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N.C National Forests Make Significant Progress Towards Recovery After Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sep. 25, 2025—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has made significant progress in repairing and restoring the…
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USDA Forest Service Looks to Salvage Timber to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Help with Hurricane Recovery on the Pisgah National Forest
ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 3, 2025 — The USDA Forest Service is currently offering salvage timber contracts to remove downed but…
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USDA Forest Service releases update on Helene’s impacts on ecosystem, infrastructure
ASHVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2024) – The USDA Forest Service today released its preliminary data on the ecological impacts and…
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Bear-Hunting Season Opens Monday on the Croatan, Uwharrie and Nantahala National Forests
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2024) – Bear-hunting season kicks off on Monday, October 14, and the USDA Forest Service welcomes…
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National Forests in North Carolina announces recreation site and road closures ahead of Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Sep. 25, 2024) – The U.S. Forest Service today closed campgrounds, boat launches, developed recreation sites and roads…
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Pause on ginseng harvesting continues on Pisgah, Nantahala National Forests
ASHEVILLE, N.C., August 27, 2024 – The U.S. Forest Service announced today that its pause on issuing permits to harvest…
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The Catawba Falls Trail to reopen May 31 following major improvements
OLD FORT, N.C., May 21, 2024 – The Catawba Falls trail on the Grandfather Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest will reopen…
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Lower Heartbreak Ridge Trail Opens in Old Fort, NC
OLD FORT, N.C., May 3, 2024 – The U.S. Forest Service’s Grandfather Ranger District, along with its community partners in…
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