Bridger-Teton National Forest

The bears are classified as a threatened species.

The first burn is set for the backcountry Salt Range subalpine zone.

Fire danger in the area is currently high.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

People picking for personal use don't need a permit but can't collect more than 3 gallons per day.

They will only allow commercial morel hunting in the northern part of the Roosevelt Fire burn area.

Cheatgrass currently grows on about 40 square miles of the forest and is spreading at a rate of about 20 percent a year.

At one point, there were more than 1,000 firefighters battling the fire.