This region includes Eastern Kentucky and the Eastern Coal Fields. This is an interesting area because geologically, it was an ocean bottom millions of years ago. It is not uncommon to find sea fossils in this area. This area was subject to uplifting to form the mountains that contain the Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest. It is a mixed forest with a great diversity of tree species. Much of this area was logged for its wealth of large and diverse timber. The Lilly Cornett Woods is an old-growth area reminiscent of the original forest in this area.

Appalachian Plateaus region