The Forest Service disagreed with objections to harvesting the Brushy Mountain site. A bid was accepted from a private timber company to harvest the trees by November 2026.

The Haoe Fire, which is burning in the Nantahala National Forest, has spread to approximately 500 acres and 0% containment within the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, the U.S. Forest Service ...

Update: At 8 p.m. the U.S. Forest Service said on social media they are still working to contain the Haoe Fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in the Nantahala National Forest. The fire ...

The wildfire is burning partially within the 2016 scar from the Maple Springs Fire, which burned through nearly 8,000 acres of national forest land during a particularly dangerous fire season in ...