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North Carolina's Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are among the most visited in the country. The future of roughly half of the combined forests is now in the hands of the U.S. Forest Service after eight years of arguments about its highest and best use.

<p>AND THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND KNOWN FOR THAT REASON. A PART OF THE ROLLING VIEWS. THESE TREES ARE PART OF THE NANA HALA AND PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST AND BETWEEN THEM. &gt;&gt; THEY COVER MORE THAN A MILLION ACRES IN 18 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCE ITS LATEST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE FOREST. WRO CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE REPORTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF OLD GROWTH FOREST COULD BE OPEN FOR LOG. &gt;&gt; IDENTIFY AS I FEEL CALM. YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT LOGGING IS ALLOWED AND NATIONAL FOREST. BUT AS PART OF THE REASON THEY WERE CREATED MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, I'M LIKE NATIONAL PARKS WHICH ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL FORESTS ARE UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ONE OF THE STATUTORY PURPOSES FOR HAVING NATIONAL FOREST. THIS GOES BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNING. &gt;&gt; PUBLIC PLANS AND THE IN THE U.S. IT IS FOR TIMBER HARVEST. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A PART OF NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING. SAM EVANS IS AN ATTORNEY AT THE SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER. ONE OF THE MANY GROUPS WHO OBJECTED TO A U.S. FOREST SERVICE PROPOSAL TO ALLOW MORE LOGGING IN THE OLD GROWTH AREAS OF THE NET. A LEFTIST OF FOREST. &gt;&gt; IT'S PART OF THE LATEST FOR US PLANT, WHICH IS A BLUEPRINT FOR HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO MANAGE IT. SO THIS &gt;&gt; BESIDES THE NEXT 3 WHERE THE LOGGING WILL OCCUR, HOW MUCH WILL OCCUR AND WHAT PLACES WILL BE PROTECTED? WILL HARLAN WITH THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY SAYS NAT A LEFTIST? THE IS THE MOST POPULAR NATIONAL FOREST IN THE COUNTRY. &gt;&gt; HE SAYS HIS GROUP DOESN'T OPPOSE ALL LOGGING, BUT THE LATEST PLAN WOULD PUT 45,000 ACRES OF OLD GROWTH FOREST AT RISK, INCLUDING SOME OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IS MOST FAMOUS VEST AS LIKE CRAGGY SCENIC OVERLOOK THOUSANDS OF MILES OF HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS ARE ATTRACTING MILLIONS OF VISITORS. &gt;&gt; WATERFALL WONDERLAND, SAND RARE SPECIES. THIS IS A GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. HOTSPOT. SO WHEN YOU PUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, THIS FOR US IS FAR MORE VALUABLE STANDING THEN CUT DOWN. HOWEVER, IT'S ALSO VALUABLE TO THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. &gt;&gt; JOHN HATCHER WITH THE NC FORESTRY ASSOCIATION SAYS IN THE PAST THE FOREST SUPPORTED LOGGING JOBS. BUT IN RECENT DECADES, NATIONAL FOREST MANAGERS HAVE ALLOWED FEWER TREES TO BE CUT. A LOT OF BUSINESSES. &gt;&gt; A LOT OF INDUSTRIES THAT GO OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO THAT LACK OF HARVESTING THE NATIONAL FOR HATTERAS AS THE NET TO HELP HIS THE FOREST CAN EASILY SUPPORT A BALANCE OF RECREATION CONSERVATION AND TIMBER HARVESTING. &gt;&gt; HE SAYS MANAGE LOGGING CAN ALSO HELP LOWER THE RISK OF DISEASE AND CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. THIS IS NOT A RIGHT TO SERVE. &gt;&gt; JUST HARVESTING TIMBER FOR THE SAKE OF DRIVING A CROSSING AND LATE IN THE LANDSCAPE. VERY BEST THAT FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A GOOD PART OF SYSTEM. LAURA LESLIE WRAL, NEWS, RALEIGH. &gt;&gt; THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE DECLINED SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW. THIS PLAN HAS BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE RECORD NUMBER OF PUBLIC OBJECTIONS TO THE DRAFT PROPOSAL. THE FINAL</p>

New federal plan could open parts of western NC forests to logging

North Carolina's Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are among the most visited in the country. The future of roughly half of the combined forests is now in the hands of the U.S. Forest Service after eight years of arguments about its highest and best use.


Facing opposition, feds shape future for popular NC forestland 

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New federal plan could open parts of western NC forests to logging

Facing opposition, feds shape future for popular NC forestland

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