In late 2024, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres that will protect ridge lines from being ...

Visitors to national parks and forests from North Carolina’s mountains to its coast could notice a drop in services because ...

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding to help a collaborative partnership conserve 406 acres of habitat for elk, ...

Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until ...

Due to continued dry conditions, winds, and high fire danger, the National Park Service is banning all campfires and charcoal use in Great Smoky Mountains ... and North Carolina sides of ...

Houghton was found dead Feb. 2, on one of her many explorations in the Great Smoky ... of Western North Carolina when visiting distant relatives and decided to move here to the mountains to ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy photo Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park Service says.

Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great ... Smoky Mountains National Park. Both the North ...

A “high fire alert” prompted the National Park Service on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park ...