One of four national forests in North Carolina, the 160,000-acre Croatan National Forest south of New Bern is bordered by the Neuse and White Oak rivers and Bogue Sound on the Atlantic Ocean along ...

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Smoke filled the sky and ash rained down on various neighborhoods across New ... the Croatan National Forest. Vanessa Claros, a BlueWater Rise resident in New Bern ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — New numbers released by the U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina say the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest is now 49% contained.

NEW BERN, NC – The Croatan National Forest is planning to conduct two prescribed burns Friday in Carteret County. The burns include a 608-acre unit located on Bogue Road near Bogue Loop Road ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — New numbers released by the U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina say the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest is now 49% contained.

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Crews entered the fifth week battling the Croatan National Forest fire with hopes of 100% containment soon. The fourth week brought positive results. Some much-needed ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Wednesday saw progress but no changes in the numbers in the battle against the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest. Then came Thursday. The fire, which began ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — A fire is still burning in the Croatan National Forest Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service said the Black Swamp Fire is still only 60 percent ...

Carteret County Sheriff's Office Croatan National Forest is in Eastern North Carolina, near New Bern. Its 160,000 acres of land include pine forests, salt water estuaries, bogs and “raised ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - The Croatan National Forest is planning a prescribed burn in Carteret County Wednesday. The burn is happening one mile northeast of Cape Carteret on Millis Road and ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Wednesday saw progress but no changes in the numbers in the battle against the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest. Then came Thursday. The fire, which began ...