national forest

As the daylight shortens and the weather gets chillier there's still a number of activities for people to enjoy in the national forest. Fall is a popular time for cutting firewood from the forest and spokesperson Robin DeMario with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says there's a few things you'll need to have besides a sharpened axe when doing so...

There's now access to locations at lower elevations with the warmer weather and snow melt-off.

U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Robin DeMario says the in-between time period known as shoulder season will take a while to arrive.

A ban on campfires is now in place in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest. The ban, which includes a number of other activities, is being imposed because of continuing hot, dry weather and increasingly dangerous conditions for fires. National Forest spokesperson Robin DeMario says there's no set date for when the restrictions will be lifted...