Big South Fork Climbing Management Listening Sessions Scheduled on July 16 and 23

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on July 13, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be holding two listening sessions to hear from the public their thoughts on rock climbing management issues at the Big South Fork. The first listening session will be on Thursday, July 16, at the Square Room Conference Room from 5 to 7 p.m. (ET) located at 4 Market Square, in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The second listening session will be on Thursday, July 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. (ET) at the Interpretation and Education Building next to Bandy Creek Visitor Center (151 Stable Road, Oneida, Tennessee) in the Big South Fork NRRA.

Both listening session locations are wheelchair accessible. For more information, please contact the park's headquarters at (423) 569-9778

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service