Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
Summary
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Upper Birch Creek, Alaska possessed values which qualify it for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The upper Birch Creek and its immediate environment fulfill. The requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and criteria established jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as published in Guidelines for Evaluating Wild, Scenic and Recreational River Areas Proposed for Inclusion in the National Wild And Scenic Rivers System Under Section 2, Public Law 92542, February 1970. Subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in Federal lands which are made part of the wild river area should be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing laws.