Pisgah National Forest /tags/pisgah-national-forest Pisgah National Forest en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:03:16 GMT Conservation groups ask for revision to Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan after Helene /environment/2025-01-16/conservation-amendment-forest-plan-helene-nantahala After Helene's catastrophic damage in western North Carolina, conservation groups say an amendment to the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan will help recovery efforts moving forward. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:03:16 GMT /environment/2025-01-16/conservation-amendment-forest-plan-helene-nantahala Celeste Gracia Conservation groups file third lawsuit in recent months against U.S. Forest Service /environment/2024-05-08/conservation-lawsuit-forest-service-pisgah-nantahala Conservation groups are suing the Forest Service over allegedly using misleading data to justify large logging projects in the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest. Two other recently filed lawsuits take issue with proposed projects. Wed, 08 May 2024 14:59:38 GMT /environment/2024-05-08/conservation-lawsuit-forest-service-pisgah-nantahala Celeste Gracia Environmental advocates want more protections for old growth trees /environment/2023-06-15/environmental-advocates-want-more-protections-for-old-growth-trees Some environmental advocates say old growth trees in western North Carolina are not protected enough under a new federal land management plan. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:46:19 GMT /environment/2023-06-15/environmental-advocates-want-more-protections-for-old-growth-trees Celeste Gracia Conservation groups criticize new plan for national forests in western North Carolina /environment/2023-02-22/conservation-criticize-plan-national-forests-western-north-carolina Environmental advocates say the new land management plan from the U.S. Forest Service allows for too much logging in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. The new document was released late last week after 10 years of planning. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:38:35 GMT /environment/2023-02-22/conservation-criticize-plan-national-forests-western-north-carolina Celeste Gracia NC mountain trails face stress from cyclists and climate change /news/2022-05-30/nc-mountain-trails-face-stress-from-cyclists-and-climate-change Maintaining trails poses tough choices between recreation and sustainability. Mon, 30 May 2022 21:36:40 GMT /news/2022-05-30/nc-mountain-trails-face-stress-from-cyclists-and-climate-change Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press America's First Forest /environment/2016-02-02/americas-first-forest The demand for wood at the end of the 19th century decimated America's forests in the North and Midwest with unsustainable logging practices. However,… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:08:18 GMT /environment/2016-02-02/americas-first-forest Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio America's First Forest /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-02/americas-first-forest The demand for wood at the end of the 19th century decimated America's forests in the North and Midwest with unsustainable logging practices. However,… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:08:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-02/americas-first-forest Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio How Many Trees Should NC's National Forests Lose? /environment/2014-12-01/how-many-trees-should-ncs-national-forests-lose It's a touchy debate, consisting of rather loaded language. But, surprisingly, there may be a consensus somewhere in the underbrush.Earlier this month,… Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:50:34 GMT /environment/2014-12-01/how-many-trees-should-ncs-national-forests-lose ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News