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    Tag:  Will Harlan

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    Buzz Williams

    From CPP: Objections to proposed plan for WNC national forests delay process

    Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    The U.S. Forest Service’s proposed land management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala forests has drawn thousands of objections, leading to an extension of time to review concerns. The Forest Service chief now calls the plan revision process, which took more than a decade, unsustainable.

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    Sunset view of Big Ivy

    Forest plan may boost special status for Craggy Mountains

    Posted on March 18, 2022March 11, 2022 by Mark Barrett

    The pending approval of a U.S. Forest Service plan for the roughly 1 million acres that the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests cover in Western North Carolina is likely to influence whether a large swath of the Craggy Mountains should be open for timber harvesting or managed for recreation.

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    Friends of Big Ivy at Buncombe County Board of Commissioners

    Big Ivy protection­s spur big turnout at Buncombe meeting

    Posted on March 2, 2022May 10, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    Although the U.S. Forest Service has recommended that most of Big Ivy be managed for conservation or recreation, approximately 4,000 acres in the North Fork and Snowball Mountain areas has been flagged for potential logging.

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    Sam Knob

    From CPP: Forest Service unveils long-awaited plan for WNC

    Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    The U.S. Forest Service offered four alternative management plans for the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests in 2020. It has decided to go with a fifth alternative.

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    Mountains-to-Sea Trail east of Asheville

    National closures curb outdoor recreation in WNC

    Posted on May 2, 2020May 1, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    “My whole world seems to be closing,” says Danny Bernstein, an Asheville-based outdoors writer who regularly leads hikes for the Carolina Mountain Club and Friends of the Smokies. “Staying 6 feet apart is easy on the trail. But how can we have outdoor activity if almost every piece of public land is closed?”

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    Kid with "Protect Pisgah" sign

    National forest plan revision nears final draft release

    Posted on October 6, 2018October 1, 2018 by Daniel Walton

    While the long-running planning process has made considerable progress toward a consensus vision for the forest, sticking points do still remain. Conservationists continue to disagree with some hunting advocates and logging industry groups about protected area designations and the exact extent of active management on the land.

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    Screen scene: Local film news

    Posted on March 11, 2018March 12, 2018 by Edwin Arnaudin

    UNC Asheville hosts its 17th annual F-Word (Feminist) Film Festival, Michael Flanagan and other musicians live improvise a score to “House (Hausu)” at The Mothlight and more.

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    Commission­ers give unified push for Big Ivy wilderness­, set public hearing for proposed tax schedule

    Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by Dan Hesse

    The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved economic incentives, a resolution urging the federal government to designate Big Ivy as wilderness and set a public hearing for the proposed tax schedule during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

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    Conscious party: Wild South’s Green Gala

    Posted on April 30, 2016April 29, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    During an upcoming fundraiser, Wild South will celebrate its own conservation work in addition to awarding the efforts of activists across eight states. Headlining the evening is DeLene Beeland, a local author who will speak about her experiences with endangered red wolves. The Millroom hosts the event on Saturday, May 7.

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    Screen scene: Local film news

    Posted on February 21, 2016February 18, 2016 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Two documentaries on extreme runners and the Tarahumara Indians, plus a benefit screening for Homeward Bound of WNC.

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