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Beloved Pisgah National Forest, Parkway views get a little bigger
It’s not every day we get more to love of something we love so much. And at a bargain price. The Pisgah National Forest – the most beloved of all forests in North Carolina with its 6 million some...
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Pisgah’s Brown Mountain off road area closed for lightning-strike fire
NEBO The U.S. Forest Service has temporarily closed the Brown Mountain Off Highway Vehicle Area today, Friday, April 4, due to a wildfire in between the east side of the Brown Mountain OHV Area and...
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Fees to get higher at national forests in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE The U.S. Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina is changing the fees at seven recreation sites in the four national forests in the state – the Nantahala, Pisgah, Uwharrie, and...
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Courthouse Creek Road in Pisgah National Forest to close for construction
Courthouse Creek Road (Forest Service Road 140), an access to a popular trout fishing and hiking area in the Pisgah National Forest, will close soon for construction. The U.S. Forest Service will...
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Bear-human encounter warnings for Black Balsam, Shining Rock Wilderness
It might seem obvious, but people still need to be warned that wilderness areas are just that – wilderness – where bears and other wild animas roam at will. And now black bears are awake, on the move,...
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Forest Service: Stay away from Appalachian Trail where wildfire burns
The U.S. Forest Service is asking visitors to stay away from the Appalachian Trail in the Harmon Den/Max Patch area. Firefighters have been working to suppress a wildfire in this area of the...
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Wildfire continues to burn, Max Patch reopened
U.S. Forest Service firefighters continue to fight a small wildfire in the Harmon Den area of the Appalachian Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest today, Friday, May 9. The Appalachian Trail crosses...
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Lapp, Weathersbee win Cradle to Grave 30K in Pisgah National Forest
A little chilly maybe, but without all drenching downpours of last year, close to 300 runners took part in the second annual Cradle to Grave 30K and 5K trail races Saturday, May 17, at the Cradle of...
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Black Mountain Trail closure planned for Pisgah National Forest
Part of the Black Mountain Trail in Pisgah National Forest, popular especially with mountain bicyclists, will close next week for major renovations. The U.S. Forest Service will close the lower section...
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Prescribed burn to be visible from Blue Ridge Parkway
The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn tomorrow, that’s Tuesday, July 8, on about 550 acres in Avery County, located on the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National...
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