Conservationists and supporters of Southern Appalachia's Benton MacKaye Trail hope the third time's a charm for a bipartisan ...

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act, which would authorize a study to designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee ...

NPCA works to preserve landscapes and wildlife in the East’s last fully connected wilderness with its Safe Passage ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Born in North Carolina, Gaige moved to ... call blow-down– just rotted wood. Even Appalachian Trail hikers who’ve seen a lot [since starting in Georgia] say when they get up to New Hampshire ...

Though fire risk is generally lower in the eastern U.S. than out west, Georgia's national forest lands are not immune to ...

A teen has died after drowning in a pond on Sunday, according to officials in Elbert County, Georgia. Just before 6 p.m., Madison County Emergency Management contacted Elbert County Emergency ...

Built by the Gaffney Commission of Public Works in 1980 to stress the fact that SC, not Georgia, is the biggest ... just south of the border with North Carolina, South of the Border was developed ...

COMING UP, I’LL MAP ... NORTH CAROLINA, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION. RECOVERY IS STILL UNDERWAY AT PARK SITES. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS ABOUT 800 MILES OF THE ...

When you visit Boone, you’ll find most of the top attractions are actually located outside the city – the most famous of ...

Home to a vast and incredibly diverse collection of landscapes and outdoor attractions, it’s no surprise to learn that the ...

At least one person is dead and six others were injured after a shooting at a small university in northeastern North Carolina early April 27, authorities said. The shooting occurred at the center ...