To protect the public and provide for firefighter safety in light of ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Ophir fire (#216), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office is closing the trails and off-road areas in the Nome Creek Valley of the White Mountains National Recreation Area accessible from the U.S. Creek Road at mile 57 Steese Highway. A map of the closure area is attached.
Fairbanks District Office July 11, 2015 Release No. AK15-30 For Immediate Release Contact: Craig McCaa 907-474-2231 BLM Closes Nome Creek Valley Again After Strong Winds Rekindle U.S. Creek Fire FAIRBANKS, AK — Strong winds and hot, dry weather rekindled the… Read More ›
For Immediate Release July 10, 2015 Contact: Craig McCaa, 907-474-2231 cmccaa@blm.gov News Release No. AK15-29 FAIRBANKS, AK — Recent weather conditions have led the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office to reopen the Nome Creek valley in the… Read More ›
June 30, 2015, 5:30 p.m. • Aggie, #515 Located 30 miles northwest of Fairbanks The western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area, including all trails and lands, has been closed due to fire activity. The temporary closure… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 