National Forests

Many are traveling to western North Carolina to witness the region's iconic fall foliage. Here are some scenes captured in the Pigsah National Forest near Table Rock Mountain.

The Trump administration wants to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a conservation policy that protects undeveloped areas in national forests. The deadline to submit public comment is September 19.

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.

A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested slopes of North Carolina.

Officials say it could be a decade before harvesters can return for the threatened medicinal plant.

It's a touchy debate, consisting of rather loaded language. But, surprisingly, there may be a consensus somewhere in the underbrush.Earlier this month,…