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Official Agency Press Releases and/or Restriction and Closure Orders for New Mexico
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Releases and Official Orders for New Mexico
Date: August 6, 2009
LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST ANNOUNCES AREA CLOSURE NEAR RUIDOSO
NEWS RELEASE
USDA Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
3463 Las Palomas Road
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Contact: Joe Garcia (575) 434-7200
Chad Stewart (575) 257-4095
PORTION OF SMOKEY BEAR DISTRICT TO CLOSE
(Alamogordo, NM, August 5, 2009) – The Smokey Bear District Office is announcing the closing of a project area to public access west of the District Office and Cedar Creek Road. The area, which includes a hiking and biking trail will be closed effective August 10, 2009, at 8:00 a.m.
The District Fitness Trail behind the District Office will not be closed. However, the parking area at the entrance of the Fitness Trail will be closed Monday through Friday due to log hauling operations. Signs will be posted in the area to remind the public of this closure action.
The District will be implementing a vegetation treatment, which includes cutting and removal of trees within a 165 acre project area. Machinery, logging trucks and other vehicles will be active in the area. Implementation of this project is expected to last approximately 30-45 days.
The purpose of the temporary area closure is to protect public health and safety through the duration of the project.
For more information on this closure action, please contact the Smokey Bear Ranger District Office at (575) 257-4095, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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