Environmental Assessment Completed

Marmot Spruce Beetle Salvage

Rio Grande National Forest Saguache, Colorado Divide Ranger District

Salvage harvest of dead Engelmann spruce to increase ecosystem durability and resiliency, consistent with land management plan objectives.

Location

Groundhog Park, accessed using National Forest System Road 650.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/18/2025
2
12/03/2025
3
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special Authority2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Notice and Comment Regulation2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Salvage)
ForestsRio Grande National Forest
DistrictsDivide Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNew Mexico Principal Meridian, all or portions of: T.43 N., R.3 E.; T.43 N., R.4 E.; T.42 N., R.3 E.; T.42 N., R.4 E.; and, T.41 N., R.4 E.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management