The Divide Ranger District is proposing to salvage dead and dying spruce from up to 1,951 acres in the Groundhog Park area, located about 16 miles northwest of Del Norte, Colorado. This could produce 21,200 cubic feet of sawtimber.
Location
Located about 16 miles northwest of Del Norte, CO
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/10/2017
2
Comment Period
10/10/2017
3
Objection Period Start
09/04/2018
4
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Groundhog Park Spruce Beetle Salvage | Decision Signed Date: 11/29/2018 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.43 N., R.4 E., sec. 31, 32; T.42 N., R.4 E. sec. 5-8, 16-21, 28-33; T.42 N., R.3 E., sec. 12, 13, 23-25, 36; and T.41 N., R.3 E., sec. 4-6, New Mexico P.M. |