Event Description

START AND FINISH AT BRIAR CREEK PARK
31 Briar Creek Rd
Williamsburg, KY 40769
8:00AM – 11:00AM

Includes T-shirt, finish-line photo, and 10 age group medals!

OUR CAUSE
The Cumberland Darter 5K Run/Walk is being held to draw attention to Forest Service plans to log nearly 10,000 acres in the Jellico Mountains of Whitley and McCreary Counties in southern Kentucky.

Nearly 5,000 acres of steep slopes in the Jellico Mountains WILL BE CLEARCUT, which will lead to flooding, landslides, invasive species, spoiled views, noise and pollution, herbicide in our drinking water, and sediment in our creeks. Residents know all this from past experience, including the 2022 flooding and landslides in areas previously logged.

Endangered species such as the Cumberland Darter and Black-Sided Dace rely on the area’s streams for critical habitat. 80% of the water draining from the eastern Jellico Mountains is for public supply, especially the city Williamsburg, which draws from the Cumberland River downstream.