The National Park Service laid off approximately 1,000 employees, many of whom were on probationary periods, in February. The layoffs are part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of ...

After a lawsuit brought by regional conservation groups, the U.S. Forest Service dropped plans to log 15 acres in Nantahala National Forest.

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - After being sued by a group of conservation and environmental protection organizations in January for allegedly violating the National Forest Management Act, the U.S. Forest Service has ...

On Nov. 4, 2023, a wildfire at Collett Ridge continued to spread, consuming 677 acres with no containment.

“The Forest Service must scrap this reckless logging project in order to comply with federal law.” Released last year, the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan falls short on many levels and fails to ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE — Almost a month after her disappearance, a 37-year-old Monroe woman was found dead on March 5 in the Nantahala National Forest with her hands tied behind her back and bruises across ...

A 61-acre wildfire in the Nantahala National Forest continues to burn Oct. 30, a week after a lightning strike sparked it on the top of Collett Ridge, four miles north of Andrews, North Carolina.

We can all agree that the national parks in the United States are breathtakingly beautiful and chock-full of opportunities to get outdoors in some of ...