A small plane crashed in the Oconee-Chattahoochee National Forest in Polk County Friday, the FAA confirms.TheMooney M20 ...

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – A man sleeping in a hammock deep in the Cohutta Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia died Saturday when a tree fell on his campsite. According to the Fannin ...

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 have closed ...

The hiker who was killed when a tree fell on his hammock as he slept on a camping trip has been identified as a 22-year-old senior from the University of Alabama.

The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has officially terminated the burn ban order that was instated March 27. The ban was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Malachi Crain, 22, had been sleeping in a hammock while on a camping trip with friends in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia when a tree fell on him in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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 ...