DNR Closing All Eastern Washington Lands to Recreation

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is closing all of the lands it manages east of the Cascades to recreation due to high fire danger.

The closure will last at least through Friday, and DNR staff will evaluate the possibility of extending it as the week progresses.

Additionally, timber harvest activities on DNR-managed lands have been shut down at least through Thursday morning because of potential fire risk caused by the ongoing gusty conditions, warm temperatures, and low humidity across Washington. All timber sales and fuel mitigation work on U.S. Forest Service lands have also been halted.

With no lighting yesterday or in the forecast for the next few days, the overwhelming majority of wildfires DNR is responding to are presumed to be human-caused.