The groups challenge the revised 2023 Forest Plan for increased logging, citing federal violations and ecological impact concerns.

The Forest Service currently manages roughly a quarter of the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests as old-growth. Environmental groups warn that a new draft amendment for managing these forests doesn ...

The groups said the Forest Service plan’s flaws — including clear-cutting for timber — are magnified by the damage from Hurricane Helene.

Logging and sawmill operations across North Carolina are struggling to adjust to a destabilized lumber market caused by rapid swings in supply and demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Western North Carolina’s forests recover from Hurricane Helene, environmental groups say Pisgah and Nantahala face a one-two punch from the federal government, potentially setting the stage ...

@NCCapitol New federal plan could open parts of western NC forests to logging North Carolina's Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are among the most visited in the country.

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— A coalition of conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect endangered bats in the Nantahala-Pisgah national forests from massively expanded logging ...