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 "The USFS requested 20,574 acres of NFS lands be withdrawn (closed) to all forms of entry, appropriation, and … Continue reading Betty the Beaver Pleas for Help “Protect My Watershed” – Joins our 2024 Comment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 two-and-a-half-day Protecting the Black Hills from Mining Summit, held on August 20 - 22, was a huge success and received rave reviews. Over 90 people registered to hear 18 speakers give presentations about the past, present, and future of the Black Hills and how we must work together to protect our region as … Continue reading Protecting the Black Hills from Mining Summit was a Huge Success!
Dear Friends of Black Hills Clean Water Alliance: We need your help to protect water and stop mining in the Black Hills. Today, Dakota Gold will tell you why. You can read the investor pitch for yourself, here. Mining companies are telling investors all over the world that the Black Hills is “pro mining.” But … Continue reading Do You Think South Dakota Is Pro Mining?
Black Hills National Forest sent Custer County a clear message by giving a proposed gold drilling exploration project just west of Custer City the go-ahead. The Forest Service issued a "categorical exclusion," which means that they do not plan to do any further environmental review of F3 Gold's proposed Newark Project. While the Forest Service … Continue reading FOREST SERVICE GIVES SPLIT DECISION
Our updated active mining claims map is here. This new map now shows that there are 1536 fewer claims, yes, we said FEWER, than reported in October of 2023. So now the total acreages of active mining claims in the Black Hills on Federal Lands are at about 261,411 acres vs 293,000 acres that were … Continue reading UPDATED CLAIMS MAP SHOWS A DECREASE
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