---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 6302.16"
title: "43"
number: "6302.16"
heading: "When and how may I gather scientific information about resources in BLM wilderness?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/6302.16"
---

# §6302.16. When and how may I gather scientific information about resources in BLM wilderness?

- (a) You may conduct research, including gathering information and collecting natural or cultural resources in wilderness areas, using methods that may cause greater impacts on the wilderness environment than allowed under [§ 6302.15(a)](/cfr/43/6302.15.md?p=a), if—
  - (1) Similar research opportunities are not reasonably available outside wilderness;
  - (2) You carry out your proposed activity in a manner compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment and conforming to the applicable management plan;
  - (3) Any ground disturbance or removal of material is the minimum necessary for the scientific purposes of the research; and
  - (4) **You have an authorization from BLM.**
- (b) You must reclaim disturbed areas, and BLM may require you to post a bond.

## 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.