Who We Are
I HEART PISGAH is a coalition of over 150 organizations and businesses—and thousands of individuals—who support more protected areas for the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest.
I HEART PISGAH supports strong, lasting protections for the Pisgah-Nantahala and its old-growth forests, headwaters, pristine streams, trail corridors, rare species, and recreational hubs.
The U.S. Forest Service has released its 30-year forest management plan for the Pisgah-Nantahala. 96 percent of the 36,000 public comments on the plan support protected areas in Pisgah. However, the plan fails to protect the most important recreation and coonservation areas in the Pisgah-Nantahala.
I HEART PISGAH works to ensure that the public's voice is heard and the most important recreation and conservation areas are permanently protected.
Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest
The Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest is the second-most-visited national forest in the country. More than 10 million people visited the forest last year, and most of them came to hike, camp, and enjoy its scenic wonders. Over 96 percent of visitors to Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest are hikers, bikers, runners, paddlers, climbers, anglers, naturalists, photographers, and nature-seeking outdoor enthusiasts.
I HEART PISGAH supports strong, lasting protections for the Pisgah-Nantahala and its old-growth forests, headwaters, pristine streams, trail corridors, rare species, and recreational hubs.
A vast and overwhelming majority of forest users want more protected areas in Pisgah. But the U.S. Forest Service is quadrupling logging and weakening protections across the one-million-acre national forest. We are fighting to protect Pisgah, and we could use your help.
Special Places
Help us protect these trail corridors, recreation hubs, old-growth forests, watersheds, and biologically significant sections of the Pisgah-Nantahala.
The Forest Plan
You are the owner of a 1.1-million acre mountain estate called the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest. Your property includes cascading waterfalls, ancient forests, and the highest mountains in the East. You can hike hundreds of miles of trails and paddle, fish, and swim in its pristine streams.
Unfortnately, the U.S. Forest Service's new plan for Pisgah-Nantahala will quadruple logging and reduce protections for the forest.
I HEART PISGAH works to protect the most important recreation and conservation areas in the Pisgah-Nantahala. We want to protect the wild forests, rivers, and trails for future generations.
Party for Pisgah—and help protect it—on August 1st!
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