A virtual public meeting will be held Tuesday, June 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to inform area residents and visitors about the unauthorized noncommercial group use incident (Rainbow Family Gathering) occurring on the Plumas National Forest, Mount Hough Ranger District, approximately 5 miles north of Antelope Lake Recreation Area in Plumas County, just south of Lassen County.
The public meeting can be accessed by joining https://tinyurl.com/3sskz6wj. The format will include local and Incident Management Team leadership sharing information about the incident. Questions can be submitted in the chat during the meeting.
As part of initial steps for public safety, to help protect natural resources and to avoid traffic congestion, the Forest has issued two closure orders.
- Forest Order 05-11-02-24-01 restricts traffic on Forest Road 28N15 to one-way travel to manage traffic flow and ensure an open roadway throughout the incident and closes Forest Roads 28N15A and 28N15B at the base of Red Peak.
- Forest Order 05-11-02-24-02 prohibits the parking and leaving of a vehicle in posted areas on Forest Road 28N15. This is to ensure safe ingress and egress in the area for the public and emergency vehicles if there is a need for response, as well as to protect natural resources in the area.
Both orders are in place through July 15 or until Forest leadership determines they can be lifted, whichever occurs first.
Violations of the closure orders are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment of not more than 6 months, or both.
For more information about the Unauthorized Noncommercial Group Use Incident, including the public meeting and closure orders, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/rainbowgathering.
Information submitted by Plumas National Forest Service
The virtual meeting will be broadcast live on 93JDX and 1240KSUE
