The Sawtooth Valley Wildfire Collaborative meeting held May 23-24 included an ID Dept. of Lands presentation on Idaho Firewise strategies landowners can employ to protect their properties. Learn more at idahofirewise.org

At the Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative event May 23-24, a Blaine County representatives spoke to their Community Wildfire Protection Plans plus their evacuation & alert systems. Residents can sign up for alerts online at blaineemergency.org/465/Get-Alerts

CL-215 scooping out of Redfish Lake on the Bench Lake Fire #BenchLakeFire Sawtooth NF @GreatBasinTeam4 📸PIOC: Jesse Bender

Our law enforcement officer on the #SNRA handed out more than $1,000 in citations yesterday for violations of Stage 1 fire restrictions, so we wanted to remind visitors that restrictions remain in effect across the entire forest.

Guided snowcat skiing has wrapped up for the 2025 season, so the #FairfieldRD is opening the area to snowmobiles. Travel to the site is restricted to certain routes. For more information, check out the full press release at fs.usda.gov/detail/sawtoot…

To maintain and improve available amenities and protect natural resources near Pettit Lake, #SawtoothNRA will begin implementing day use fees and monitoring occupancy at Pettit Lake Trailhead. For additional details, check out the full press release at fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/n…

#ICYMI, personal-use fuelwood permit sales started May 15. Get all the details about how to purchase yours at fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/p….

This fall, the #FairfieldRD on the Sawtooth NF expects to kick off a multi-year planned burn project. Find out what’s planned and join the conversation: fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/n….

Seven of eight #SawtoothNF fires reported so far this #fireseason have been human-caused, many because of abandoned campfires. With fire danger at High, we ask visitors to use the Drown, Stir, and Feel method to fully extinguish fires: bit.ly/46b7dG9

A broken water line at Baumgartner Campground on the #FairfieldRD has forced the district to turn off water to the recreation site. Water will remain shut off until crews are able to repair the leak and complete water testing. #KnowBeforeYouGo.

Don't let your fun turn into flames. As you make plans to celebrate the 4th of July, please remember that fireworks are prohibited on public lands. Possessing, igniting, discharging, or using any kind of fireworks is prohibited on national forests and grasslands.

Access to Howell Canyon Road and the Lake Cleveland Access Road on the #MindokaRD will be restricted July 29-Aug. 1, when Burley Highway District will be chip sealing the roads. Visitors should plan ahead and be prepared for limited access and delays during operations.

A Type 2 helicopter, Sawtooth Hotshots, and 2 Type 2 initial attack crews have been assigned to the Oregon Fire, a 2-acre fire located 3/4 mile west of Oregon Gulch Trailhead. Updates will be provided here as more information becomes available. #fireseason2025 @sawtoothnatfs

Oregon Fire Update: Fire is 3 acres in size. A Type 2 helicopter and a single engine air tanker have been dropping water on the fire, which has slowed activity quite a bit. A Type 3 helicopter has joined the effort, and a Type 1 helicopter is enroute. #fireseason2025 #KetchumRD

Air resources placed bladders so ground crews could continue securing fireline and mopping up on the now 3.5-acre Oregon Fire. Crews contended with outflow winds from passing storm cells but have managed to achieve 75 percent containment. #fireseason2025 #KetchumRD

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect across the forest. Wood and charcoal🔥are ONLY allowed in agency-provide fire rings at designated sites listed at fs.usda.gov/.../alerts/sta…. The Sawtooth National Forest wishes you a safe and happy holiday!

Happy Labor Day from the #SawtoothNF! The Stanley Ranger Station will be open today from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Our other offices will be closed in observance of the holiday, but our national forest remains open for your enjoyment. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday!

As summer draws to a close, the camping season on the #SNRA is winding down. Campgrounds will begin closing on a progressive basis Monday. A few sites will remain open with limited amenities until Nov. 30. Here’s what’s closing when: fs.usda.gov/.../seasonal-c…...

#ICYMI, we have lifted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions because we no longer met the criteria laid out in the 2025 Idaho Fire Restrictions Plan. The #SawtoothNF experiences more human-caused wildland fire starts in fall, so please follow these safety tips while enjoying your campfire.