By Mark Miller, SAFC Virginia Field Organizer

On March 30, 2009 President Obama enacted the Public Lands Management Act. His signature secured lasting protection for over 53,000 acres of the Jefferson National Forest. The Ridge and Valley Act created six new Wilderness areas, two Nat...

By Mark Shelley, SAFC Director

Tucked away in the extreme southwest corner of North Carolina amid some of the most remote and pristine scenery in the eastern United States, the Fires Creek area offers varied opportunities for superb interaction with the natural world.

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