“Mammoth Cave National Park officials are pleased to announce the Boy Scouts of America (BAS) Troop 47 of Franklin, KY are the recipients of Interior Region 2 (South Atlantic-Gulf) of the National Park Service’s (NPS) George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. The troop was nominated and won under the youth group category for their work in improving the Sal Hollow backcountry campsite.”
“The Green River Ferry and Green River Ferry Road north in Mammoth Cave National Park will be closed to all vehicular traffic on August 17-20 in order to complete a freshwater mussel relocation project and pavement preservation project. The Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park contains some of the most diverse populations of freshwater mussels in North America. Over 50 species of mussels are found, ten included on the federally endangered list.”
Mammoth Cave National Park will begin construction on several improvement projects planned for the Green River Ferry area starting on Monday, July 20. The park will begin construction on a canoe and kayak river access ramp and the installation of a pedestrian bridge over the Echo River.
“Hello Friends, I hope this message finds you healthy and safe. These are very difficult times for everyone. COVID-19 has impacted Mammoth Cave National Park and The Friends of Mammoth Cave, as well. We’d like to update you on what’s been happening since the virus closed so much of Mammoth Cave.”
“Mammoth Cave National Park will temporarily reopen the Green River Ferry and Green River Ferry Road to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 6 for service seven days a week from 6 am to 9:55 pm CST. The newly retrofitted ferry was certified for service by the United States Coast Guard, but construction on the south ramp of the vehicle crossing is still needed. Commuters should anticipate an additional closure of the ferry later in the summer.”
Mammoth Cave National Park Environmental Education Program held four overnight teacher workshops in conjunction with The Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park (Friends). The workshops were funded through a State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Education grant of $6,000 which was received by Friends at the beginning of 2020.
Mammoth Cave National Park will temporarily suspend all cave tours and close the Visitor Center until further notice beginning Wednesday, March 18th. Campgrounds and trails, as well as restrooms adjacent to the visitor center will remain open. Today, the park will offer an Extended Mammoth Passage tour, as a transition to the temporary closure.
An AmeriCorps NCCC team is hosting a community service day with Mammoth Cave National Park (NP) and Friends of Mammoth Cave (FOMC) as part of the National Park Service’s commemoration of the 400 years of African American history in the United States. Volunteers are needed to help clear a pathway to cemetery prepare for the installation of a large granite memorial.
“On December 7, 2019 volunteers young and young at heart joined forces under the umbrella of the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park for work in the Bransford Cemetery. The goal for the day was to work on a 1600 foot long path to the cemetery, to clean it up, learn some history, have fun, and not get hurt.”
