She said the agency was implementing the Wilderness Act of 1964, which aims to protect wilderness areas from being exploited for commercial gain. "It's not a problem, it's a responsibility," she said.

including professionals who use the wilderness areas, concerned about the possibilities of restricted access and increased costs. John Fielder, a Colorado landscape photographer who advocates for ...

Under the plan, the agency said it would consider the nature of a proposed project before approving a special-use permit and charge fees of up to $1,500 for commercial filming and photography in ...

The new directive is necessary to give special use authorizations that allow the public to use Forest Service lands for still photography and commercial filming. The previous directive addressed ...

“[T]here is no use fooling ourselves,” wrote Ansel Adams, whose photography captured the ethos of the modern wilderness idea and posthumously earned him a wilderness area in his name, “that nature ...

Recreational options include primitive camping, wildlife viewing, photography ... would provide another way to protect the area’s wildlife habitat, wilderness characteristics and critical ...

Disabled In the Wilderness Trish Anderton of New Hampshire Public Radio reports on a controversy over giving disabled people access to the nation's wilderness areas. After forcing construction of ...

South Hobart and Dynnyrne areas during the Christmas-New Year period. Equipment used by renowned Tasmanian wilderness photographer Peter Dombrovskis is among items reported stolen in a recent ...