Alerts
Forest Orders
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors.
These rules are available to you online below or at any Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest office. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions, please call your local Forest Service Office for clarification.
In addition, the Forest Supervisor may issue Special Orders and Closures that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises. Emergency closure orders will be posted as an Alert so visitors to the Forest can reasonably be expected to be familiar with them.
Forest Alerts
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Forest Order 09-13-25-01 Pipeline Trail Closure
On Trail 55552, the Pipeline 4x4 Challenge Trail, motorized use other than snowmobiles, is prohibited to ensure the integrity of the ANR Pipeline Company's high pressure natural gas pipeline.
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Forest Road 187/Mineral Lake Road Closed June 2 through June 17
For public safety while the road is being reconstructed, the USDA Forest Service will close sections of Forest Road (FR) 187/Mineral Lake Road in Ashland County to motorized vehicles from June 2 through June 17, 2025.
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Begins Prescribed Fires
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this month. We estimate this work to continue through the spring as weather conditions allow.
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Water levels reduced on the Mondeaux Flowage starting on 9/30
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will reduce water levels on the Mondeaux Flowage in Taylor County, Wisconsin, starting the week of September 30, 2024. The drawdown is expected to be completed the by the first part of November 2024.
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Forest Order 09-13-09-02 - Firewood Restrictions
Firewood restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Emerald Ash Borer. This invasive beetle loves to travel on firewood so please leave firewood at home, unless you live within 25 miles of your National Forest destination.
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Forest Order 09-13-09-01 - Occupancy and Use Restrictions
Acts or omissions that are prohibited on National Forest System lands, roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.