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Aug 10, 2023Blue Ridge Parkway trail reopens after 'aggressive' bear encounters
ASHEVILLE - The half-mile section of the Bull Mountain Trail off of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville opened back up on July 3 after being closed due to "aggressive" bear encounters.
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Leesa Sutton Brandon, a spokesperson for the parkway, said they were able to take the closure signs down this past Monday.
Since the trail reopened; there hasn't been any reported bear encounters, according to Brandon.
On June 22, the Citizen Times reported that Wildlife biologists and law enforcement rangers closed a half-mile section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in the Bull Mountain area, from Milepost 381.3 to 381.8, which is near the Folk Art Center. Bull Mountain Trail is located about 5 miles east of downtown Asheville along the parkway near the Riceville Meadows neighborhood.
The parkway is the most visited unit of the National Park Service, with around 15.7 million visitors in 2022. It extends 469 miles from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and crests the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, passing directly through Asheville to its end at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cherokee.
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Brandon offered some tips for what visitors and neighbors of the parkway can do to stay safe.
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For more bear safety tips, visit the parkway’s bear safety web page and BearWise.org.
Park staff encourages visitors to call 828-298-2491 or stop at the nearest visitor center if you encounter a bear while on Blue Ridge Parkway.
McKenna Leavens is the education reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Email her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @LeavensMcKenna. Please support this type of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.
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