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	USDA Forest Service - Daniel Boone National Forest
		The Daniel Boone National Forest is located along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky.The forest encompasses over 704,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain.
		The mission of the Daniel Boone National Forest is to sustain the ecological health and productivity of the lands and waters entrusted to its care and provide for compatible human uses.
		The land is characterized by steep forested ridges dissected by narrow ravines and over 3,400 miles of sandstone cliffs.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/boone (315 words)

	Daniel Boone National Forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Daniel Boone National Forest is the only national forest completely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
		View from the Tater Knob Fire Tower in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		The Daniel Boone forest was named after Daniel Boone, a frontiersman and explorer in the late eighteenth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daniel_Boone_National_Forest (137 words)

	Morehead KY - Daniel Boone National Forest
		The Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the most heavily used forests in the South, with over 5 million visitors annually.
		National forests were set aside for conservation and the wise use of resources through a balance of activities and uses.
		National forests were established to provide resources for the nation whil also protecting and managing the land for future generations.
	www.moreheadtourism.com /forest.cfm?printer=1 (486 words)

	Welcome to the Ohio River Valley Ecosystem Team
		Daniel Boone National Forest personnel will continue active management of pine habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker and are in the initial stages of developing plans to restore the southern pine community.
		Representatives from the Daniel Boone National Forest recently met with Fish and Wildlife Service staff to provide updated information about the southern pine beetle outbreak, and to discuss the fate of the red-cockaded woodpecker population.
		In February there were 17 red-cockaded woodpeckers accounted for on the Daniel Boone National Forest.
	www.fws.gov /orve/rcwupdate.htm (471 words)

	fs031501.txt
		Responsible Official: The Forest Supervisor for the Daniel Boone National Forest, located at 1700 Bypass Road, Winchester, KY 40391, is the Responsible Official for this action.
		The Forest Plan addresses the need for improving the landownership pattern of National Forest lands within the DBNF boundary.
		A basic objective of the Forest Plan is emphasized; that the Forest Service is to dispose of small isolated tracts and consolidate large contiguous blocks to improve efficiency of management and administration and increase favorable water flows and improve water quality.
	www.eswr.com /fs031501.txt (3207 words)

	Supervisor allows underground mining in Daniel Boone forest
		The Daniel Boone slices through a large portion of the eastern Kentucky coalfields.
		Worthington pointed out that this would not be the first mining done in the national forest.
		Forest Supervisor Ben Worthington said in a written decision dated this week that the mining would be conducted underground from an opening on private land and would cause no damage to the surface.
	www.messenger-inquirer.com /news/kentucky/7717396.htm (467 words)

	Congressman Hal Rogers - News Release
		Rogers secured the funding for the Daniel Boone National Forest in his role as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
		WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representative Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-5) says the president has signed into law Rogers’ plan to provide $500,000 to the U.S. Forest Service to continue the fight against marijuana growing in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest.
		"This new law gives a ringing endorsement to the hard work of the Forest Service that is putting a stop to marijuana growing in the Daniel Boone," Rogers said today.
	www.house.gov /rogers/October2000/boone.html (243 words)

	Holly Bay - Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky camping
		The natural beauty of Kentucky is what attracts campers to Holly Bay - Daniel Boone National Forest, there are plenty of things to do while camping at Holly Bay - Daniel Boone National Forest.
		Holly Bay - Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky camping
		National Parks near Holly Bay - Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky:
	www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/105237.html (581 words)

	McCreary County Information, Tourism, Chamber of Commerce, and Schools
		The county is entirely within the Daniel Boone National Forest and includes the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
		Nearly 80% of the total land area is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		The land is beautifully forested with rugged steep slopes, narrow valleys, and cliffs.
	www.mccreary.k12.ky.us /county.htm (349 words)

	Suit Filed Over New ORV Trails in Daniel Boone National Forest
		According to an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer ORVs were used on over 800 miles of trails in the national forest under an "open unless closed" policy for ORV use.
		She said that the additional trails were opened because the established trails were located mostly in the southern portion of the forest, while the additional trails are located in the northern section of the forest, the article reported.
		The article reported that the Forest Service also announced at that time that an additional 34 miles of trails would be analyzed in the Moorehead area of the forest to determine whether ORV use would be allowed.
	www.earthvision.net /ColdFusion/News_Page1.cfm?NewsID=9383 (319 words)

	dbnf.txt
		Description of the Proposed Action: The Forest Service is proposing to amend the Forest-wide management direction of the Forest Land and Resource Management Plan of the Daniel Boone National Forest to allow OHV 1/ use only on designated routes in areas of the Forest compatible with OHV use.
		Analysis Area: OHV recreational opportunities on National Forest System lands administered by the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		Thanks, DEL December 27, 1996 Benjamin T. Worthington Forest Supervisor Daniel Boone National Forest 1700 Bypass Road Winchester, KY 40391 Dear Sir: I understand that part of the current Amendment to the Forest Plan will allow OHV use only on designated routes.
	www.off-road.com /landuse/articles/text/dbnf.txt (3325 words)

	Commercial Logging Proposed In Daniel Boone National Forest
		The US Forest Service now wants to conduct timber sales on a portion of the Daniel Boone National Forest in southeastern Kentucky.
		Forester Rex Mann says the proposed project on 12,500 acres in the Redbird area is intended to improve the forest and wildlife habitat, not merely feed sawmills.
		It is the latest in a string of proposed logging operations in the forest, and like the others, it is adamantly opposed by environmentalists.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2005/local/01/19/danielboone_timber.html (268 words)

	Daniel Boone National Forest, a Kentucky State Park near Berea
		The Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses 635,000 acres in eastern Kentucky.
		The Daniel Boone National Forest contains both public and private land in 21 eastern Kentucky counties extending from Rowan county in the north to...
		The Daniel Boone National Forest boasts a Pioneer Weapons Hunting Area on the Morehead Ranger District.
	www.stateparks.com /daniel_boone.html (306 words)

	Kentucky, Over 700 Acres Added to Daniel Boone National Forest (KY): The Trust for Public Land
		In 1992, TPL protected a 1,300-acre addition to the Daniel Boone National Forest along the Rockcastle River.
		At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, the Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation organization, began negotiations for public ownership of the property in October of 1998.
		Historical documents and archaeological evidence also suggest that Daniel Boone used the formations.
	www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=718&folder_id=627 (653 words)

	Morehead KY - Our History
		Most of the county is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest and has extensive hardwood forests.
		The Martin-Tolliver feud, known as the ROWAN COUNTY WAR, focused national attention on the county.
		Two other short lines in the county were the Kentucky Northern Railroad, which hauled logs from 1896 until its abandonment in 1900, and the Christy Creek Railroad, built by the General Refractories Company to haul clay from 1920 until 1948, when it was abandoned.
	www.moreheadtourism.com /history.cfm (871 words)

	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast Region News Release
		However, the clusters in the Daniel Boone National Forest were the current northern-most population within the species' range.
		The Daniel Boone National Forest exhausted several management options in an effort to prevent the beetles from destroying red-cockaded woodpecker nesting cavities, including managed logging of infested trees.
		The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources today announced plans to begin rescuing red-cockaded woodpeckers from southern pine beetle infested habitat on the forest as early as next week.
	www.fws.gov /southeast/news/2001/r01-012.html (835 words)

	EXTENSIONS
		Following is a short summary (from a one year study) on a new bat house design (see fig.1) being used in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Eastern Kentucky.
		The bat house plans are being used at Daniel Boone Forest, Ky., The well cover comes from Jessieville Ranger District, Ar.
		In this study 38 bat houses were placed in a variety of forest, riparian, and urban habitats.
	www.scsc.k12.ar.us /BowlesK/newpage4.htm (676 words)

	Wildernet - Daniel Boone National Forest
		Sheltowee Trace, a 269-mile multiple-use national recreation trail that traverses the length of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		Camp Wildcat, also on the Daniel Boone, is the site of the first engagement of regular troops in Kentucky during the Civil War.
		The forest contains two large lakes (Cave Run Lake and Laurel River Lake), many rivers and streams, two wilderness areas, and the 269-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail that extends across the length of the forest.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=0802&CU_ID=1 (697 words)

	AMA Government Relations - Keep the Daniel Boone Forest Open
		The Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the last forests in the region with riding opportunities open to trail bikes and ATVs.
		Forest Service officials have not demonstrated any compelling reason for the trail closure, and even officials within the agency have admitted that their plan does not adequately provide for off-highway motorized recreation.
		Earlier this year, the Forest Service announced that it would reduce motorcycle and ATV trails in the forest by nearly 90 percent, from 800 miles to about 100 miles.
	www.ama-cycle.org /legisltn/danielboone.html (484 words)

	Kentucky : Attractions : Daniel Boone National Forest Frommers.com
		The Daniel Boone National Forest, headquartered in Winchester, KY (tel.
		When Daniel Boone first crossed into now what is Kentucky more than 200 years ago, he found a naturally beautiful yet rugged landscape: a place of deep forests, high mountains, steep cliffs, pristine lakes, lush valleys, and abundant wildlife.
		The antithesis of eastern Tennessee, with its traffic congestion and overdeveloped tourist traps, the southeastern highlands of Kentucky are picturesque and unspoiled, marked by small towns and winding, two-lane roads dotted with old barns, country stores, and the occasional antiques shop.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/kentucky/0729028444.html (313 words)

	Sports Afield: Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
		Daniel Boone called eastern Kentucky the "Land of Eden," and if you hike in the Daniel Boone National Forest you'll see why.
		The DBNF is a land of craggy mountains and deep "hollers." Sandstone cliffs are the centerpiece of the forest, which contains one of the largest concentrations of natural stone arches in the East.
		The forest boasts more than 500 miles of hiking trails.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3775/is_199803/ai_n8800022 (142 words)

	KY Eastern Kentucky
		There is a feeling of freedom in the vast outdoors of Eastern Kentucky, covered in large part by the Daniel Boone National Forest, of which the Red River Gorge Geological Area is part.
		Dotted with State Resort Parks, the Red River Gorge, and Daniel Boone National Forest–there’s plenty to attract the outdoor enthusiast: hiking, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, backpacking and camping.
		Walk through a section of forest with trees 600 years old, see the mixed mesophytic forest as Daniel Boone and other early American explorers would have seen (Lilly Cornett Woods–a unique remnant of virgin eastern forest).
	www.proseandphotos.com /eastern_kentucky.htm (1602 words)

	Protecting the Daniel Boone National Forest
		* Counties in the Daniel Boone National Forest area are already exceeding legal limits for air pollution.
		The Forest Service is currently revising its Forest Plan for the Daniel Boone, and all of us, as the public, now have an opportunity to change how the Daniel Boone is managed.
		The Daniel Boone is a beautiful forest, rich with caves, cliffs, wildflowers, and wild streams.
	www.uky.edu /OtherOrgs/AppalFor/ctzl.html (517 words)

	Kentucky, TPL's Work in the Daniel Boone National Forest: The Trust for Public Land
		The shoreline of Rockcastle River within the Daniel Boone National Forest is a favorite spot to spend afternoons relaxing and taking in the beauty of the water and natural surroundings.
		Located within the mountains of eastern Kentucky and encompassing over 697,902 acres of land, the majestic Daniel Boone National Forest is a location worth visiting.
		The forest includes two large lakes -- Cave Run Lake and Laurel River Lake --, numerous rivers and streams, and the 269-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail that extends the length of the forest.
	www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=8420&folder_id=627 (407 words)

	Cave Run Lake Kentucky Resort Lodging Motel
		The legendary scenic beauty of Eastern Kentucky is embodied in the Daniel Boone National Forest, a huge area that covers 672,000 acres in 21 counties.
		Cave Run is surrounded by the northernmost part of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
		When you visit here you are seeing the spectacular land that Daniel Boone once explored - steep forested ridges, magnificent natural arches, rushing streams, abundant wildlife and lush vegetation.
	www.caverunlodging.net /aboutcaverun.shtml (981 words)

	Daniel Boone N. F.
		Daniel Boone N. Results of Wolf Knob BBS, Daniel Boone National Forest, Whitley and McCreary Counties, Kentucky, 1994-2005; 24 Stops of 5 Minutes Each (Conducted by Stephen J. Stedman)
	iweb.tntech.edu /sstedman/WolfKnobBBSDBNF.htm (29 words)

	Daniel Boone National Forest
		The forest runs from the northern to the southern part of the state.
		Like the Big South Fork NRA, the forest's neighbor to the south, the area reminds many of southwest canyon country — with enough rainfall, however, to sustain a mixed hardwood forest.
		In the southern end of the forest, slopes are not as steep, and ridge tops are generally more flat.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/ky_danie.htm (384 words)

	Travel Blog
		Now that we're travelling clockwise through the southeast, we might do a tour of the southeastern National Forests: Hoosier NF in Indiana, Daniel Boone NF in Kentucky, Jefferson NF in Virginia, the Smokies, and various NFs in Georgia and Alabama.
		We hope to camp near the AT and walk a bit of it while we're camping in Jefferson National Forest in Virginia.
		Coleman National Forest Campground and Recreation Directory: The Only Complete Guide to All National Forest Campgrounds
	members.wolfram.com /billw/travelblog (1136 words)

	Daniel Boone National Forest Cabin Rentals
		Daniel Boone National Forest Cabin Rentals - Boone
		Boone Cabin Rentals offers mountain lodging and accommodations in Blowing Rock and Boone nc WELCOME TO Boone Cabin Rentals We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the North Carolina High Country for relaxing and quiet family vacations.
		Travelers interested in Boone were also interested in these destinations:
	boone.rentalo.com /daniel_boone_national_forest_cabin_rentals.htm (1664 words)

	Lake Cumberland Community - lakecumberland.com
		With the upper Lake Cumberland region, and much of the Big South Fork section of the lake in the scenic Daniel Boone National Forest, the following article from the Monday, May 5, 2003 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal is of interest.....
		"New rules for the use of the Daniel Boone National Forest are to be unveiled, and critics and supporters are lining up to be heard.
		"The Daniel Boone National Forest, caught between environmentalists and timber interests, soon will unveil a long-term management plan that could clear the way for more commercial logging.
	www.lakecumberland.com /forum/viewthread.php?tid=1001 (199 words)

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