N.C. Forest Service spokesperson E.J. Dwigans provided an update on the size of the fires in the Green River Gorge the evening of March 25 ... In response to the Black Cove Fire in Polk County, ...

On the gorge side of the trail is the climax forest. Which climax trees can you identify ... Known as “widow makers,” apparently healthy yellow birch trees may be dead inside and will be blown down ...

Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains.