Hardscrabble Road between Eagle and Gypsum, along with East Castle Peak and Greenhorn/Cottonwood Creek north of Gypsum, closed to motorized and mechanized vehicles on Saturday. The closure will last until April 15. Winter logging operations will begin on Hardscrabble Road on Monday and are expected to continue through March. If the area receives snow, Hardscrabble Road will be plowed while the logging takes place. A U.S. Forest Service contractor will cut and haul trees via the Hardscrabble Road, and the public may also encounter logging and plow traffic entering Brush Creek Road from Hardscrabble Road. “The logging is being completed to improve overall forest health, provide forest products to local industries, and help reduce the risk and impacts from wildfires,” according to the U.S. Forest Service.