The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

The Shining Rock Wilderness and Headwaters State Forest have reopened after heavy rains helped contain recent wildfires, ...

A relatively new device is fighting wildfires from the air after the U.S. Forest Service deployed a large drone to fight ...

A map shows the sites in the Tongass National Forest where the Wilderness Land Trust has purchased privately owned land for conservation in designated wilderness areas. (Map provided by The ...

The Rattlesnake Branch fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County remains at 1,865 acres and 24% containment, a slight ...

The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is closed on Friday, March 28. The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining Rock ...

Hikers and backpackers will once again need to secure permits to explore some of Oregon’s most popular wilderness areas, despite sweeping cuts to the federal agency that issues and enforces them.

ASHEVILLE - The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is now open to the public after heavy rains helped firefighters contain a nearly 2,000-acre wildfire that broke out near Cruso on March 26. According ...