SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has extended a camping area closure order (03-10-06-25-17) for Headquarters Well in the Española Ranger District to prevent further resource damage caused by an increase in unauthorized long-term camping, vandalism, and trash dumping. While the closure order is in place the SFNF will conduct critical restoration and rehabilitation work to address resource damage and implement a long-term management plan for the area.
The order has been in place since June 21, 2024, and will extend through 8 a.m., Dec. 31, 2026, unless rescinded.
Prohibited activities include camping, being in the area after sundown or before sunrise, and being on any road or trail in the closure area after sundown or before sunrise.
Violation of the closure order is punishable. Federal, state, and local officers, firefighters, members of an organized rescue team, and any others authorized by Forest Service permit are exempt from the closure order.
The closure order and map are available on the SFNF website under Alerts, and copies are available at the SFNF Supervisor’s Office (SO) and the Española District Office. For more information, please contact the Española District Office in Española, 505.753.7331 or the Santa Fe National Forest SO in Santa Fe, 505.438.5300.
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