The Conservation Fund announced the completion of the easement on Jan. 23 after working with a local property owner and organizations since 1999 to conserve the property.

Far-reaching mountain vistas, hidden waterfalls, and a perfect mix of outdoor activities and cultural attractions in the ...

The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway travels 469 miles along the spine of the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains, from Rockfish Gap, ...

The house outside Asheville, North Carolina, is built from regionally harvested, natural materials and features green ...

MORGANTON — Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) announces the opening of a new public hiking trail on its South Mountains Headwaters Preserve property in Burke County. Named the Bob Benner ...

A federal hiring freeze has forced the National Park Service to rescind job offers for more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent ...

The mountains are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains and one of the Balsam peaks, Cold Mountain, is the subject of North Carolina author Charles Frazier's 1997 novel by the same name.

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina ... Ridge and Enloe Creek trails. Multiple local agencies assisted in the search. Houghton, of Jackson County, N.C., volunteered in Great Smoky ...

Cold temperatures in the 30s will combine with moderate to heavy rounds of rain on Tuesday through Thursday in the Piedmont Triad. Rain, freezing rain, and snow and ice may be possible in the ...

TWO 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN LOW ... likely Tuesday near and along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the western Foothills, and neighborhoods along the North Carolina and Virginia border.

Temperatures in the North Carolina mountains are falling to single-digit lows, including areas along the northern part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Blue Ridge Parkway/NPS photo Temperatures in the ...