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Land Between the Lakes reopening camping, other facilities
March 8, 2021 GMT
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) Campgrounds, environmental education facilities and welcome stations are reopening at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Energy Lake Campground and Hillman Ferry Campground have already reopened. Homeplace 1850s Working Farm, North and South Welcome Stations and Woodlands Nature Station are open Wednesdays through Sundays. They will be open daily starting April 1. Moss Creek Day Use Area will also be open daily beginning April 1.
Facilities that are open year-round include basic and dispersed camping, Elk and Bison Prairie, Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory, outdoor recreation activities, Piney Campground, Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area (if conditions allow), and Wranglers Campground and day use.
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The annual bison auction at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is underway but is being held virtually this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Forest Service holds the auction every year to reduce the size of bison herds in LBL.
LBL officials say prospective bidders can access the auction and view preliminary details regarding the age, sex, and weight of each bison to be sold by visiting a link provided in this story on our websites. Prospective bidders can access the auction and view preliminary details regarding the age, sex, and weight of each bison to be sold by visiting http://www.bison.gesture.com/ . They add bidders are urged to view the photos, videos, and information provided on the auction website by clicking here. as there will be no on-site previewing of the animals.
Officials with Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area recently announced plans for the upcoming turkey hunt.
LBL Public Affairs Officer Chris Joyner said last year’s experiment using a different model to turkey hunt was not well received by hunters.