U.S. Forest Service – News Release
Black Hills
National Forest ● Public Affairs Office ● 1019 N. Fifth Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Public Information (605) 340-0573
Date: 6/29/15
Attendance Increasing at National Rainbow Gathering
Custer, SD –
Approximately 750 Rainbow Family members have now arrived on the Mystic Ranger
District site. The National Rainbow
Family gathering will officially start on July 1st and go through July 7th,
with July 4th being the main event.
Numbers of gatherers are expected to increase daily. The gathering site is located approximately
three air miles southwest of Deerfield Lake or approximately 22 miles northwest
of Hill City, SD.
Local resource advisors continue to visit the site daily to
check on the gatherers compliance with the operating plan that is in place to
assure protection of cultural and natural resources. US Forest Service law
enforcement officials will be ensuring compliance with the terms of the operating plan and the
other special orders that have been put into place.
