THE PROPOSED MINERAL WITHDRAWAL WILL PROTECT 20,574 ACRES IN THIS AREA FOR 20 YEARS.  

What to know:

• A 90-day public comment period began with publication of the proposed withdrawal; comments were due by June 20th, 2023 at 11:59 pm MT
• ​You can review comments submitted on the proposed mineral withdrawal via the U.S. Forest Service's Reading Room for this Project Here.
• This comment period served as the scoping period for the environmental analysis process.
• You can view the proposed withdrawal map from the Forest Service HERE.​​​

Map of the Mineral Withdrawal shows the area as indicated in yellow with blue outline is just a small portion of the actual boundaries of the Rapid Creek Watershed.

The US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed this mineral claims withdrawal which would prohibit most new mineral claims, exploration, and mining on 20,574 acres in the Pactola Reservoir area of the Rapid Creek Watershed.  However, RCWA is committed to seeing the entire Rapid Creek Watershed protected.  Will you join us?  Sign the Petition to designate this precious watershed a recreational area to be protected for future generations.  Let's get the Rapid Creek Watershed Recreational Area Act (RCWRAA) into LAW!