Most Western NC wildfires contained but elevated threat returns. Which areas are at risk?
As crews fully contain a 198-acre fire in the Pisgah National Forest, the US Forest Service has mapped areas most at risk of ...
The News Herald2d
US Forest Service plans to sell fallen timber cause by Hurricane Helene in Burke, McDowell counties
The longer we wait (to remove timber), the greater the likelihood that a severe wildfire could threaten the Pisgah and our ...
Only In Your State4d
This Is North Carolina’s Most Stunning Old-Growth Forest
The Joyce Kilmer Wilderness in Western North Carolina is famous for its towering trees. These hardwood giants have grown uninterrupted for hundreds of years.
Only In Your State4d
This Is Tennessee’s Most Underrated National Forest
Waterfalls, mountaintop overlooks, and miles and miles of hiking trails make the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee one of the coolest places to explore.
The Cool Down on MSN5d
Nonprofits team up to battle decades-old issue threatening local areas: 'We have to start somewhere'
The nonprofits' impact has already been huge. Nonprofits team up to battle decades-old issue threatening local areas: 'We ...
WUNC6d
Ag Secretary in WNC: ‘Mistakes have been made’ with some federal firings
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made her first visit to Western North Carolina to see the damage Hurricane Helene ...
USA Today6d
North Carolina wildfire containment: Fire risks aren't over yet, Forest Service says
Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service ... The Hicks Cemetery Fire in the Pisgah National Forest of Haywood County is at about 50% containment. The fire has ...
Hicks Cemetery Fire burns 194 acres in Haywood County, 50% contained
The Hicks Cemetery Fire in the Pisgah National Forest has now reached approximately 194 acres and is 50% contained, the U.S.
Des Moines Register8d
National Forest wildfires in North Carolina contained, US Forest Service says
All wildfires across North Carolina's National Forests have been contained ... The Hicks Cemetery Fire in the Pisgah National Forest of Haywood County is at about 40% containment. The fire covered ...
Palm Beach Post10d
Helene debris as kindling: Wildfires burn in WNC: Polk, Nantahala, Pisgah Forest
So far this year in North Carolina, 1,830 fires have burned 4,925 acres of ... The Hicks Cemetery Fire in the Pisgah National ...
Bengals Wire12d
After thousands terminated from US Forest Service, some WNC-based staff are reinstated
The agency manages more than 1 million acres of forest land in North Carolina, including the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which ...