Although roads can help transport firefighters and their gear to the wilderness — whether to fight existing wildfires or to conduct prescribed burns — they also increase the risk of ...

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are the cities that likely first come to mind when you think about the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee.

Erin Rosolina | Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont With its bright orange color and blob-like form, witch’s butter (Tremella mesenterica) looks more like a Halloween prop than a fungus ...

Laurel Creek Road in Great Smoky Mountains reopens after rockslide blocked it for nearly 12 hours. Vehicles could exit during the initial closure.

Or make the most of Tennessee's gorgeous scenery and take a hike at one of the nation's best free attractions, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Its not just breathtaking scenery that makes Great Smoky Mountains National Park one of the best road trip destinations for travelers within the U.S.

Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing ...

Looking for outdoors summer fun on a budget? In East Tennessee you don't have to go far to find one of the best free attractions in the U.S.

Trucks have gotten stuck on twisty narrow mountain roads and are banned on another major highway through the area, U.S. 441 through Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Prescribed burning can help reduce invasive species, provide nutrients to the soil and create more room for native grasses to ...