Dave Harmon, PW editor
A major change to the way hikers and campers experience three of Oregon’s most popular wilderness areas was finalized Friday.
The U.S. Forest Service announced that beginning in 2020, a permit will be required to camp anywhere in the Three Sisters, Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson wilderness areas.
Last December, Charles F. Sams III made history when he became the first Native American to be appointed director of the National Park Service. He had his work cut out for him. The number of visitor
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2021 resulted in a $42.5 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supporte
A federal study released Thursday determined hardrock mining in a Minnesota wilderness area would risk contaminating the area. In its assessment, the U.S. Forest Service said copper-nickel mining wou