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

This trail will be closed annually, during the wet season (October – May) as a precautionary measure in an attempt to slow the spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the invasive pathogen that causes sudden oak death.

Year-round access will resume once the threat of spreading sudden oak death has been abated.

While the drought may have reduced the rate of infestation, ongoing efforts will continue by JDSF to monitor and mitigate the effects of sudden oak death.

No new sites have been discovered on JDSF this year.

Information regarding sudden oak death and recreational activities such as mushroom gathering on JDSF is available at the Cal Fire Fort Bragg office located at 802 North Main St., or by calling 707-964-5674 during the following hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 5 p.m.

The Web site is 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 demonstration forests are all about.