USDA Emergency Conservation and Emergency Forest Restoration Assistance Applications End June 1

USDA Emergency Conservation and Emergency Forest Restoration Assistance applications end June 1

JEFFERSON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that Ashe/Alleghany County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages from Hurricane Helene that occurred Sept. 27,…

USDA Forest Service Reopens More Helene-Impacted Trails and Recreation Sites on Grandfather Ranger District

NEBO, N.C., May 22, 2025 – The USDA Forest Service has updated its list of trails, roads and recreation sites reopened since Hurricane Helene on the Pisgah National Forest’s Grandfather Ranger District ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Thanks to the help of local partners and volunteers and Forest Service personnel assisting from across the country, …