Who’s defending Nantahala-Pisgah?
3 groups have it in their care
National forest in North Carolina, 1.04M acres, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, designated in 1916.
The defenders
Nobody has claimed this fight yet
No group in our directory carries Nantahala-Pisgah in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.
3 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in North Carolina
The situation
What’s happening to Nantahala-Pisgah
A million acres of cove hardwoods, spruce-fir ridgelines, and some of the most biodiverse temperate forests on Earth. The crown jewels of the southern Appalachians. A new forest plan dramatically increases logging targets, including in old-growth stands that took centuries to develop and harbor species found nowhere else.
- 1916Established as national forest
- 2024Revised forest plan finalized with increased logging
- 2025Timber sales advance under new plan
Source: USFS · February 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Nantahala-Pisgah right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
How to stand for Nantahala-Pisgah
Nantahala-Pisgah has defenders. It needs more.
The work is theirs. The backing is yours.