SAPA, THE PAHASAPA MOUNTAIN SNAIL, IS HAPPY AND SO ARE WE!
Thanks to everyone’s hard work and help from our local organizations, and those national groups, such as Sierra Club and Earthworks, there were about 11,000 comments filed on the proposed mineral claims withdrawal around Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek! We are waiting for the final number. About 85% of the comments were FOR the withdrawal.
This is a great showing of support for the protection of water, land, cultural resources, and wildlife in the Black Hills. Thank you!
What’s Next: Now the Forest Service will review the comments and decide how to proceed. There will probably be a second comment period on their final proposal in early 2024.
Click HERE to go to the Reading Room. Some of the comments are still in review, so if you don’t see yours, that might be why.
Enjoy your weekend.
PS: Did you know that Sapa, a Pahasapa Mountain snail, is a land snail, that was once widespread and abundant throughout our region but is now rare and critically imperiled? So if you see one, take a picture and share it with us. : )
Reading Room for the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal #NP-3479. https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ReadingRoom?project=NP-3479
Reading Room Disclaimer: Letters that may contain proprietary or sensitive resource information, or that may be otherwise sensitive, are automatically withheld from displaying in the reading room pending human review. Letters received, but not accessible here, will still be considered and included as part of the record for this project. Most flagged letters are cleared for posting within a few days of being received. Posting may also be delayed for comments not submitted via the web form (e.g., email, mail or fax).
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance 