During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze.

The Snow Mountain Ranch area of Cowiche Canyon Conservancy has been mentioned in a National Geographic online article honoring the best wildflower hiking destinations in the U.S.

An analysis of data from 1999 through 2023 shows 93% of parks and wilderness areas saw improved air quality on clear days.

Once a staple of the Cherokee diet, particularly in early springtime, sochan's prolific greenery grows at a terrific rate.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked second overall, but it is the top park in the nation to see the categories of ...

As Spring begins, Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors of group size limits during the popular wildflower season at Whiteoak Sink. Individuals and small groups of eight or fewer people ...

Every year, hundreds of people give their time to remove thousands of pounds of garbage from the park and its gateway ...

This option is required between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m., with re-entry to Bear Lake Road permitted after 2 p.m. Dream Lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park in summer. (Grant Chesin/Getty ...

TOWNSEND (WATE) — Saturday afternoon, protests transpired at the Townsend entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, marking the second time demonstrators rallied in support of park ...

They remove hazard trees, manage invasive exotic plants, plant trees where ... Commission took up the charge for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Asheville Citizen and co-publisher ...

Protesters gather outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park amid federal cuts Posted: March 30, 2025 | Last updated: March 31, 2025 This afternoon, protests transpired at the Townsend entrance ...