NEBO, N.C. (WSPA) — A route connecting the Pisgah National Forest to a town in McDowell County has reopened after being forced to close for 18 months. The 3-mile trail, according to officials, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Forest Service is reopening the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest on July 11 after several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naventure, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, announces the launch of the Helene Extended Stay Program at three Pisgah ...

Pisgah Forest, NC – More than one hundred volunteers gathered at Sycamore Flats the first two Fridays of November to kick off the cleanup of one of Pisgah’s most popular and cherished recreation sites ...

A series of deals between federal and state agencies, finalized last week, will allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation to mine rock on more than 600 acres of the Pisgah National Forest ...

Hurricane Helene left a significant amount of woody debris across much of Western North Carolina, leaving higher-than-usual levels of fuels on the ground. This creates a heightened risk of wildfire.

ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Forest Service is conducting prescribed burns on thousands of acres in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests to reduce hazardous fuels over the next two months. The fires will ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the National Forest Service ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— Conservation groups sent a letter Tuesday urging the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan because of the tremendous damage from Hurricane Helene to North ...

Home to a 65-foot waterfall known locally as Big Falls, the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest is reopening on July 11 after several months of Helene debris clearing. Visitors are ...