A new directive from U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service leaders could open more federal forest lands in Georgia to logging.

A burn ban has been lifted for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest on Friday. 11Alive recently reported on wildfire activity in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, including the Big ...

ATLANTA — A wildfire burning in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has grown to 1,936 acres and remains 0% contained, according to James Wettstaed with the U.S. Forest Service. Authorities ...

A sweeping ban on campfires has been issued across Georgia’s Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest due to high fire danger from dry, windy conditions. The U.S. Forest Service has implemented ...

U.S. Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09) traveled to Rabun County this week to receive a briefing from the U.S. Forest Service ...

More specifically, campfires are banned in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. The Gainesville, Ga. office of the USDA Forest Service said the ban came “in response to heightened fire ...

Big Ridge Fire now mostly contained; only hot spots remain. Rain aided firefighting efforts; area closures still in place. Officials seek tips about suspicious activity on March 22. CLAYTON, Ga ...

Firefighters are still battling the Big Ridge Fire in Rabun County, which has spread to over 1,000 acres, according to Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest officials. The fire started Saturday ...

The injured camper was unresponsive. Panther Creek Falls is deep in the Cohutta Wilderness of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, which spans about 865,000 acres across more than two dozen ...