Attachment1_SCNF Camping Use Regs_.pdf

Attachment 1 for Aerial IDIQ Salmon-Challis National Forest Use Regulations

These general rules apply to all persons visiting or working on lands within the Salmon-Challis National Forest (SCNF). This list is a summary. There are some regulations that are specific to FS system lands within the Wilderness(s) and or the Wild and Scenic River Corridor(s).

Campsites

• Contractors must obtain necessary camping permits through the COR.

• Camp on mineral soil, in hardened areas, if possible. Avoid wet meadows or soft grassy areas where soil compacts easily.

• Do not clear vegetation or level areas to erect tents.

• Do not trench around tent sites.

• Do not cut live vegetation for use as fuel, tent poles, etc.

• The SCNF is bear country and appropriate camping practices need to be employed, they include but are not limited to:

o Protect yourself and others and prevent wild animals from obtaining human food and garbage by keeping a clean camp.

o Keep all food and food-related items inside a closed, hard-sided vehicle or special bear-resistant container except when preparing or eating food.

o When walking in a camp at night use a flashlight and stay alert, consider carrying bear spray.

• Before leaving camp, clean the camp area and remove all refuse. Make certain campfires are dead out, using adequate amounts of water to drown all embers.

Campfires

• Use a camp stove and fire pans, when possible.

• Build fires in existing grills or fire pits.

• Make certain campfires are dead out before leaving camp for the day.

Sanitation

• Keep all soaps and detergents out of lakes, streams and rivers.

• Wash dishes and clothes in a pot and dispose of the wastewater on rocky soil at least 200 feet from the nearest water supply.

• Bathe in the same manner.

• Use outhouses when available.

• Locate toilets at least 200 feet from live water. Dig a hole and cover after use.

• Do not burn trash. Pack out all refuse.

Motorized Vehicles

• Contractors must obtain necessary road use permits through the COR.

• Obtain a travel plan map and follow travel management rules.

• Avoid driving on soft, wet roads and trails.

• Avoid driving over vegetation (young trees, shrubs, forbs, grasses).

• Do not pioneer new routes or cut switchbacks on existing routes.