Would the Wild Sky Wilderness prohibit gathering of forest products?
The gathering of edible mushrooms and other forest products for personal use is permitted in Wilderness areas. However, commercial gathering of forest products would not be allowed in the Wilderness. No significant level of forest product gathering takes place in the proposal area. According to the Forest Service, there is little or no demand for commercial use permits or personal permits for ferns and moss. Last year no commercial permits were requested in the entire district and nearly all of the personal free permits (mostly for rocks and wood) pertained to outside the proposed wilderness.
