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Mount Hood National Forest - Zigzag Ranger District December Activities

(TIMBERLINE, Ore.) - The Zigzag District of the Mount Hood National Forest announces upcoming activities. As the snow begins to fall on Mount Hood it is a great opportunity to spend some time outdoors and enjoy YOUR National Forest.

The Zigzag Ranger District Interpretation & Conservation Education Program will again provide tours of Historic Timberline Lodge, guided hikes/snowshoe tours out of Government Camp and Trillium Lake, and the Ski With A Ranger Program at Timberline Lodge Ski Area.

Mt. Hood Complex Fire Wednesday Night Update

Popular sites on the south end of the Forest, such as Trillium Lake, Clear Lake and Timothy Lake, are not affected by the fire and are all open.

(TIMBERLINE) - The Northwest Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team says the Mt. Hood Complex fires are estimated at 400 acres, 300 acres on the Bluegrass and 100 acres on the Gumjuac.

There are 9 additional spot fires, 8 of them in Badger Creek Wilderness and one in Mt. Hood Wilderness.

Crews Battling Fires in Mt. Hood National Forest

The Northwest Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team assumed control of crews in the Forest.

(TIMBERLINE) - A series of fires continue to burn on Mt. Hood National Forest as a result of a lightning storm that swept through the area the evening of August 7, 2006. The main area of concern is on the north east end of the Forest where an estimated 200 acre fire and several smaller fires are burning.

The fires are being referred to as the Mt. Hood Complex.