The U.S. Forest Service says that the fire was first reported on Wednesday evening with firefighters trying to put in containment lines around what was estimated then as a 50-acre fire.

Croatan National Forest covers 160,000 acres and is home to a number of rare carnivorous plants like the Venus fly-trap, sunder and pitcher plant. It is remote and is bordered on three sides by ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The US Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina issued what it said was its last report Friday evening on the Great Lakes Fire burning in the Croatan ...

The Croatan National Forest closes part of the national park after major damage from Hurricane Florence. Dozens of fallen trees are blocking pathways and creating one of the hazards currently ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — After a couple of weeks with no new reports on the status of the Croatan National Forest fire that began on April 19, the US Forest Service – National Forests in North… ...

NEW BERN, N.C. – The Croatan National Forest is planning to conduct a prescribed burn Friday in Carteret County. The burn is 1,031 acres near Pringle Rd and Hwy 24. A helicopter will be used to ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The “Great Lake Fire” that has been burning since Wednesday evening at the Croatan National Forest is now at 35,000 acres with 10% containment. Day 4: Croa… ...

Crews are fighting a 36,000-acre wildfire in Croatan National Forest, about 135 miles southeast of Raleigh, N.C.

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The fifth day of work at the “Great Lake Fire” in the Croatan National Forest proved to be a good one Sunday. In the latest update from the U.S. Forest Ser… ...