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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Park Releases Plan and Environmental Assessment for Fields Management

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Date: March 13, 2006
Contact: Steven Seven, 423.569.9778

The National Park Service has prepared a Fields Management Plan and related environmental assessment for Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) that provides comprehensive management direction for the parks fields over the next 10 years.

 

The EA describes and analyzes the impacts of two alternatives:

 

Alternative A – no-action.

Alternative B – actively manage most fields, allow a small number to revert or forest (preferred alternative).

Alternative C – manage all fields.

 

Copies of the Fields Management Plan and Environmental Assessment are available on the internet at the National Park Service Planning, Environment and Public Comment web page at http://parkplanning.nps.gov and selecting Big South Fork NRRA.  

 

A limited number of copies of the plan are also available by contacting Big South Fork NRRA Headquarters at (423) 569-9778, or by writing Superintendent, Big South Fork, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, Tennessee, 37841.  Public reading copies are available at the Fentress County, McCreary County and Scott County Public Libraries.

 

Comments should be emailed to biso_information@nps.gov, or mailed to Big South Fork NRRA Headquarters, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, Tennessee, 37841. Any questions may be directed to Phyllis Trabold at (423) 569-2404 ext. 231. All comments must be post marked by April 10  and received no later than April 14, 2006. 

Black bear now live in and around Big South Fork.  

Did You Know?
In the mid-1990's black bear were released in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area to study relocation techniques and to determine whether adequate habitat existed in the area. There are now an estimated 40 - 50 bear living in and around the park.
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Last Updated: October 12, 2007 at 08:12 EST