FORT BRAGG, Calif. – California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Mendocino Unit is closing the “Trestle Trail” between Camp 8 and JDSF Road 1070 on Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) to mushroom picking and other recreational activities, effective immediately.

This trail will be closed until the end of the rainy season, as a precautionary measure in an attempt to slow the spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the invasive pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death.

Additionally, all JDSF campgrounds have closed for the season and seasonal roads will be closed to vehicular traffic by Oct. 14. Seasonal roads are closed to protect them from damage during wet weather.

Information regarding Sudden Oak Death on JDSF or the closures is available at the Cal Fire Fort Bragg office located at 802 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, telephone 707-964-5674 during the following hours: Monday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon.

Information also is available online http://calfire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_stateforests_jackson.php .

Multiple uses of JDSF for a wide variety of activities that benefit the public, the economy and natural resources are what our demonstration forests are all about.