Articles from the July 9, 2015 edition

Jul 9, 2015

Fire Restrictions Expand to Wildernesses The Willamette National Forest is expanding public use fire restrictions to its Wilderness areas, effective Friday, July 10th. This means the following activities will be prohibited: - Campfires, warming fires and cooking fires, including charcoal fires, portable propane campfires, biomass or particle wood-burning stoves, and wood pellet stoves. It is still permissible to use portable cooking stoves with pressurized liquefied and bottled gas. - Smoking, except in areas clear of flammable debris “Since W...