November 03, 2011
New Hours for Bandy Creek Visitor Center
Bandy Creek Visitor Center open from 9am to 5pm ET
October 24, 2011
Fee Free Days at Big South Fork NRRA
Fee Free Camping during Veterans Day Weekend
October 14, 2011
Bandy Creek Bookstore Renovation
Bookstore Items on Sale
October 12, 2011
National Fossil Day at Big South Fork
National Fossil Day at Big South Fork
September 23, 2011
Cultural Heritage Month at Blue Heron
Cultural Heritage Month at Blue Heron
September 23, 2011
Astronomy Program this Weekend
Astronomy Program this Weekend
September 19, 2011
Fee Free Day September 24th
Fee Free Day on Saturday September 24
September 13, 2011
National Public Lands Day 2011
Public Lands Day 2011
September 02, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA to Host Blue Heron Ghost Train
BSFNRRA to Host Blue Heron Ghost Train
August 30, 2011
Nineteenth Annual Big South Fork Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival
Nineteenth Annual Big South Fork Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival
August 30, 2011
Labor Day Weekend Interpretive Program Schedule
Labor Day Weekend Interpretive Program Schedule
August 25, 2011
BSFNRRA Annouces Public Scoping for the Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment
BSFNRRA Fire Management Plan EA Public Scoping
August 18, 2011
Rededication of Restored Yahoo Falls Picnic Shelter
Rededication of Restored Yahoo Falls Picnic Shelter
August 18, 2011
Big South Fork to Hold Blood Drive
Big South Fork to Hold Blood Drive
August 01, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA Announces August Interpretive Programs
Big South Fork NRRA Announces August Interpretive Programs
July 12, 2011
Abandoned Mines Closed at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Mine Closure
July 12, 2011
Big South Fork and Obed to Observe World Listening Day
World Listening Day 2011
July 01, 2011
Interpretive Programs for July 2011
Interpretive Programs for July 2011
June 28, 2011
Interpretive Programs for Fourth of July Weekend
Holiday Weekend Interpretive Programs
June 14, 2011
Temporary Closure of Big South Fork Horse Trails
Temporary Closure of Big South Fork Horse Trails
June 07, 2011
June 2011 Interpretive Programs
June 2011 Interpretive Program
May 27, 2011
National Trails Day at Big South Fork
National Trails Day at Big South Fork
May 23, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA Announces Memorial Weekend Interpretive Programs
Memorial Weekend Interpretative Programs
April 29, 2011
Temporary Closure of Big Creek Road
Big Creek Road Temporarily Closed
April 29, 2011
Body of Missing Canoeist Tim Godfrey Recovered
Body of Missing Canoeist Recovered
April 22, 2011
2011 Wildflower Programs
2011 Spring Wildflower Programs
April 20, 2011
Spring Planting Festival April 30th
Spring Planting Festival April 30th
April 12, 2011
Charit Creek Lodge is Open
Big South Fork announces Charit Creek Lodge is Open
March 25, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR Celebrate National Park Week - April 16 thru April 24
Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR
Celebrate National Park Week - April 16 thru April 24
March 21, 2011
Bandy Creek Bookstore at Big South Fork is Having a Spring Cleaning Sale
Spring Cleaning Book Sale
March 02, 2011
Prescribed Burns to begin in Big South Fork
Prescribed burns to begin in Big South Fork NRRA
February 23, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA Employees Recognized for Support of National Park Service ARRA Projects
Employees Recognized for Extraordinary Performance
February 23, 2011
Ceremony at Big South Fork to Celebrate the Completion of West Bandy Creek Bike Trail Extension
Big South Fork NRRA Media Advisory
February 22, 2011
Big South Fork announces Teacher Ranger Teacher Program
Are you interested in being part of the Teacher Ranger Teacher program?
February 11, 2011
Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR Annual Great Backyard Bird Count
Annual Great Backyard Bird Count
March 15, 2010
Tenth Annual Spring Planting Festival
No abstract supplied.
February 26, 2010
Oil and Gas Well Plugging - FONSI
The National Park Service, Southeast Regional Director has approved the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Oil and Gas Well Plugging and Reclamation.
January 19, 2010
Environmental Assessment of Oil and Gas Well Sites
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area announces that the Environmental Assessment for the proposed plugging and reclamation of oil and gas well sites has been completed.
November 04, 2009
Big South Fork Seeks Public Comments for Oil and Gas Well Plugging
The National Park Service is seeking comments on a proposed project to plug and reclaim abandoned oil and natural gas wells at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
September 16, 2009
17th Annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival
The Seventeenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival will be held this Saturday, September 19, in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
September 14, 2009
Appalachian Craft Workshops Presented at Annual Big South Fork Storytelling Festival
No abstract supplied.
June 30, 2009
2009 July Interpretive Programs
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host a series of day and evening programs during the month of July. Park rangers and volunteers will present a wide variety of program topics in both Tennessee and Kentucky.
June 11, 2009
Big South Fork to Waive Fees on Three Summer Weekends
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced that the National Park Service will offer three fee-free weekends this summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures.
May 26, 2009
Schedule of Interpretive Events for June 2009
No abstract supplied.
May 20, 2009
Successful Search for Overdure Canoeists
Two canoeists arrived safely at Burnt Mill Bridge in Big South Fork NRRA as a search for them was underway after they were reported overdue on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
May 18, 2009
Fatality at Big South Fork on River
On May 15 2009, Mr. Tony Evans, age 61 of Knoxville, Tennessee, died while canoeing at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
May 04, 2009
Big South Fork Announces Recovery Act Projects
The National Park Service (NPS) announced on April 22, 2009, nearly 800 projects totaling $750 million that can be completed across the country with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
May 01, 2009
Pine Knot Job Corps Students Clear Hazard Trees from Big South Fork NRRA
Students from the Urban Forestry Trade program at the Pine Knot Job Corps Center cleared hazard trees at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area recently.
April 20, 2009
Spring Planting Festival at Big South Fork Saturday, April 25
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting the Ninth Annual Spring Planting Day Celebration on Saturday, April 25, 2009.
April 20, 2009
FONSI Signed for Vista Clearing
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area officials have completed the Environmental Assessment - Vista Management Plan: Big South Fork Scenic Railway.
March 27, 2009
Local Volunteers Sought for Trail Repair
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is looking for volunteers to join park trails crews to learn trails repair methods in a single-day volunteer training and restoration effort for America’s public lands.
March 13, 2009
Prescribed Fires to Occur in Big South Fork
Big South Fork is planning to ignite two prescribed fires the week of March 16, depending upon weather conditions.
March 04, 2009
2009 Prescribed Fires
During the next 6 - 8 weeks, National Park Service fire crews will be conducting a series of prescribed fires within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
December 24, 2008
Stennis Young Named Superintendent
Stennis Young named Superintendent of
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
September 24, 2008
National Public Lands Day
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area trails will be cleared and repaired as area residents join National Public Lands Day, the largest annual coast-to-coast, single-day volunteer restoration effort for America’s public lands.
September 14, 2008
16th Annual Storytelling Festival September 20
The Sixteenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Oneida, Tennessee.
September 03, 2008
Sixteenth Annual Storytelling Festival
The Sixteenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday, September 20, in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
July 28, 2008
Park Rangers Present Programs at Big South Fork NRRA
National Park Service Interpreters will be presenting interpretive programs Saturday afternoon and evening.
July 23, 2008
Join Rangers for Saturday Programs at Big South Fork
On Saturday, July 26, 2008, rangers at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will present two programs. Both are free and open to the public.
July 18, 2008
Fatality at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
A 57-year-old man was found deceased on Friday, July 18, 2008 off the Angel Falls Trail. The man has tentatively been identified as John Thomas Morgan of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
July 16, 2008
Snake Tales and Backyard Herbs Programs at Big South Fork
On Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20, Park Rangers Sue Duncan and Shauna Delk will be presenting a variety of interpretive programs.
July 06, 2008
Big South Fork Releases Environmental Assessment for Plugging Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area plans to plug eleven abandoned oil and gas wells within the park.
June 01, 2008
Reed E. Detring To Leave Big South Fork
No abstract supplied.
April 09, 2008
Spring Planting Festival April 26
No abstract supplied.
April 01, 2008
Big South Fork Chosen of Inclusion in Regional Nature Viewing Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) is proud to announce its inclusion in the Cumberland Plateau Nature Viewing Trail.
March 28, 2008
Stephen Handly Named New Facility Manager at Big South Fork
Stephen (Steve) Handly who has served most recently as the Facility Management Specialist at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, has been selected as the new Facility Manager at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
March 26, 2008
Prescribed Fires to Begin in Big South Fork
During the next 4 - 6 weeks, National Park Service fire crews will be conducting a series of prescribed fires within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
February 26, 2008
Big South Fork Continues GMP Implementation
No abstract supplied.
November 07, 2007
Ron Cournelius Honored for 40 Years of Federal Employment
National Park Service employee Ronald J. Cornelius was recently recognized for 40 years of service with the Federal Government and the National Park Service.
October 24, 2007
Big South Fork Lifts Ban on Open Fires
Due to the significant amounts of rain which have fallen in recent days, park officials have lifted the ban on open fires in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
October 19, 2007
Park Releases Environmental Assessment for Vista Clearing along Scenic Railway
No abstract supplied.
October 12, 2007
October Astronomy Program
No abstract supplied.
October 02, 2007
Ban On Open Fires in Big South Fork NRRA
Due to the extremely dry conditions currently being experienced, park officials have imposed a ban on open fires in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
September 11, 2007
St. Joesph Petroleum Plan of Operation & EA
No abstract supplied.
August 28, 2007
Fifteenth Annual Big South Fork Storytelling Festival
The Fifteenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday, September 22, 2007 in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
August 10, 2007
Astronomy Program at Bandy Creek
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be sponsoring a special opportunity for you to view the night sky and maybe see some meteors.
July 10, 2007
2007 SCA Crew Builds New Bridge
A Student Conservation Association crew has just completed a 4-week work assignment here at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
June 29, 2007
Park Marks Trail Crossing at Station Camp
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has recently completed marking the first of two horse trail crossings of the Big South Fork River.
June 28, 2007
Volunteer Vacation Trail Crew
No abstract supplied.
June 06, 2007
New Administrative Officer at Big South Fork
Jeannine McElveen who has served most recently as the Administrative Officer at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, has been selected as the new Administrative Officer at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
April 16, 2007
Twin Arches Hike
Join a National Park Service ranger Saturday April 21, 2007 for a morning hike to the Twin Arches, one of the most magnificent geological features of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
March 06, 2007
Prescribed Fires to Begin in Big South Fork NRRA
During the next 6 - 8 weeks, National Park Service fire crews will be conducting a series of prescribed fires within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
March 01, 2007
East Rim Overlook and Road Closed for Repair Work
The National Park Service has recently announced plans to completely rebuild the road to the East Rim Overlook and repave a portion of the Leatherwood Road.
January 25, 2007
Park Changes Campground Reservation Services
Beginning this season camping reservations at National Park Service campgrounds, including Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be made through the National Recreation Reservation Service.
October 13, 2006
Big South Fork Proposes Increase to Campground Fees
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is proposing to increase the fees currently charged for camping and consolidate the fees for use of the Bandy Creek swimming pool.
September 05, 2006
14th Annual Storytelling Festival
No abstract supplied.
July 18, 2006
Park Service Begins Implementation of GMP
No abstract supplied.
July 07, 2006
Big South Fork Gas & Oil Plan Scoping Session
No abstract supplied.
May 10, 2006
Big South Fork Hosts High Angle Rescue Course
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area recently hosted a week long training in high angle rescue for National Park Service rangers, State Park rangers and members from several local Search and Rescue teams.
April 19, 2006
Park Host 6th Annual Spring Planting Festival
No abstract supplied.
April 01, 2006
Park to Conduct Prescribed Fire in Darrow Ridge Area
No abstract supplied.
March 13, 2006
Park Releases Plan and Environmental Assessment for Fields Management
No abstract supplied.
February 24, 2006
Fire Management Plan
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is proud to announce the completion of a new Fire Management Plan.
January 02, 2006
Phyllis Trabold Named New Community Planner
Phyllis A. Trabold who has served most recently as ecologist with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles, California, has been selected as the new Community Planner at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
August 19, 2005
Contractor To Begin Blue Heron Repair Work
Officials at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) are pleased to announce that a contract has been awarded and work will begin this week to repair facilities at the Blue Heron Mining Community
June 07, 2005
General Management Plan Completed
Southeast Regional Director Patricia Hooks has signed the record of decision for the park's new general management plan (GMP).
March 21, 2005
IMBA Trail Care Crews Work in Big South Fork
At the invitation of Joe Cross and the Big South Fork Mountain Bike Club, the International Mountain Bicycling Associating (IMBA) Trail Care Crew has recently made their way to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA).
