In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

About 340 million years ago, the Appalachian Mountains were as tall as the Himalayas and spanned across what is today three continents.

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A long-awaited natural spectacle is unfolding in western North Carolina and along the Tennessee border. Brood XIV cicadas emerged from the ground after 17 years of dormancy. Great Smoky Mountains Park ...

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under ...

There is more Mountain Treasure acreage identified here than that identified by conservationists in the 5 other Southern Appalachian ... North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia ...

including the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Carolina Mountain Club, Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club, North Carolina High Peaks and EcoForesters. The reopening comes just in time ...

Damage on the AT in North Carolina and Tennessee ... Carolina Mountain Club What sections of the AT are open? The Appalachian Trail Conservancy regularly updates its interactive map showing ...

The hospitals at risk span the length of Tennessee, from Memphis to Knoxville ... Historically, the Southern Appalachian Mountains have been the place “where hurricanes go to die,” said ...

Earlier that day, Hurricane Helene roared into the Southern Appalachian Mountains after moving north ... that tore through Unicoi County in eastern Tennessee, trapping dozens of people on the ...