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Temporary Forest Fire Restrictions Enacted This Weekend

Sonora, CA – Visitors to the Stanislaus National Forest (STF) this weekend will have to follow temporary fire restrictions.

The ban is in high fire hazard areas and began today, Saturday, and will run through the end of the year (Dec. 31). Forest officials say that currently, dry conditions meet the criteria for activating high fire hazard restrictions. The order issued prohibits the following activities in the high hazard area:

Forest spokesperson Diana Fredlund advises, “These restrictions are believed to be the most immediate and effective method to reduce the potential for loss to life and property, and to protect the physical, biological, and cultural resources of the forest from fire.”

Fredlund added that it is the responsibility of visitors to the forest to know where fire restrictions are in place. Fire restrictions areas can be found on the map:

Stanislaus National Forest map of designated high fire hazard areas

Information can also be found by calling:

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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