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North Carolina Salamander Moves Toward Endangered Species Safeguards
ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...
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'Unprecedented' wildfires in NC: 250 residents evacuate as Helene debris fuels flames
POLK COUNTY - Along Glen Echo Lane in Polk County, the smoky wind blew as the Green River Gorge was consumed by two massive, ...
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Endangered Species Protection Sought for North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamanders
BAT CAVE, N.C.— Conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders under the Endangered Species Act. These green-splotched ...
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Hikers stranded in Columbia Gorge rescued by Multnomah Co. 'Green Hornets' trail team
A trail rescue team helped a pair of stranded hikers get to safety after they got lost on Larch Mountain. A man called 911 at about 7:40 p.m. Friday to report that his wife and a friend hadn’t ...
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Update: WNC fires: Henderson County issues mandatory evacuations in Summer Haven
Two wildfires in Polk and Henderson county now cover nearly 6,000 acres in the Green River Gorge and as another fire in South Carolina has grown, Transylvania County has issued a countywide state ...