• Approximately 1,500 black bears live in the national park.

    Great Smoky Mountains

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Quarantined Counties Listed By State

May 2012 - The following counties have federal or state quarantines in place which prohibit moving firewood. These quarantines were issued to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer, Asian long-horn beetle, and thousand canker disease. National Park Service regulations prohibit visitors from bringing firewood to the park from these counties.

District of Columbia - all areas within the District are under quarantine

Illinois - all counties in the state are under quarantine

Indiana - all counties in the state are under quarantine

Iowa - Allamakee

Kentucky - Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Campbell, Carroll, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Jessamine, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Scott, Shelby, Trimble, Woodford

Maryland - Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, Washington, Baltimore City

Massachusetts - Auburn, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester

Michigan - Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford

Missouri - Wayne

Minnesota - Hennepin, Houston, Ramsey, Winona

New Jersey - Union

New York - Allegany, Brooklyn, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Greene, Livingston, Manhattan, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Queens, Schuyler, Staten Island, Steuben, Suffolk, Ulster, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates

Ohio - all counties in the state are under quarantine

Pennsylvania - all counties in the state are under quarantine

Tennessee - Anderson, Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Knox, Loudon, Roan, Sevier, Union

Virginia - Arlington, Chesterfield Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Henrico, Loudoun, Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, Winchester, and the city of Richmond

West Virginia - all counties in the state are under quarantine

Wisconson - Brown, Crawford, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington, Waukesha

Did You Know?

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the park was begun in 2001.

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the park was begun in 2001. Elk once roamed the Smokies, but were eliminated from the region in the mid 1800s by over-hunting and loss of habitat. Other animals successfully reintroduced to the park include river otters and barn owls.