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Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Jackson Demonstration State Forest is a public forest in Mendocino County, California managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It is the largest demonstration forest operated by the State of California. The forest land is located along California State Highway 20 between Willits ...
The Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County is a working "demonstration forest," where the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hones logging techniques with the ...
Mendocino Woodlands State Park. / 39.32861°N 123.69833°W / 39.32861; -123.69833. The Mendocino Woodlands State Park is a group camping facility located at 39350 Little Lake Road, Mendocino County, California, seven miles (11 km) inland from the town of Mendocino. It was built as a Recreational Demonstration Area by the Civilian ...
Jacob Green Jackson (1817–1901) was an American lumberman of Colonial New England ancestry who came to California in 1851. He was one of the first to recognize the vast wealth in the redwood forests and was among the earliest to make a successful business of logging. [1] Jackson founded Caspar Lumber Company in Mendocino County.
Humboldt is one of the smallest and most isolated of the Cal State schools, a hub for students in the rural towns and former logging communities of California's far north coast and interior.
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest: 3,493 acres (14.14 km 2) Lake: Cobb: 1949 Ellen Pickett State Forest: 160 acres (0.65 km 2) Trinity - Jackson Demonstration State Forest: 48,652 acres (196.89 km 2) Mendocino: Fort Bragg: 1949 Las Posadas State Forest: 796 acres (3.22 km 2) Napa: Angwin: LaTour Demonstration State Forest: 9,033 acres ...
Jackson Demonstration State Forest, owned by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, makes up about one fifth of the watershed. The rest of the land is split into smaller parcels, such as ranches and private residences. Public land is largely limited to the state forest.
The Caspar, South Fork & Eastern Railroad provided transportation for the Caspar Lumber Company in Mendocino County, California. The railroad operated the first steam locomotive on the coast of Mendocino County in 1875. Caspar Lumber Company lands became Jackson Demonstration State Forest in 1955, named for Caspar Lumber Company founder, Jacob ...