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.
Blog Archives
Public Input Invited for Pisgah and Nantahala Forest Planning
TAGS: Nantahala National Forest Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Pisgah National Forest U.S. Forest Service Wilderness Act wilderness areas
Getting Wild: The Tennessee Wilderness Proposal
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Currently, a proposal to designate nearly 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest as official wilderness sits in Congress. Writer Chris Samoray takes a hike through a proposed wild area along the Bald River.
The Conception of Wild Ideas: Scientists Confront Conservation Challenges of Our Times
This essay by Travis Belote, Greg Aplet, and Pete McKinley ran abridged in the print version of The Appalachian Voice. 1934 was a big year for conservation in the southern Appalachians. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in…
TAGS: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Land Conservation Land management Southern Appalachian Mountains Wilderness Act wilderness conservation Wilderness Society
