Help Make Recreation a Priority in Jackson Demonstration State Forest

My family and I Live in Berkeley and visit the Mendocino-Ft Bragg area at least twice per year for 6-8 days specifically to ride the wonderful trails in JDSF. Trails like Confusion, Endo/OhNo/Boiler, Forest History, Manly Gulch, Big Tree, Gunslinger, and many more keep us coming back. Please make the trails a priority for the forest.

While Timber harvesting is an important part of the economy, and a main reason for Demonstration forests to exist, this practice must be done in cooperation and support of the recreation and tourism industries that are tied to the woodlands and now are much larger parts of the local economy. Conservative harvesting while preserving multi-use trails and woodland habitats should be a primary goal to keep both the timber industry and trail users happy, as is practiced in most other demonstration forests across the nation.

Our local trails are a precious resource for locals and a powerful attraction for visitors. Forest bathing is natural therapy!

For the last decade, I’ve been coming with family and friends to Mendocino a few times a year to ride MTBs in Jackson Forest. These trails are the single reason we come to Mendocino. It would be a shame to see these trails disappear — we would find other vacation destinations.

Mountain bikibg in Jackson State Forest is an important activity for many visitors. Jackson State Forest has some of the best mountain biking in California and the nation, critical to the economy of the local area. Thank you, Aaron Wilcher

I enjoy the recreation the forest has to offer and a good balance between harvesting and civilian use would be great. Thanks, Robert

I have ridden my bike on these trails and love to visit the area. It would be sad if access were to be restricted because of logging operations!

It’s such a nice place to ride and visit.

Please protect these special lands that are so meaningful and supportive to the many greater California community members near and far who come to enjoy them. Thank you!

Keep these amazing trails intact

I've been to mendocino / fort bragg multiple times to use those trails. They are not only beautiful and fun to hike and bike but also draw multiple visitors to the area.

The trails in JDSF are the reason my friends and I make several trips a year to Mendocino. The loss of the trails will mean the money we spend it the local community would also be lost.

Access to open space and nature is critical to public health, especially now. The fact that so many public parks had to be closed in the last few months because there just wasn't enough space is a travesty and speaks to the need for more, not less open space

I come with friends every year from SF Bay Area to rent/camp in Mendocino area so we can mountain bike in Jackson. We would all be bummed if we had to go elsewhere :-(

If we keep cutting down old growth forests and destroying natural habitats, COVID 19 is just the beginning of the diseases we’ll endure!

I love mountain biking and camping in the area

I strongly support managing the Jackson Demonstration forest so that recreation has an equal or greater importance than timber harvest.

Please keep the trails open to the public and not have them be impacted

The woods and trails the Jackson Demo Forest and the surround area are a big draw for myself and family and friends. We enjoy the local community and we love those woods.

I take several trips to Mendo County every year to bike in the forest. I always patronize local businesses during my visit. I would not return if there was active logging in this area.