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Today's Interview: Red River Gorge Closed to Encourage Social Distancing

Amid concerns of the coronavirus and efforts to maintain social distancing, on Thursday Daniel Boone National Forest officials announced that some recreational areas will be closed for the foreseeable future. Samantha Morrill talked to Tim Eling, Public Information Officer for the Parks Service.

In addition to the shutdown of multiple recreation areas in the Daniel Boone National Forest, public access and backcountry camping in the Red River Gorge are also temporarily suspended.

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