This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...

Potential sighting of Travis Decker reported in Idaho as authorities use cadaver dogs in search for the military survivalist ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state ...

The Alaskan wilderness may soon be on the menu for fossil fuel giants. The Trump administration’s plan to roll back Biden-era ...

Many summer visitors to Summit County, and even some locals, don’t fully understand what a “wilderness area” is. Is it any ...

The Trump administration is seeking to undo a rule that shields large swaths of California from roads and logging, including ...

A Senate budget proposal would require the sale of public lands across 11 western states, including Washington.

Backcountry permits for overnight camping in wilderness areas of Rocky Mountain National Park during peak season go on sale this Saturday at 8 a.m. That season begins May 1 and runs through ...

Efforts to double the size of Indiana's only federal wilderness area and establish the state's first national recreation area were unveiled recently by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, during an outing ...

In wilderness areas, no power equipment is allowed: no cars, ATVs, chain saws or bulldozers. Roads, development, logging and mining are banned. Only primitive recreation and camping are permitted.

One hundred years after it was named the nation’s first Wilderness Area in 1924, the remote Gila Wilderness seems to fulfill the vision of its founder, the conservationist Aldo Leopold. “By ...