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Big South Fork National River & Recreation AreaTwo wild turkeys standing in the woods.
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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
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Black bear are now found within Big South Fork.
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Black bear are now found within Big South Fork.
 

Planning, Environment and Public Comment - PEPC

The National Park Service prepares a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide it in managing park resources. These documents can range from site-specific impact analyses on facility locations to broader park-wide plans for future use and management of a park. The Planning, Environment and Public Comment site contains all of the currently active plans and environmental documents for the National Park Service.
Coal tipple and rail cars at Blue Heron. 
Blue Heron Mining Community
This outdoor museum tells the story of life in a 1950's company coal town.
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Big South Fork General Management Plan
Completed in early 2005 the Final General Management Plan is now available to the public.
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Devils Jump Rapid is just below the site of the proposed dam.  

Did You Know?
In the 1960's Congress requested the Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of damming the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River just above the Devils Jump Rapid to create another reservoir. Had that happened Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area would never have existed.

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Last Updated: October 22, 2009 at 11:20 EST