Yellowbottom Campground has been closed permanently for overnight camping due to a determination by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) determined that aging trees within the campground’s old-growth forest pose an increasing safety risk to visitors.
The decision came after the agency evaluated conditions in the estimated 500-year-old forest surrounding the campground. According to Lauren Woras, an outdoor recreation planner for BLM, the age of the trees is what makes the area unique but what…