Complete travel guide to Nantahala National Forest: outdoor highlights, best seasons, safety tips, where to stay.

In Western North Carolina, a trivial run to the local Walmart is underscored by scenes better fit for a National Geographic ...

A coalition of conservation groups is asking the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan after Helene's catastrophic damage in western North Carolina. In November, the Forest ...

ASHEVILLE - A coalition of conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service alleging the agency violated federal law when developing the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest 2023 land management ...

ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Forest Service will soon have to release plans to increase timber production in national forests, including Western North Carolina's wide and expansive Nantahala-Pisgah National ...

A decade in the making, the future of the forest plan to manage Western North Carolina’s national forests is now hazy, threatened by a lawsuit, a presidential executive order accelerating timber ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— A coalition of conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Forest Service’s Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan. The plan allows for a five-fold increase in logging ...

There are special areas on the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, returned to wildness and providing solitude from the crowds of more popular tourist areas. These are some of the jewels I have ...

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 ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Trees in the Pisgah National Forest along NC-197N were ablaze with color on Wednesday, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A rule change by the Trump administration could remove protections that shield previous ...