NEWS RELEASE
Los Padres National Forest
For Immediate Release
Contact: Andrew Madsen (805) 961-5759
Twitter: @LosPadresNF
Fire Restrictions Take Effect in Los Padres National Forest
GOLETA, CA, June 13, 2016…Due to extremely dry vegetation and an increasing fire danger, Los Padres National Forest officials announced that Level III fire restrictions will go into effect beginning tomorrow, June 14, 2016. The following restrictions will be rigorously enforced until this Forest Order expires:
Wood and charcoal fires are prohibited in all areas of Los Padres National Forest except for designated Campfire Use sites; however persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are allowed to use portable stoves and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel outside of designated Campfire Use Sites. California Campfire Permits are available for free download from the Los Padres National Forest website (http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf). You must clear all flammable material for a distance of 10 feet in all directions from your camp stove, have a shovel available, and ensure that a responsible person attends the stove at all times when it is in use.
Recreational target shooting is prohibited in all areas of the National Forest unless specifically authorized by a special use permit with the Forest.
Hunting with a valid State of California hunting license during open hunting season is exempt from this restriction.
Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the national forest except within an enclosed vehicle, building, or designated Campfire Use Site.
Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order on roads and trails specifically designated for such use. (This restriction is in effect year-round.)
A list of designated Campfire Use Sites is attached. For further information regarding current conditions and safety tips, contact your nearest Forest Service office or visit the Los Padres National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf.
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Visitors have NO CLUE….I actually saw a rv. with a pop up, chairs, and a hibachi parked right in prime viewing space at the vista point just north of Julia Pheiffer Burns Park!….I think their intention was to camp there!…I couldn't stop and question….I just saw an article, that many, many of the national parks are beginning to find a watt to restrict the number of visitors to save the natural beauty …What can be done to help preserve Big Sur?
summer is in full swing…toilet paper pick up time!