Prescribed fires are planned for Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. Some are planned to be over a thousand acres. Here's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Forest Service has temporarily closed several roads and recreational sites in the Nantahala and Pisgah ...

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 ...

A route connecting the Pisgah National Forest to a town in McDowell County has reopened after being forced to close for 18 ...

Two sites in the Pisgah National Forest have been selected for mining and storing rock for repairs after Tropical Storm Helene washed away major sections of the highway in September, the N.C.

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 ...

A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has pushed for more timber harvesting.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service has announced it will conduct prescribed burns in the Pisgah and ...

NCDOT will blast a 40-acre quarry in Pisgah National Forest to rebuild I-40. To compensate, NCDOT will buy land, build a bridge and create wildlife crossings. The forest quarry will cut costs and time ...