2011 Lakebed Fire Ban

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2011 Lakebed Fire Ban

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Sept. 1, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

In accordance with the 2011 Superintendent's Compendium, Superintendent Debbie Bird has banned camp fires on the exposed lakebed until further notice. Recent periods of high fire danger have prompted this closure.

Camp fires continue to be permitted at all campgrounds and picnic areas where National Park Service fire receptacles are located.

The Lake Roosevelt NRA Superintendent's 2011 Compendium can be viewed.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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