Everyone knows about the Smoky Mountains, right? Did you know that there's an equally beautiful mountain range just an hour west of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Nantahala National Forest? You may not ...

ROBBINSVILLE — Roadwork and needed parking lot repairs has forced the U.S Forest Service to temporarily close the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Jenkins Meadow trailheads on the Nantahala National ...

The Haoe Fire in Nantahala National Forest has grown to 800 acres and is 0% contained. Several trails and recreation areas are closed due to the fire and resulting smoke. The Haoe Fire in the ...

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 ...