Jackson Forest Forum

 
November 25, 2009.  A primary mission for the Jackson Advisory Group (JAG) is to recommend how the landscape of Jackson Forest should be managed to meet the goals of research and demonstration, restoration, watershed and ecological health, timber management, and recreation.
The Landscape Committee has designated areas to be managed for restoration to older forest and [...]

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You have only until April 3, 2009 to submit an application to become a member of the newly established “Recreation User Task Force” for Jackson State Forest. If you have a serious interest in enhanced recreation in Jackson Forest, I urge you to submit an application.
The Recreation Task Force is a milestone in the [...]

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Jackson Advisory Group Recreation Committee Meeting Regarding the Proposed Hare Creek Area Harvest Plan
December 6, 2008 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Site Visit: 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM [...]

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If you care about how logging in Jackson Forest will affect you as a neighbor or recreation user, don’t miss the meeting this Saturday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Jackson Demonstration State Forest Headquarters, 802 North Main Street.
For nearly nine years there has been no logging in Jackson Forest, and for [...]

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Minutes of Recreation Meeting, July 26, 2008

Location: Jackson Forest Leaning Center, Highway 20, near Camp 20.
Time: July 26, 2008, 3:00-5:00 pm
Attendees: Mike Adair, Mike Aplet, Joyce & Juriaan Blok, Neil Davis, Marianne Gerssing, Charlotte Healy, David Larkin, Ron Lear, Cynthia LeDoux-Bloom, Craig Pedersen, Lari Shea, Barbara Sicard, Vince Taylor, Don Taylor, Forest Tilley, Shirley Wiles
Report [...]

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RECREATION – this is the single most important aspect of Jackson Demonstration State Forest to many in our community. Avid campers, bicyclists, equestrians, hikers, shooters, and hunters use Jackson Forest regularly.

But, the number of recreation users today is small compared to the potential. For example, I feel confident that most people living on the coast don’t even know that there are 16 beautiful, widely separated public camp sites, some along the South Fork of the Noyo River, near historic Camp One, only about 8 miles from Fort Bragg. You can stay in these camps for up to two weeks, at no charge! While camped there, you have access to lightly traveled roads that are perfect for you or your children to bicycle, and there are numerous hiking routes. When the coast is fogged in, the summer daytime temperatures at these camps usually range from 75 to 80 degrees.

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Northern California Trail Council (NCTC) Points
Submitted to the Recreation Committee by Cynthia LeDoux, July 3, 2008
There were several important points which should have been included:
1. Rd. 500 and 600 should be included as a main staging areas/trailheads.
2. Trailhead/Access from Mitchell Creek Rd./ JSDF 511 near Shoreline Arena should be [...]

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Recreation Committee Meeting
July 2nd, 2008
On July 28, 2008, the Recreation Committee of the Jackson Advisory Group (JAG) had its first meeting. In addition to Committee members Peter Braudrick and Vince Taylor, about 30 avid recreationists attended. A brief introduction stressed that both the new management [...]

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Woodlands Outdoor Center Points
Submitted to the Recreation Committee by Don Taylor (Director) and Jeanne Coleman, June 27, 2008
1) No logging in the special treatment area surrounding the Woodlands. (goal: inclusion of the special treatment area into state parks)
2) Provide recreational access in the form or hiking, biking, and horsetrails…connecting the different parks [...]

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Bicycling Group Report
By Ray Duff
Meeting of the Recreation Committee of the Jackson Advisory Group, June 28, 2008.
Participants: Ray Duff, Rick Riley, Chris Clutton, Jim Moorehead, and Jerry Blok
Results of short-term discussion of needs for bicyclists in Jackson Demonstration State Forest not necessarily in order of importance
1. [...]

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