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Although there is great debate about the past and future of these pastoral settings, there is no denying their unparalleled beauty.

The Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest has closed Cold Springs Road #148 and Brown Gap Road #148A in Haywood County due to a rock slide

Declared to be the Year of the Trail  more than a year before it even began, 2023 had a lot to live up to. But over the last 12 months of land pr...

Some parts of the mountains woke up to snow Wednesday morning, prompting some school districts to delay or cancel classes for the day.

Doyle set a speed record on the AT 50 years ago, long before YouTubers and partying twentysomethings had flooded the iconic trail. Through his Appalachian Trail Institute, which he’s run since 1989, he’s still trying to convert a new generation of thru-hikers to his personal philosophy of what the trail should be.

A series of wildfires this week closed miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail.

"Primary containment lines have been identified around the Black Bear Fire," the U.S. Forest Service—National Forests in North Carolina said in a statement.

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The Black Bear Fire that started along I-40 in Haywood County Thursday morning, Nov. 16, was almost 1,200 acres by Friday evening, prompting fire officials to c

A wreck on Interstate 40 started the Black Bear Fire that rages north of the highway in a rugged stretch of Pisgah National Forest, rangers said.