Answering the Call

Lake James State Park staff spent three days in the Bob’s Creek State Natural Area in early December battling the Huntsville Mountain Fire. The 450-acre blaze in McDowell County drew in wildland firefighters from across the western region, including South Mountains, Stone Mountain, Gorges, Crowders Mountain state parks and the North Carolina Forestry Service. Rangers from Lake James also assisted in bringing the Pilot Mountain wildfire under control.