The State : More Forest Land to Close

The U.S. Forest Service, which earlier this month closed 280,000 acres of fire-ravaged Klamath National Forest, said additional closures will be necessary in the wake of brush and timber fires that devastated hundreds of thousands of acres in Northern California. Forest spokeswoman Chris Allen said the exact boundaries of the new restricted area were to be determined during a meeting among officials from the Forest Service, state Department of Fish and Game and Siskiyou County. She said the areas would be adjacent to the parcels closed Sept. 17 because of continuing fire danger. The new closures, Allen said, will remain in effect at least until Oct. 3 and “possibly until the coming spring” if conditions do not improve.