Natural and Cultural Resource Talks at Spring Planting Event

News Release Date: April 22, 2014

Contact: Tom Blount, 423-569-9778

Contact: Dave Carney, 423-569-9778

Have you ever wanted to hear an archeologist, botanist, wildlife biologist, etc. talk about the natural and cultural resources of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area or ask experts questions about resources you have seen?  National Park Service resource specialists give public talks during the spring planting event, Saturday, April 26, 2014.  The talks will be presented at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center area from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.  The talks include:

10:00-11:00 a.m.Aliens Among Us, Non-Native Plants, What's the Harm?

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Outhouses, Barns and Farms:Historic Cumberland Farmsteads

12:00-1:00 p.m.The Unseen Neighbor: Black Bears and Their Habitat

1:00-2:00 p.m.Arrowheads and Arrowroot, the Archeology of Prehistoric Hunters and Gatherers

2:00-3:00 p.m.Black Gold and Tennessee Tea:Geology of the Big South Fork, Past and Present

3:00-4:00 p.m.An Endangered Species Lives Here, Federally Protected Aquatic and Terrestrial
Species of the Big South Fork

Bring the family and learn more about the Big South Fork and your questions.  We look forward to the opportunity to share our knowledge and learn from you what you are observing in the park.  For more information, contact Big South Fork Bandy Creek Visitor Center at [phone].