by Nick Biemiller | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Southern Appalachian Region The Cumberland Plateau is located at the southwestern edge of the Appalachian Mountains and includes much […]
Message to Members Re: Nantahala & Pisgah National Forest Plan
The Nantahala & Pisgah National Forest’s (the Forests) Forest Plan was finalized on February 17, 2023. RGS & AWS has been deeply engaged throughout the Forest Plan revision process advocating […]
Know Your Cover: Southern Appalachian Forest Types
Southern Appalachian forests are some of the most biologically diverse forests on the planet. Western North Carolina alone contains all the major forest types you would see driving from Georgia […]
Grouse are dangerously close to disappearing in the Southern Appalachians, but we can do something about it.
We must take immediate action on National Forests in the Southern Appalachians to prevent the extirpation of ruffed grouse and other at-risk wildlife species.
RGS & AWS Shares USFS Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan Revision Fact Sheet and Position Statements
Act Now: Submit Comments Here Numerous forest wildlife are at-risk in the southern Appalachians due to lack of forest diversity and an unnaturally single-aged forest (i.e., lacking very young and […]
