The News Journal — The Stearns Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest has announced that they released a draft environmental assessment for the Jellico Vegetation Management Project on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The project, now open for public comment, proposes to conduct silvicultural treatments, including timber harvest, intermediate treatments and associated road work, on approximately 9,600 acres of National Forest lands in McCreary and Whitley counties.