Within the 1,000-acre footprint of the U.S. Forest Service's proposed Crossover timber project in the Nantahala National Forest are at least 98 acres of rare old-growth forest, including trees two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - After being sued by a group of conservation and environmental protection organizations in January for allegedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE – The U.S. Forest Service announced the final version of the Pisgah-Nantahala Land Management Plan in February 2023, ...

Conservation groups have sued the U.S. Forest Service, arguing that the agency’s plans to log a sensitive area of the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina violate federal law. The lawsuit, ...

Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina is a mountain paradise filled with rushing rivers and endless trails. Travelers come for its waterfalls, scenic drives, and peaceful wilderness. It’s the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— Conservation groups sent a letter Tuesday urging the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan because of the tremendous damage from Hurricane Helene to North ...

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 ...

Environmental conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over a proposed project to log areas near the Whitewater River in the Nantahala National Forest. “The Southside timber sale shows ...

Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, MountainTrue, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity: A coalition of conservation ...

A wildfire in the Nantahala National Forest continues to burn without any containment over a week after a lightning strike first sparked it Oct. 23, officials say. A total of 55 personnel from the U.S ...