Bureau of Land Management expands emergency fire closure due to Cottage Grove - Lane 1 Fire
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Dorena, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management Northwest Oregon District has expanded a temporary closure of BLM public lands due to fire activity. The expanded closure is for public and firefighter safety.
The expanded closure includes all BLM public lands, roads, sites, and trails in T22S, R1W and T23S, R1W. This encompasses BLM public lands southeast of the town of Dorena and east of Cottage Grove. The Sharps Creek Campground and BLM lands south of the campground are also closed. For additional information and the closure map, visit https://www.blm.gov/orwafire.
Members of the public may not enter closed areas, and all uses—including hiking, mining, hunting and dispersed camping—are prohibited. Sharps Creek Road (County Road 2460) and Clark Creek Road (Road No. 23-1-13) remain open to residents within the closure area.
As it becomes safe to do so, firefighters will begin to assess the closure and their impacts.
BLM Northwest Oregon District has additional fire closures and restriction information available on BLM.GOV.
Please call 911 to report any signs of new fires.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.