Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Forest Service has temporarily closed several roads and recreational sites in the Nantahala and Pisgah ...

The Blue Ghost fireflies in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. Blue ghost fireflies, found in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest, emit a blue glow during mating season, creating an eerie ...

Since 1999, some areas of national forests in NC and across U.S. have been designated roadless. The Trump administration ...

A popular route connecting Pisgah National Forest to the Town of Old Fort has officially reopened after being closed for 18 months due to damage from Helene.

A series of deals between federal and state agencies, finalized last week, will allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation to mine rock on more than 600 acres of the Pisgah National Forest ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the National Forest Service ...

Home to a 65-foot waterfall known locally as Big Falls, the Elk River Falls Area within the Pisgah National Forest is reopening on July 11 after several months of Helene debris clearing. Visitors are ...

Two sites in the Pisgah National Forest will be used to extract approximately 3 million cubic yards of stone and other materials to repair I-40.

Southern Living highlighted two Western North Carolina locations among its 25 best Southern road trip destinations. Sliding Rock in Pisgah National Forest offers a unique natural waterslide experience ...

North Carolina Department of Transportation crews will be able to take construction materials from the Pisgah National Forest to rebuild a section of Interstate 40 that washed out in Hurricane Helene.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received permits to extract rock from Pisgah National Forest to reconstruct Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge, an area ...