{"id":1320037,"date":"2020-05-15T11:39:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=478062"},"modified":"2020-05-15T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:15:58","slug":"forest-service-asks-users-to-apply-better-judgment-on-public-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/forest-service-asks-users-to-apply-better-judgment-on-public-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Service asks users to apply better judgment on public lands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forest Service officials are asking people to use good judgment when they’re outdoors. Pack out your trash and don’t cut chains that lock gates on roads and trails.<\/strong>
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People partially freed from quarantine restraints headed into the national forest in droves, but several left a trail of trouble behind, according to White River National Forest officials.<\/p>\n

Four people were base-jumping from the cliffs above Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon, and one landed in the hospital. The trail to Hanging Lake remains closed, and off-trail travel is never allowed in this area, the Forest Service said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never want to see people breaking rules and engaging in high-risk behavior, but it\u2019s especially worrisome given the current situation,\u201d White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to pull emergency officials away from focusing on the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not enough, every ranger district in the White River National Forest reported finding multiple unattended campfires last weekend.<\/p>\n

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