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Increase in camping rates at the Wilderness Road campground
Effective June 1, 2013, camping rates will increase. Tent sites will increase to $14.00 per night and RV sites with electrical hookup will increase to $20.00 per night. Group camp sites will increase to $35.00 per night.
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Special Program offered in place of Hensley tour on June 16
The regularly scheduled Hensley tour will not be offered on June 16 but will be replaced by a special Father's Day program. The road to the Hensley Settlement will be open to visitors and living history demonstrations will be offered. More »
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Cave Tour Alert!
White Nose Syndrome is a disease that is killing bats in great numbers and has been found in park caves. While visiting Gap Cave please do not wear or bring anything that has been in other caves. Skylight Cave is currently closed.
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Civil War Event Cancelled
Invisible Souls: Behind the Veil of the Civil War, a special event showcasing stories of the Civil War October 4, 5, and 6, 2013 has been cancelled. Please call the park visitor center at (606) 248-2817, extension 1075 for more information.
Ferns
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Ferns and Fern Allies Known to Occur in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Taxonomic organization and nomenclature as used by the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Plants Database at http://plants.usda.gov/
Division Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
Family Lycopodiaceae -- Clubmoss family Huperzia lucidula (Shining clubmoss) Huperzia porophila(Rockclubmoss) Lycopodium digitatum (Fan clubmoss) Lycopodium obscurum (Rare clubmoss)
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Family Aspleniaceae -- Spleenwort family Asplenium montanum (Mountain spleenwort) Asplenium pinnatifidum (Lobed speenwort) Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony spleenwort) Asplenium rhizophyllum (Walking-fern spleenwort)
Family Blechnaceae -- Chain Fern family Woodwardia areolata (Netted chainfern)
Family Dennstaedtiaceae -- Bracken Fern family Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Eastern hayscented fern) Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken fern)
Family Dryopteridaceae -- Wood Fern family Athyrium felix-femina ssp. asplenioides(Asplenium ladyfern) Cystopteris bulbifera (Bublet bladderfern) Cystopteris protrusa (Lowland bladderfern) Deparia acrostichoides(Silver false spleenwort) Dryopteris goldiana (Goldie's woodfern) Dryopteris intermedia (Intermediate woodfern) Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal woodfern) Diplazium pycnocarpon (Glade fern) Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive fern) Polystichum acrostichoides(Christmas fern)
Family Lygodiaceae -- Climbing Fern family Lygodium palmatum (American climbing fern)
Family Ophioglossaceae -- Adder's-tongue family Botrychium virginianum (Rattlesnake fern) Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Southern adderstongue)
Family Osmundaceae -- Royal Fern family Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon fern) Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted fern)
Family Polypodiaceae -- Polypody family Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana(Resurrection fern) Polypodium virginianum (Rocky polypody)
Family Pteridaceae -- Maidenhair Fern family Adiantum pedatum (Northern maidenhair) Cheilanthes alabamensis (Alabama lipfern) Pellaea atropurpurea (Purple cliffbrake)
Family Thelypteridaceae -- Marsh Fern family Thelypteris hexagonoptera (Broad beechfern) |
Did You Know?
Hensley Settlement is located on a plateau nearly 1,000 feet higher than the Pinnacle Overlook! Ranger-guided tours visit this historic log cabin settlement mid-May through the end of October.