President Donald Trump signed executive orders to effectively slash environmental protections on more than half of the nation’s national forests, including Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.

In addition to Smarts Mountain, the Appalachian Trail covers most of the Presidential Range, offering more miles above ...

Pisgah National Forest grows by 91 acres on the Roan Mountain through a conservation transfer from Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

Forest fallowing, however, required an abundance of forest land for continued success. After 1900, Appalachia lost its surplus forest land to industries and governmental agencies. Trapped on a ...

Monday night’s decision will allow the $6.6 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline to be built — for now — across a 3.5-mile corridor through the Jefferson National Forest.

The Appalachian Trail gives hikers a nearly 2,200-mile trek through mountains, meadows and forests stretching from Georgia to Maine. But to scientists and land managers it's also a living ...

Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of Southern Appalachian mountains. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 12 / 221222123024.htm.

The Appalachian Mountain Club added to its Maine holdings with the acquisition of a 27,000-acre forest in Piscataquis County for $18.5 million.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced that the Appalachian Trail at East Mountain State Forest has reopened since its closure in November.