Re: Hotsprings are OPEN

USDA Forest ServiceSan Bernardino National Forest
Date: November 7, 2007
San Bernardino National Forest
602 S. Tippecanoe Avenue
San Bernardino, California 92408
For Immediate Release

Contact: Valerie Baca (909) 382-2711

San Bernardino National Forest to Lift Temporary Emergency Closure; Fire Affected Areas will Remain Closed

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., November 7, 2007— The temporary emergency closure in effect for the San Bernardino National Forest (NF) since October 23 will be terminated on Thursday, November 8. The forest will be open to visitors, but some fire-affected areas will remained closed until rehabilitation efforts are complete. The areas affected by the Grass Valley and the Slide Fires that remain closed include:

• Grass Valley Fire Road Closure

• Closure of Forest Road 2N34 from Junction of 2N37 to Forest boundary

• Closure of Forest Road 2N34A from Forest boundary to 2N34 Slide Fire Closure

• Forest Trail 2W07 from 3N34 Junction to Fisherman’s Campground

• Fredalba Trail from forest boundary

• FSR 2N19 (including spurs 2N19A, 2N19B, and 2N19C) from intersection with Green Valley Lake Road near Camp Cedar Crest to Meadow Lane near the Green Valley Campground

• Forest Service Road 2N16 from the Green Valley Campground to its terminus

• Forest Service Road 2N13 from Green Valley Campground to Fawnskin (3N14) (overlap Butler 2 closure)

• Forest Service Road 2N13D from intersection with 2N13 to Crafts Peak

• Forest Service Road 2N33Y from 3N16 to Tent Peg Group Camp

• Forest Service Road 3N34B from 3N16 to its terminus

• Green Valley Campground and the roads within the campground

• Fisherman’s Group Campground

• Tent Peg Group Campground

Additional Closed Forest Roads – currently closed for repair

• Forest Service Road 1N35 Cucamonga Canyon Road

• Forest Service Road 1N34 San Sevaine Road

Areas closed to the public prior to the temporary emergency closures will remain closed.