“We first went to Maggie Valley, North Carolina, and took a camper to a family that had lost their home.” said Randy Craig, ...

KATIE MYERS, BYLINE: Josh Kelly walks softly on the bare winter ground in the Pisgah National Forest near Barnardsville, North Carolina. This is an old-growth forest, but he says it's not only the ...

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The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

Craig has been leading the charge, organizing relief trips to towns like Barnardsville, North Carolina. The effort began with one act of kindness that quickly grew into something much bigger. From ...