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Forest Service says media doesn't need permit

In this 2013 photo provided by Oregon Field Guide, photographer Andy Maser, right, photographs caver Eddy Cartaya, center, near a glacier cave in the Mount Hood Wilderness area in Oregon for an episode of "Oregon Field Guide" for Oregon Public Broadcasting. The U.S. Forest Service said Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, that it is extending the period for the public to weigh in on a proposal that would make permanent new rules and permit fees for commercial video and still photography in federally designated wilderness areas. (AP Photo/Courtesy Oregon Public Broadcasting, Katie Campbell) SEATTLE (AP) — Faced with increasing criticism of a proposal that would restrict media filming in wilderness areas, the head of the U.S. Forest Service said late Thursday that the rule is not intended to apply to news-gathering activities.




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