The Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area and a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway remained closed on Friday as wildfires continued to burn in Western North Carolina.

Riding in a pickup truck with Robert “Skip” Johnson along a ridge in Estill County, we get a history lesson on life in the ...

Tall longleaf pines sway in the subtle spring breeze. Wiregrass rustles with birds searching for a bug snack. It’s an oasis ...

A special use permit will allow NCDOT to “use rock from Forest Service land and extract construction materials from the (Pigeon) river.” ...