BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
For release: May 2, 2014
Contact: Richard Hatfield, Field Mgr. 503-315-5968
Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs Officer
503-375-5657
Alsea South Fork Backcountry Byway Closed for Culvert
Replacement
Mondays through Thursdays from May 5-22, 2014
Salem, Ore.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District will be
closing six miles of the Alsea South Fork Back Country Byway just east of Alsea Falls
Recreation Area to replace certain culverts.
The road will be closed to through traffic Mondays through Thursdays between May 5
and May 22. The road will reopen weekly from Friday through Sunday to
accommodate weekend traffic.
BLM’s Alsea Falls Recreation Area will remain accessible seven days a week from the
community of Alsea. The Day Use Area opened May 1. The campground will open May
22. The trail along the falls, which was renovated last winter, offers great scenic views of
Alsea Falls.
The South Fork Alsea River National Back Country Byway links the communities of Alsea
and Alpine. It is often used as an alternate route to the town of Waldport along the Central
Oregon Coast.
For more information on Alsea Falls Recreation Area go
to: http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=220
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land
known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 western states, including Alaska. The
BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s
mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations
under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2013, the BLM generated $4.7 billion in
receipts from public lands.
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