Officials are urging caution for outdoor enthusiasts after a man died July 6 in a rappelling accident at a waterfall in ...

Thousands of acres of Pisgah National Forest were left damaged after Tropical Storm Helene came through in September, leaving pieces of wood strewn throughout the area. That debris can be ...

Thousands of acres of Pisgah National Forest were left damaged after Tropical Storm Helene came through in September, leaving ...

Helene caused "moderate to catastrophic" damage to more than 187,000 acres of national forest land, according to a report from the Forest Service. The number represents roughly 20% of total forest ...

A popular mountain bursting with rhododendrons and endangered species in Mitchell County will soon reopen, nearly eight ...

The Pisgah-Nantahala National Forests suffered around $44 million in damage during Tropical Storm Helene.

Just days after flooding from Hurricane Helene tore through Pisgah National Forest and caused major damage to Pisgah Forest ...

While the fires have not been limited to areas impacted by Helene, landslides, debris and damage to roads and trails has already impacted fire response, especially in Pisgah National Forest ...

Trails project underway in Western NC since 2019 has been a boost to local economy in Old Fort, but was devastated by Helene.

Forest scientists walk through a Helene blowdown in the Pisgah National Forest. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging is the Forest Service’s primary method of handling such a large disturbance.

BARNARDSVILLE, North Carolina — Hurricane Helene felled thousands of acres of trees in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest last September, but it spared a hefty American beech standing ...