BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
For release: August 27, 2014
Contact: Richard Hatfield,
Marys Peak Field Office Manager
503-315-5968
Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs Officer
503-375-5657
South Fork Alsea Byway Road Closed
For Culvert Replacement on September 2-4
Salem, Ore-- The South Fork Alsea Backcountry Byway, which connects the towns of Monroe and
Alsea, will be closed to traffic, 8 miles west of Alpine, on September 2-4. Visitors to the Alsea Falls
Day Use Area and Campground will need to use Highway 34 through Alsea to access the
recreation area. There will be no bypass for through traffic.
For more information about the Alsea Falls Backcountry Byway and Recreation area:
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/recreation/index.php
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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