Conservation groups raise concerns for the future of Western North Carolina national forests following the announcement of an updated forest management plan.
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Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest Plan Finalized
TAGS: logging MountainTrue Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Forest management plan Old growth Pisgah National Forest
Groups Aim to Reshape Nantahala-Pisgah Plan
Conservationists, recreation enthusiasts, the timber industry and more have played a major part in the U.S. Forest Service’s ongoing effort to make major changes to the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Management Plan for the first time since 1994.
TAGS: Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah National Forest timber harvest US Forest Service wilderness
Q&A with Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Stakeholders
Appalachian Voices asked conservationists, recreational users, a Cherokee tribal member and more what they most want to see from the new Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan.
TAGS: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians forest plan forest service Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Pisgah National Forest U.S. Forest Service
Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Josh Kelly
Josh Kelly is the public lands biologist for MountainTrue, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization. He is also the conservation representative for the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural interests, recreational users, timber industry representatives and more who…
TAGS: forest plan MountainTrue Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah National Forest
Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Deirdre Perot
Deirdre Perot is the national public lands representative for the Back Country Horsemen of North Carolina, a nonprofit organization that works to maintain backcountry horse trails. She is also a co-founder of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of…
TAGS: Back Country Horsemen Forestry Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah National Forest
Hidden Treasures #6: North Carolina
Harper Creek Falls Pisgah National Forest (828) 759-0005 In the Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area of Pisgah National Forest near Collettsville, N.C., the 50-foot Harper Creek Falls cascades over slanted rocks. One way to see the falls is through a…
New Plan Being Crafted for Two North Carolina National Forests
The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of drafting and receiving public feedback on new plans for preserving protected designations of two national forests in North Carolina.
Public Input Invited for Pisgah and Nantahala Forest Planning
The U.S. Forest Service is working on a management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, both in western North Carolina. The agency has solicited feedback, and public input would be most useful by Dec. 15.
TAGS: Nantahala National Forest Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Pisgah National Forest U.S. Forest Service Wilderness Act wilderness areas
Revealing the Common Thread: Blue Ridge Commons
By Brian Sewell Last year, Western North Carolina recognized the 100-year anniversary of the Weeks Act, the law that gave the U.S. Forest Service the ability to purchase private land in the Eastern United States to be managed as National…
TAGS: Blue Ridge Commons: Environmental Activism and Forest History in North Carolina Kathryn Newfont Nantahala National Forest Pisgah Forest
HIDDEN TREASURES #2 – North Carolina
Welcome to part two in our exploration of the most amazing places in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains — this time exploring some of our most fabulous Public Lands. Cataloochee Valley Surrounded by 6,000-foot peaks in the heart of…
TAGS: Bike trails Chataloochee Valley Fontana Lake Great Smoky Mountains National Park Nantahala National Forest North Carolina Tsali Tsali Recreation Area
