Closing the Forest to cabin owners https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1633535 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:46:25 GMT Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:18:11 GMT Copyright © 2021 National Forest Homeowners Closing the Forest to cabin owners https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1633535 https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1633535 I was just informed (the day of) that we were not able to go to our cabin until tonight (9/22) at midnight, restricting access for a week.  This has never happened in the 60 plus years we have owned our cabin.  The reasoning was due to limited resources and fire danger.  This makes zero sense.  Restricting access to hikers, bikers, campers, etc. during high fire season makes sense, but to restrict you from using your place does not.  What does a week make?  There is always fire danger.  I consider cabin owners "stewards" of the forest and keep a watchful eye on it and ensure brush is cleared properly to prevent fires.

This scares me.  They can deny access at a whim?  In the meantime, Cal Trans is working every night on the highway with big equipment which easily could spark a fire.  They even left a huge berm on our entrance road (over 6") making it difficult to get out.  I have complained to them for over a month and they have sent it around to different agencies and still has not been fixed.

What do you think about this closure?

 

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:05:25 GMT https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1634016 https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1634016 Fred, we are well aware of the forest closures in California.  All Region 5 (CA) forests were closed on August 31th, anticipating the closure would extend through September 17th.  The Regional Forester lifted the state-wide closure 2 days early on September 15th, but also noted several specific forest closures would remain in place with various expiration dates.  The forest closure announcements cited public safety concerns due to the high risk of fires in CA forests, the quantity and size of current fires (>7,000 fires in CA this season), and that Forest Services resources were spread thin with so many redeployed to fighting fires. These are emergency conditions. The Forest Service does have the right to close forests for public safety reasons at any time, including recreation residence users. NFH doesn't question the need or scope of the closures we've seen this year, which the Forest Service has acknowledged as unprecedented.   

Doug Gann
NFH President

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