The Forest Service has planned on the supply near the surface lasting 30 years, said Bump. It's pretty dug up,'' she said. As people turn over the ground six to eight feet down, we're probably going to have to expose more surface area. Eventually we could get to the point where we use machinery to do that. But we're not to that point yet, even though a lot of the area is dug up.
Some people worry about that.
And she said that aspect is an attraction for many people. I think people think it's neat that it's OK to be kind of destructive,'' she said. There's a lot of interest in rockhounding in this country. Crystal Park will be a model for the agency's future efforts to provide recreational opportunities for mineral buffs, she said. A lot of other places are being worked on,'' said Bump.