Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for the Pactola Reservoir– Rapid Creek Watershed
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has actually signed Public Land Order 7956, settling defenses for the Pactola Reservoir-- Rapid Creek Watershed on the Black Hills National Forest from the prospective results of mineral expedition and advancement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26, 2024-- Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has actually signed Public Land Order 7956, settling defenses for the Pactola Reservoir-- Rapid Creek Watershed on the Black Hills National Forest from the possible impacts of mineral expedition and advancement. This order follows a demand from the U.S. Forest Service to close 20,510 acres of National Forest System land to sale or exchange and mineral entry and leasing, for a 20-year duration, based on legitimate existing rights. Non-federal lands and...