National Forests /tags/national-forests National Forests en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:03:16 GMT Conservation groups ask for revision to Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan after Helene /environment/2025-01-16/conservation-amendment-forest-plan-helene-nantahala 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. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:03:16 GMT /environment/2025-01-16/conservation-amendment-forest-plan-helene-nantahala Celeste Gracia Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina /news/2024-11-15/whistleblower-forest-service-destruction-north-carolina-tribal-sites 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. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:58:00 GMT /news/2024-11-15/whistleblower-forest-service-destruction-north-carolina-tribal-sites Associated Press Ginseng digging ban extended in Pisgah and Nantahala Forests /2024-09-04/ginseng-digging-ban-extended-in-pisgah-and-nantahala-forests Officials say it could be a decade before harvesters can return for the threatened medicinal plant. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:00:22 GMT /2024-09-04/ginseng-digging-ban-extended-in-pisgah-and-nantahala-forests Katie Myers How Many Trees Should NC's National Forests Lose? /environment/2014-12-01/how-many-trees-should-ncs-national-forests-lose It's a touchy debate, consisting of rather loaded language. But, surprisingly, there may be a consensus somewhere in the underbrush.Earlier this month,… Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:50:34 GMT /environment/2014-12-01/how-many-trees-should-ncs-national-forests-lose ¹ÏÉñapp ¹ÏÉñapp