That’s exactly what happens at James H. “Sloppy” Floyd State Park in Summerville, Georgia – a 561-acre slice of paradise that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets.

President Donald Trump’s administration has fast-tracked approval for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to extract materials from the Pisgah National Forest for use in repairing ...

The hiker who was killed when a tree fell on his hammock as he slept on a camping trip has been identified as a 22-year-old senior from the University of Alabama.

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – A man sleeping in a hammock deep in the Cohutta Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest in ...

A hiker was airlifted from deep within the Cohutta Wilderness area of the Chattahoochee National Forest on Saturday after a ...

A man died and another was injured after a tree fell on their campsite in a “remote” hiking area of the North Georgia ...

Fire crews have made significant progress battling the Big Ridge Fire, which just days ago was only 8% contained and burning intensely.

The whimsically named poodle-dog bush thrives in the wake of fires, such as the more than 14,000-acre Eaton fire that ravaged swaths of the Angeles National Forest in January. The mountain shrub ...

Poodle-dog bush, a pretty but dangerous plant, is growing in parts of the Angeles National Forest hit by recent wildfires. Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete a ...

The burn ban has been lifted in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, but Big Ridge remains closed through April 30.

A Trump administration memorandum issued Thursday declared a state of emergency in domestic timber supply and national forest health, directing the Forest Service to suspend normal environmental ...

Update as of Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Big Ridge wildfire in Rabun County is now nearly 90 percent contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.