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After another town hall meeting in Williamsburg last week, community members are once again being tasked with letting U.S. Forest Service officials know their thoughts on proposed logging work in the Jellico Mountain region of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Community members are concerned about the lack of changes to the proposed Jellico Mountain logging project outlined in a new draft environmental assessment that was released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service last week, which still...

The Stearns Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest has announced that they will release a draft environmental assessment for the Jellico Vegetation Management Project on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The project, now open for public comment, proposes to conduct...

The Daniel Boone National Forest will waive fees at all Forest-operated recreation sites for Presidents’ Day Weekend, Feb. 17-19. This waiver does not apply to recreation sites operated by concessionaires, reserved group-use areas or recreation sites that have been closed for the...

Nearly 100 people turned out Thursday evening at the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Office for a town hall style meeting over the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal for clear cut logging of about 1,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Jellico Mountain area. Read...

In recognition of National Public Lands Day, the Daniel Boone National Forest will waive all recreation area fees, except concession-operated sites and reserve group-use areas, on Saturday, Sept. 24, including sites in Laurel and McCreary counties. For members of the public that...

On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the Daniel Boone National Forest will waive fees at all Forest-operated recreation sites in honor of National Get Outdoors Day. This waiver does not apply to recreation sites operated by concessionaires or reserved group-use areas. “I hope that our...

A Williamsburg man has been cited to federal court for cutting timber in Daniel Boone National Forest. Steven S. Gibson was cited to appear stemming from an incident on Oct. 15. According to the citation issued by U.S. Forest Service Officer Hershal Neal, the theft occurred in...

Fees at multiple recreation areas in the Daniel Boone National Forest will be waived on select dates in order to help promote National Fishing and Boating Week and National Get Outdoors Day. Officials announced Friday that fees will be waived at all boat ramps outside of...

Officials at Daniel Boone National Forest have announced plans for reopening recreation sites beginning June 3. While officials emphasized that it is tentative, most of the day-use sites, such as picnic areas and shooting ranges, are among the facilities scheduled to open on that...