The Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina is big -- over half a million acres -- and it's one of the most visited national parks in the country. But some visitors are unwelcome, and the ...

Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging — a practice ...

The U.S. Forest Service provided April 18 updates on the Haoe Lead Fire and Bee Rock Creek Fire. Here's what we know.

A coalition of local activist groups rallied in Brevard April 19 against Trump actions they say threaten the environment and ...

Two uncontained Western NC wildfires on national forest land grew to 800 and 300 acres on April 16, while firefighters battle ...

A wildfire in McDowell County near Little Switzerland grew to 175 acres April 14, with no additional evacuations or ...

Previous Coverage:On Tuesday, the North Carolina Forest Service responded to a wildfire in the Pisgah National Forest.Just before 4 p.m., the city of Marion, North Carolina, said a wildfire has ...

The Southern Environmental Law Center released a statement indicating they would pursue legal pathways to challenge increased ...

After devastation of Helene, lawsuit says forest plan for Pisgah, Nantahala pushes too much logging, at same time Trump wants ...

The Trump administration wants more timber production out of America's national forests, which would make a significant ...

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 ...