COBB, Calif. – Due to hazardous conditions caused by the Valley fire, Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest is closed to public access indefinitely, Cal Fire reported Friday.
Cal Fire said the closure is necessary to ensure public health and safety and is in accordance with Public Resource Code Title 14 § 1439.
The Valley fire burned through the entire forest and has created hazardous conditions including dead and damaged trees near roads and trails that could fall at any time, authorities said.
The process of rehabilitating the forest has been initiated and salvage logging of the dead trees has begun to reduce the fuel loads and to allow replanting of the burned areas, Cal Fire reported.
Tree felling and tree removal will create dangerous conditions on roads and trails, officials said.
Only Cal Fire personnel and authorized logging and reforestation contractors are allowed access to the demonstration state forest unless written permission has been granted by the state forest manager.
State officials close Boggs Mountain State Demonstration Forest indefinitely due to Valley fire damage
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