---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 6302.15"
title: "43"
number: "6302.15"
heading: "When and how may I collect or disturb natural resources such as rocks and plants in wilderness areas?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/6302.15"
---

# §6302.15. When and how may I collect or disturb natural resources such as rocks and plants in wilderness areas?

- (a) You may remove or disturb natural resources for non-commercial purposes in wilderness areas, including prospecting, provided—
  - (1) You do it in a manner that preserves the wilderness environment, using no more than non-motorized hand tools and causing minimal surface disturbance; and
  - (2)
    - (i) Your proposed activity conforms to the applicable management plan; or
    - (ii) **You have a BLM authorization if one is required by statute or regulation.**
- (b) Where BLM allows campfires in a wilderness, you may gather a reasonable amount of wood for use in your campfire.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1782.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 78372, Dec. 14, 2000, unless otherwise noted.