Four people walking through a foggy, denuded forest, some carrying bags of small trees
Photo By/Credit
Gary Peeples/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
04/28/2026
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Young spruce trees are carried into the forest for planting as part of post-Tropical Storm Helene restoration at Roan Mountain, Pisgah National Forest, Mitchell County, NC.
Partner(s)
U.S. Forest Service
Facility
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Ecosystem
Forest
Subject tags
Disasters
Forests
Habitat restoration