): Being on the trail is prohibited.

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), 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 from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
  2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED TRAIL

4.4 miles of National Forest System Trail 800 Tally-Ashley.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to provide for public safety during logging activities.

IMPLEMENTATION

  1. This Order shall be in effect from September 4, 2025, at 0800 until September
    1, 2026, at 2000 hours, unless rescinded earlier.
  2. A map identifying the Described Trail is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A.
  3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
  4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C.§§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
  5. Contact the Tally Lake Ranger District or the Flathead National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Kalispell, MT, (406)758-5208, for more information about this Order.
  6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Area.

Signed and issued on September 3, 2025.

Contact Name:

Tally Lake Ranger District

Contact Number:

406-758-5208

Last updated September 4, 2025