Black Hills National Forest

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Black Hills National Forest
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News Release

USDA Forest Service

Black Hills National Forest

Contact: Diane Bomer (605) 642-4622, or email us at r2 blackhills webinfo@fs.fed.us

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST APPROVES THE MINERAL PROJECT

SPEARFISH, SD: NOVEMBER 30, 2005

On October 21, 2005, Northern Hills District Ranger Pamela E. Brown approved the following activities for the Mineral project area: commercial timber harvest on 1,350 acres, meadow enhancement on 79 acres, fuels reduction and fuel breaks on a combined 2,140 acres, construction of 3.1 miles of road, reconstruction of 10.4 miles of road, maintenance of 7.7 miles of road and closing of 4.9 miles of road. All figures are approximate.

The Mineral Project area consists of 9,241 acres in Lawrence County, South Dakota approximately five miles south of Lead. The project area includes 3,445 acres of interspersed lands of other ownerships. This decision applies only to National Forest System lands within the project area.

The Mineral project Decision Notice, Finding of No Significant Impact, and final Environment Assessment are available upon request (hardcopy or CD) from the Northern Hills Ranger District, 2014 N. Main St., Spearfish, SD 57783, phone (605) 642-4622, or from the Black Hills National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 25041 N. Highway 16, Custer, SD 57730-7239, phone (605) 673-9200.

The documents are also available on the Black Hills National Forest website.