significantly affecting not only the infrastructure at Roan Mountain State Park but also numerous animal species and their habitats. Marcianne O’Day, a park ranger at Roan Mountain State Park ...

Roan Mountain State Park ranger explains wildlife impacts from Hurricane Helene ...

Helene brought two kinds of impacts to the region. The first was flooding which has been covered extensively, but the other ...

The wind from Helene blew down the mountain slopes, further weakening the trees. Roan Mountain State Park also saw substantial damage. Park manager Monica Johnson said that the park did lose quite ...

At Roan Mountain we house, care for, and educate the public on a variety of native animals. We work under an educational permit from TWRA. Currently, we care for three birds of prey and several snakes ...

The Appalachian Ranger District includes forest land along the North Carolina and Tennessee border, stretching from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Roan Mountain in Avery County.

State parks across South Carolina faced closures following damage from Helene. After rangers worked tirelessly to clean, ...

When you’re staring at a gray sky from your kitchen window, it can be hard to imagine winter camping in the Pacific Northwest ...

Eight state parks in western N.C. remain closed as cleanup continues, including Chimney Rock State Park and Mount Mitchell State Park.

A few days shy of a month after Tropical Storm Helene wreaked havoc in the Upstate, Paris Mountain State Park in Greenville ... Ridge and Kanuga trails. The campground, day-use areas and picnic ...