US Forest Service Proposes 20-Year Extension of Public Land Order 6870 Withdrawal

Summary

The US Forest Service has submitted a proposal to extend the withdrawal of 1,400 acres of National Forest System land from mining for an additional 20 years, protecting scientific and ecological values at the Steamboat Mountain Research Natural Area, set to expire on August 27, 2011.

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