Join us on March 22nd for World Water Day 2025 from 1-4 pm at the Hay Camp Brewing Co. event space at 601 Kansas City St, Rapid City hosted by Black Hills Clean Water Alliance. World Water Day is a time to reflect on the importance of water throughout our world and is dedicated to … Continue reading Join us for World Water Day 2025 Celebration!
The Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed mineral withdrawal was hard-won this past December. Now it’s under threat (already). We need people to call the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, in the next couple days to defend the Pactola – Rapid Creek mineral withdrawal! DEFEND THE WITHDRAWAL! Call 202-208-3100, option 3. Keep trying as they are being flooded … Continue reading EMERGENCY – NEED PHONE CALLS BY TUESDAY, FEB. 18!
Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7956, which finalized protections for 20,510 acres of land and water in the Pactola Reservoir – Upper Rapid Creek area from drilling and mining for 20 years. This Order, which created a mineral claims withdrawal, is a result of the actions and voices … Continue reading PACTOLA RESERVOIR – RAPID CREEK WATERSHED MINERAL WITHDRAWAL IS APPROVED
Over 1900 comments poured in during the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Mineral Withdrawal comment period. Huge shoutout to each of you for your amazing participation! Now we have another challenge. An unprecedented investment in billboards from a generous donor means that we will be launching our billboards campaign soon! This will bring our message LOUD … Continue reading Your Help is Needed to Keep the Momentum Going!
Betty the Beaver needs our help to protect her, and others', watershed. Join us for our 2024 Comment Challenge to help generate 2,024 Comments supporting the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal proposal by the US Forest Service. "The USFS requested 20,574 acres of NFS lands be withdrawn (closed) to all forms of entry, appropriation, and … Continue reading Betty the Beaver Pleas for Help “Protect My Watershed” – Joins our 2024 Comment Challenge.
The US Forest Service has issued a draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in support of the proposed Pactola Reservoir - Rapid Creek Watershed mineral claims withdrawal that was proposed in March, 2023. This is the proposed 20,574-acre mineral withdrawal around Pactola Reservoir and along Upper Rapid Creek – the … Continue reading SAY YES! Support the Forest Service’s proposal to Protect 20,574 acres of the Black Hills.
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