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Crescent City council backs letter urging permanent protection for North Fork of the Smith River
Summary
After a presentation on environmental and recreational risks from proposed hard-rock mining, the council voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to sign a letter supporting legislation to permanently withdraw mineral entry on the North Fork of the Smith River.
The Crescent City Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to authorize the mayor to sign a letter supporting federal legislation to permanently protect the North Fork of the Smith River from new hard-rock mining claims.
Grant Wirsch of the Smith River Alliance presented the request and outlined environmental and access concerns tied to strip mining in the region. Wirsch told the council that the federal government issued a 20-year mineral withdrawal for part of the North Fork area in February 2017 and that legislation introduced in Congress would make that withdrawal permanent.
"The 20-year mineral withdrawal, as noticed with this piece, was passed, made legal, so it's in place, and it is pending legislation to make it permanent,"…
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