From timber to tinder: NC forestry officials worry about growing fire dangers, fewer workers

Forestry officials and the state fire marshal warned legislators that North Carolina needs to be much better prepared to ...

Trail connecting Pisgah National Forest to North Carolina town open again after 18-month closure

A route connecting the Pisgah National Forest to a town in McDowell County has reopened after being forced to close for 18 ...
Mountain Xpress

North Carolina’s opaque national forests are about to get even more secretive

Last month, James Melonas, the supervisor of North Carolina’s national forests, signed off on a Helene recovery plan that could span tens of thousands of acres of the Pisgah National Forest over ...

Forest Service seizes 425 pounds of illegally harvested plants in western NC

The Forest Service said officers broke up a large-scale poaching operation.
WRAL

Ask the Meteorologist: Supermoons, king tides and its impact on North Carolina's ghost forests

Some of North Carolina's coastal forests are being depleted and they're now being called "ghost forests." Meteorologist Chris Michaels explains how this week's supermoon can actually play a role in ...
The Daily Tar Heel

UNC says Carolina North won't damage the forest. Environmental experts worry about unintended impacts.

After Chancellor Lee Roberts announced on Jan. 21 that UNC would move forward with the development of Carolina North, a satellite campus 2 miles off of UNC’s main campus, some community members have ...
WNCT

North Carolina Forest Service warns of high fire risk in fall

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Forest Service and some local governments are urging people to take extra precautions during the fall fire season as dry conditions and high winds ...