More than 300 acres of Ouachita National Forest under review; residents urged to comment
A federal proposal to allow quartz mining in the Ouachita National Forest is drawing attention in Saline County, where several of the nominated sites are located near Paron and within watersheds that feed into the Saline River.
The U.S. Forest Service has opened a 30-day public comment period on its draft environmental assessment for the “Mining Nominations Project” in the Jessieville-Winona-Fourche Ranger District…