Passes and Permits
Special Forest Products
The term special forest products applies to forest resources that are not associated with timber sale contracts. These resources include:
- Vegetative products such as mosses, fungus and bryophytes, echinatia, roots, bulbs, berries, seeds, wildflowers, beargrass, salal, ferns, and transplants of shrubs, and
- Timber products such as Christmas trees, tree sap, boughs, bark, cones, burls, yew bark, transplants of trees posts, poles, rails, shingle and shake bolts, and firewood. Collection of special forest products is often an activity available to the public.
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Recreation Passes
A
Recreation Pass is a pass for the use of many improved trailheads, picnic
areas, boat launches and interpretive sites on National Forests throughout
Oregon and Washington.
Recreation Pass Required signs are posted at
participating sites. These Forest Service sites in the Columbia River
Gorge National Scenic Area require a recreation pass: click
here.
Revenues from pass sales go
directly to maintaining and improving the trails, land and facilities
you own and enjoy.
To purchase a pass online, please
visit Nature of the
Northwest or call them at 1-800-270-7504.
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Special Use Permits
If you are interested in holding
a special event, you will need a Special Use Permit. Please email
our Special Use Permit Coordinator for more information.
Open Season and Guidelines for Requesting Use on Non-System Trail
Commercial
Photography and Filming
The Forest Service permits
commercial filming on public lands. Like other commercial uses of National
Forest lands and resources, commercial filming requires a Special Use
Permit issued by the Area Manager.
All motion picture and video filming using crews, special equipment, and
vehicles require a Special Use Permit.
Commercial still photography
requires a Special Use Permit only for:
- Unusual photographic activities that may adversely affect National
Forest System lands or disrupt Forest visitors and Forest Service management
activities.
- Pictures that will be offered for sale.
- Pictures that feature a commercial product for sale with National
Forest System lands used for background.
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