BLM release – NORTH BEND, Ore. – As cooler temperatures and wetter weather arrives on the southern Oregon Coast, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coos Bay District is lifting public use restriction on BLM-managed lands in Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 6, 2018, all public use restrictions will be rescinded on BLM-managed lands within the Coos Bay District. Previously restricted activities, such as campfires, using a chainsaw or equipment with a combustible engine, and operating a vehicle off-road, will again be allowed after this date. The use of fireworks, exploding targets, and incendiary and tracer ammunition is still prohibited on public lands. The BLM asks visitors to continue to be cautious with any activity that might ignite a wildfire. Always extinguish campfires completely, and only build campfires in areas void of flammable vegetation. For further information, please visit the Coos Bay District Office at www.blm.gov/office/coos-bay-district-office or (541) 756-0100. Oregon Department of Forestry also maintains information on public use restrictions at www.coosfpa.net.
