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Burn bans in Western NC A burn ban was still in place for all of North Carolina as of March 31. Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has issued a burn ban. Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect ...
Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...
WILDFIRE MAP | Several wildfires are burning in North Carolina as the state is under a burn ban by the Forest Service. Check out the interactive map.
ASHEVILLE, North Caroline (WLOS) — A lot of physical damage occurred in Western North Carolina during Helene, but how much of it was permanent? Speaking with a member of the French Broad ...
Why WNC farms hit especially hard The report outlines ways in which Western North Carolina is especially vulnerable to an event like Helene, geographically and economically. "The majority of farms ...
In North Carolina, the largest fire is burning in Polk County. It is 593 acres in size and 63 percent contained, according to the forest service's map.
Parts of western North Carolina are under "extreme" fire danger for the next several days due to dry conditions and high winds. According to the North Carolina Daily Fire Danger map, powered by ...
Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...
A new report sheds light on the lasting impact of Tropical Storm Helene for the small farmers of Western North Carolina. The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, an Asheville-based nonprofit, ...