Plumas National Forest announced this evening that members of the Rainbow Family, who had already begun their annual gathering on the headwaters of Indian Creek near Janesville, are relocating to a location 12 miles north of Beckwourth.
“Today, the Forest Service became aware that the Unauthorized Noncommercial Group Use Incident (Rainbow Family Gathering) that was occurring in the Indian Creek Headwaters area on the Mount Hough Ranger District moved to a new location near the intersection of Forest Road 28N01 and 26N70 on the Beckwourth Ranger District approximately, 12 miles north of Beckwourth,” explains Plumas National Forest Public Affairs Officer Tamara Schmidt.
“The Forest and National Incident Management Team has been tracking the location change and is already sending resources to evaluate the area for concerns and public health and safety,” said Plumas National Forest Supervisor Chris Carlton.
“This area was previously used as a fire camp, so we are already familiar with it.”
The National Incident Management Team will continue to protect public health and safety and ensure that all national forest visitors obey federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
According to the PNF the Indian Creek Headwaters Road and Area Closure Order remains in effect for the protection of natural, Tribal, and cultural resources, concerns about fire danger, public health and sanitation, and upholding permitted special use where the unauthorized noncommercial group use was occurring.
