Wildland Clusters in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests Maps and descriptions are presented for each area. Click any area to continue. Nantahala National Forest Conservation Areas Blue Ridge Escarpment Highlands Area Nantahala Mountains Unicoi Mountains Pisgah National Forest Conservation Areas Black Mountains Highlands of Roan/Unaka Mountains Linville/Grandfather Mountain Balsam Mountains Bald Mountains Bluff Mountain Bald Mountains Pigeon River Gorge Download this Map Wildland Clusters in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests 1.8 mb pdf file View acreage for all Wildland Clusters in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests >> About these Wildlands These wildlands, totaling about 323,000 acres, cover approximately 32 percent of the million-acre Nantahala and Pisgah national forests. About 198,000 acres (61%) of these 323,000 acres are already out of the suitable timber base under the Forest Service's draft plan. So this proposal will involve new protection for roughly 125,000 acres, or 12.5 percent of the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests. Read more...

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