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ASHEVILLE, NC (June 19, 2020) -- The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests announced today that this year's ginseng harvest permits will be determined again by lottery with an application period from June 22 to July 27. A permit is…

ASHEVILLE, NC (May 13, 2020) --The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will lift forest-wide fire restrictions and allow campfires on May 13. The Forest Service is lifting these restrictions due to increased precipitation and green up…

ASHEVILLE, NC (April 13, 2020) -- In alignment with current federal, state and local guidance for social distancing and to ensure health and safety of its employees, visitors and volunteers, Pisgah National Forest will temporarily shut down…

ASHEVILLE, NC - April 5, 2020 - Firefighters made significant progress containing the two wildfires burning on US Forest Service lands in Western North Carolina. Firefighters are continuing operations today to further increase containment…

ASHEVILLE, NC (April 4, 2020) -- High fire danger and windy conditions across Western North Carolina and the NC piedmont led to multiple wildfires yesterday. US Forest Service firefighters are responding to two significant wildfires,…

ASHEVILLE, NC (March 27, 2020) -- To protect public health and safety and align with guidance from State of North Carolina health officials and experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recreation facilities at…

PISGAH FOREST, NC (November 27, 2019) -- The Cold Mountain Fire remains at approximately 220 acres with no growth expected. The fire has not increased in size since Sunday November 24. District staff will continue to monitor the fire. The…

PISGAH FOREST, NC (November 24, 2019) -- Despite two inches of rainfall throughout the area on Saturday, the Cold Mountain fire continues to burn.  Firefighters will remain on site to monitor conditions and take necessary action to protect…

PISGAH FOREST, NC (November 23, 2019) -- The fire had minimal growth today due to rainfall throughout the area. Firefighters monitored fire activity throughout Friday night. Additional mapping shows the fire at approximately 200 acres.…

PISGAH FOREST, NC (November 22, 2019) -- Firefighters made good progress Friday to enhance structure protection in connection with the Cold Mountain Fire. A helicopter flight measured the fire at approximately 126 acres as of midday Friday.…

PISGAH FOREST, NC (November 21, 2019) -- A wildfire was reported at approximately 3:00 am Thursday morning near Cold Mountain in Haywood County on the Pisgah Ranger District. Currently the fire is at approximately 106 acres. The wildfire…

ASHEVILLE, NC (October 8, 2019) -- Fall weekends are especially busy on the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. Beautiful views are unlimited but parking is not. Once a trailhead parking lot is full, many drivers park on roadsides. While…

FRANKLIN, NC (September 4, 2019) -- The Nantahala River in the Nantahala Gorge has reopened to the public for all uses. A technical team assessed the river for potential hazards from the recent landslides yesterday, Tuesday September 3, and…

NEBO, NC (June 13, 2019) -- The Wilson Creek area on the Pisgah National Forest Grandfather Ranger District was impacted by the heavy rainfall event this past weekend. The upper Wilson Creek watershed received over 12 inches of rainfall…

NEBO, NC (May 3, 2019) -- The Brushy Ridge Trail (#235) on the Grandfather Ranger District has re-opened.  Earlier this week firefighters were successful in direct suppression efforts to contain the Brushy Ridge Fire. The Brushy Ridge fire…

NEBO, NC (April 30, 2019) -- Firefighters were successful in direct suppression efforts to contain the Brushy Ridge Fire, which is now 100% contained. The Brushy Ridge fire was reported on Sunday afternoon in a remote area near the Linville…