# Withdrawal of National Forest System Lands to Protect the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor; Oregon
> **US Department of the Interior** · Public land order. · Published 1996-02-14 · Effective 1996-02-14 · 61 FR 5719
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-3259
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of the Interior
- **State:** OR
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 5719
- **Publication date:** 1996-02-14
- **Effective date:** 1996-02-14
- **Interior docket:** OR-958-1430-01
## Abstract

This order withdraws 4,921 acres of National Forest System lands in the Siskiyou National Forest from mining for a period of 20 years to protect the recreational and visual resources of the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor. The lands have been and will remain open to such forms of disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System lands and to mineral leasing.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/14/96-3259/withdrawal-of-national-forest-system-lands-to-protect-the-elk-river-wild-and-scenic-corridor-oregon)
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