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The Nantahala National Forest (/ ˌ n æ n t ə ˈ h eɪ l ə /) is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest .
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of 23,473 acres (94.99 km 2). Approximately 11,770 acres (47.6 km 2 ) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 11,703 acres (47.36 km 2 ) are located in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest .
The Nantahala Gorge provides the state of North Carolina with its first canopy tour. The Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours opened July, 2009 and is the first zipline/canopy tour facility in the area. The attraction is a three-hour or half a mile (20 acres) experience that simulates flying and is naturally fueled by gravity with a gradual 3 percent ...
Tennessee, North Carolina: June 14, 1920: 656,394 acres (2,656.3 km 2) Cherokee National Forest has eleven wilderness areas, three large lakes, and over 600 mi (970 km) of trails, including 150 mi (240 km) of the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. There are 43 mammal species, 154 fish species, 55 amphibian species, and 262 bird ...
More: US Forest Service scraps plan to log 15-acre Nantahala National Forest area after lawsuit More: Opinion: US Forest Service new Nantahala-Pisgah plan does not protect old-growth forests ...
A wooded stream in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, part of the Nantahala National Forest. The early 1900s were devastating for the rainforest landscape. Wolves, beavers, and mountain lions vanished; bear, turkey, and deer populations plummeted; and exotic invasives like chestnut blight, wild boar, and rainbow trout were introduced. [16]
A total of 54 personnel continue to fight a 75-acre wildfire in Nantahala National Forest a week after it was sparked by a lightning strike.
The General Services Administration is conducting a fire sale of government real estate, ... Cheap Military Property for Sale, but Buyers Better Prepare for Battle. Ron Dicker.