Flying UAS for Fun on National Forest System Lands
Anyone who want to fly an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on National Forest System lands for fun or recreation must meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. Please visit the FAA's website to learn about new changes to recreational drone flying in the United States.
www.fs.usda.gov
Anyone who want to fly an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on National Forest System lands for fun or recreation must meet
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.
Flying UAS for Work/Business on National Forest System Lands
Individuals and organizations wanting to fly an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on National Forest System Lands for work/business must meet FAA requirements. This includes news media and film and video production companies. Please visit the FAA's website for more information about flying UAS.
www.fs.usda.gov
Individuals and organizations wanting to fly an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on National Forest System Lands for work/business must meet FAA
requirements. This includes news media and film and video production companies.
Please visit the FAA's
website for more information about flying UAS.
Please contact the FAA or a Forest Service
regional aviation officer for more information about flying a drones on over National Forest System lands.
It's important to note that the
US Forest Service is not under the authority of the
National Park Service or their No Drone Policies (which I do happen to agree with btw).
US Forest Service is under the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. National Forests are managed for many purposes—timber, recreation, grazing, wildlife, fish and more.
National Park Service is under U.S.
Department of the Interior.
The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. National Parks are highly vested in preservation, barely altering the existing state.
Here's an interesting tidbit to put the "size" into perspective:
U.S. Forest Service - 193 million acres: 155 National Forests, 20 National Grasslands, 1 National Tallgrass Prairie
National Park System - 84 million acres (55 million in Alaska): 397 areas including National Parks (58), monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails and the White House.
We have a lot of U.S. Forest Service Land here in western NC and except for a few specific areas (designated Wilderness Areas) we can fly in them. This has come up many times and it's easy to get the 2 entities mixed up or even lumped together.