With fire season* now in effect across all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected lands, including Oregon’s state forests, visitors are encouraged to take every precaution possible to prevent human-caused wildfires. Across Oregon, approximately 70 percent of wildfires are caused by human activity. While escaped debris burns are among the leading causes of human-caused wildfires statewide, recreational shooting presents a unique challenge in some state forest areas. In 2025, three separate wildfires were started by improper target shooting activity at the Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes in the Tillamook State Forest. Those incidents, combined with increasing fire danger, resulted in the temporary closure of the shooting lanes....