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Forest Products Permits
The gathering of Forest products for personal use, such as mushrooms, posts & poles, rocks etc. is FREE through the remainder of 2022, but some will require a hard copy personal use permit. For details, call your local Ranger Station, listed to the left.
People enjoy collecting mushrooms, berries, seedlings and other items from National Forest land.
In order become familiar with the rules, it is always best to check with the Idaho Panhandle National Forest before gathering/collecting items from Forest land.
All plants on National Forest Service lands, from tiny lichens to the largest trees, belong to the American Public. Just as the Forest Service sells timber, harvesting plant materials that are of value must be purchased for a fair market value with the proceeds going to the U.S. Treasury. Permits are sometimes required to provide guidelines for appropriate collection, make collectors aware of any restrictions in collecting and to display the appropriate fee.
Please click on the following product headings to learn more.
Berries and other plant materials
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is requiring mushroom harvesting permits in order to appropriately manage mushroom harvesting activities, monitor use, and protect resources. A personal use permit is only required for harvesters picking more than one gallon of mushrooms per day up to five gallons in a season. Mushrooms may be harvested anywhere in your National Forest unless otherwise restricted. Each Ranger District will have specific information on any area closures or restrictions. Permits will be available at Forest Service offices.