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The 6 Best Shorter Backpacking Trips on the Appalachian Trail

The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail takes a lot of research and preparation to thru-hike. If you don't want to tackle it all at once, you can break it up into sections.

At 50, Endangered Species Act Continues To Protect Life In Great Smoky Mountains National Park

As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, each of America’s national parks has their own stories to tell about the relevance of this landmark legislation for their own special ecosystems. Here is a story from the Smokies.

Word from the Smokies: At 50, Endangered Species Act continues to protect life in the park

The Smokies has its own list of endangered and threatened residents that the park and its partners are helping to protect, including a few mammals.

Appalachian Trail camp areas closed after reports of 'aggressive bear behavior'

The U.S. Forest Service has banned overnight camping along portions of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and North Carolina.

Bears prompt camping ban on parts of Appalachian Trail in NC