In an eleventh-hour bid to protect stands of old growth trees in sensitive natural areas deep in the Nantahala National Forest, conservationists on April 30 called on the U.S. Forest Service to scrap what they call a bad plan based on outdated science that does not consider climate change.
The group, led by Chattooga Conservancy Executive Director Nicole Hayler, gathered at the Forest Service headquarters in Asheville to present a petition more than 1,300 names strong to reconsider the Southside Project, which they say is rife with issues and which they ve been fighting for years.
The project calls for commercial logging dispersed throughout an analysis of more than 29,000 acres in southeastern Macon County and southern Jackson County, just east of Highlands.
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Celebrate 2021 with a First Day Hike
Celebrate 2021 with a First Day Hike
Annie Lindgren on a hike in northern Montana, gaining experience hiking in grizzly country
Kick-Off 2021 with Some Northern Colorado Outdoor Hikes
Blaine Howerton
I love to hike. 2021 will hopefully be the year of New Beginnings, and we can be reminded of that by the beauty our area has to offer. The weather has afforded us all opportunities lately to get out and enjoy the outdoors, even in the heart of winter. Here are some favorites in our area.
Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area
, Running Deer Natural Area, and Riverbend Ponds Natural Area. Cottonwood Hollow is a great place to get away from the urban environment, not far from home.