For release: August 5, 2013
Release No: OR-100-2013-013
Contact: Cheyne Rossbach (541) 579-0648
Cow Creek Back Country Byway Closed
Roseburg, Ore. – The Cow Creek Back Country Byway, managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, will remain closed until further notice due to the Douglas Complex of wildfires
currently burning in the area. The Cow Creek Back Country Byway runs along Cow Creek, west of
Riddle, OR and West of Glendale, OR. Cow Creek Road from Riddle into the fire area and from
Glendale into the fire have been closed.
The Douglas Complex currently consists of the Rabbit Mountain fire, on the west side of Interstate 5,
northwest of Glendale, Dad’s Creek, west of Glendale, and the Farmer’s Fire south of Glendale.
The Douglas Complex was started by lightning on July 26, 2013, seven miles north of Glendale, OR. The
fires have currently burned 34,459 acres and is 15% contained.
For further information on the current status of the fires in the area, please visit the Incident Information
System (InciWeb) at:
http://www.inciweb.org/
Information about the Back Country Byway system can be found at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/byways.php
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The BLM manages more land – more than 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of
Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700
million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of
the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as
outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other
resources on public lands.