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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…