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Mammoth Cave National Park
Excess wood available to public
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Date: June 19, 2009
Superintendent Patrick Reed announced that the park will make excess wood, downed as a result of the January 27 ice storm, available for the public beginning today.
“Following the ice storm, we moved downed tree trunks away from the roads so we could make them passable,” said Reed. “We consider the logs to be excess and if left in the park, the wood could become a fire hazard. We offer the logs free of charge to the public – if you can haul it, you can have it. Please contact our rangers to make arrangements.”
The logs are stockpiled in closed areas of the park and at Lincoln VFD. People interested in collecting the logs and hauling them away must contact the park ranger staff to make arrangements – 270.758.2115.
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Did You Know?
In 1841, cave owner Dr. John Croghan believed the cave air might cure his patients suffering from tuberculosis. He brought 16 patients into Mammoth Cave that winter and housed them in stone and wood huts. After some perished, they left the cave, for of course the cave air offered no cure.
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Last Updated: June 23, 2009 at 19:59 EST |
