A Gilded Age baron invited Carl Alwin Schenck to manage his forest at the Biltmore Estate. The decision changed America's ...

Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona ranks fifth, scoring 81.9. Nearly six million travelers visited during the fall, ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has added 120 more acres to the Roan High Preserve, protecting high elevation habitat in WNC.

Some places whisper instead of shout, and Silver City, New Mexico is one of those rare towns that doesn’t need to yell for your attention. Nestled in the southwestern mountains of New Mexico, this ...

Sometimes it’s just a small town tucked into the mountains of southwestern New Mexico where the pace slows down and your blood pressure follows suit. Silver City sits at 6,000 feet elevation like a ...

Environmental groups have called the USDA's plan a "sweetheart deal" for ranchers at the expense of Arizona's public lands.

Like many of his peers who work in nature, wildlife, and conservation fields, Rene Guaderrama has a deeply rooted love for ...

The Republic's climate reporter started her journey on the Arizona Trail with detours that were forced by wildfires and left ...

The area is moving to LOW fire Danger. We'll likely be back up to Moderate before long as we dry back out. We've had some short term relief here on the Gila with recent rain but the long term drought ...

The Pisgah Visitor Center will remain open during the federal government shutdown with the help of volunteers from a regional nonprofit amid Western North Carolina's busiest tourist season. FIND ...

The old adage says that “every dog has his day,” and boy did Knox, the K-9 police dog. Knox helped rescue two 11-year-olds who were lost in Hoosier National Forest in Indiana on Sunday. The children ...