Wilderness areas are places in the national forest where nature is left to its own without any human intervention.No chain saws.If lighting strike starts a fire, there is no firefighting.Camping ...

"It is part of the whole forest plan revision plan. We are required to do it." The Wilderness Act was passed in 1964 and in the 55 years since its inception, areas of the forest may have changed.

News Washington Ignoring years of collaboration, Colville National Forest reduces eligible wilderness areas in draft plan Nov. 28, 2018 Updated Wed., Nov. 28, 2018 at 6:38 a.m. The fire lookout ...

he asked. Liz Close, the Forest Service's acting wilderness director, said the Wilderness Act of 1964 prohibits commercial enterprise in wilderness.

Houle (who wrote a book about Forest Park titled, One City’s Wilderness) used her three minute testimony to express her concerns that the “wilderness values” of the park are in jeopardy. Houle read ...

In addition to the lakes the Pine Forest Wilderness is also home to Duffer Peak which, at nearly 9,500 feet in elevation, was identified by Backpacker.com as one of its " best hikes ever." ...

When I’m done fishing with Hieronymus, we meet two of his buddies at the Juneau airport and swap our fishing tackle for hunting gear. We’re headed for Admiralty Island, a 1,646-square-mile mass of old ...