Archuleta County is comprised of 872,960 acres (1,364 sq. miles). Only 34% of lands in Archuleta County are in private ownership. Although Archuleta County is technically not zoned, the county controls the use of land through it's recently adoped (March 2000) conditional use process. Tribal lands comprise 14.4% of the county and any decisions regarding their development (i.e. mineral and timber resources) could be crucial to impacts on county resources and economic development. Most of the northern and eastern portions of the county (51.6%) are within the San Jan National Forest and are under the management of the U.S. Forest Service. Federal lands continue to be managed under a policy of multiple use. - This report is published by Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado.

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