ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Environmental advocates are fighting a federal plan that increases logging operations in two U.S. forests in North Carolina. MountainTrue, Sierra Club, Center for Biological ...

The groups said the Forest Service plan’s flaws — including clear-cutting for timber — are magnified by the damage from Hurricane Helene.

Hidden in the Appalachian foothills in North Carolina is a living museum with historic buildings, traditional activities, and folk music performances.

North Carolina officials, including Charlotte City Councilmember Tiawana Brown, signed a letter to President Biden earlier this week, urging the administration to prohibit the sale of old-growth ...

The Forest Service plan, published in February 2023, is a blueprint for the next 15 to 30 years of management for the 1.1-million-acre national forest in western North Carolina. It outlines where ...

Logging and sawmill operations across North Carolina are struggling to adjust to a destabilized lumber market caused by rapid swings in supply and demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.