Carla Rae Marshall from Black Hill Clean Water Alliance presenting at the Outdoor Campus West. (Photo by Marnie Cook)
RAPID CITY – Comments are being accepted through October 21, 2024, by the USDA Forest Service about their proposal to ban mining around Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek Watershed. The Forest Service has requested that 20,574 acres around Pactola Reservoir be withdrawn from mining for 20 years…