Cleveland National Forest

Hey Kids! Enter the Robert Bateman "Get to Know" Calendar Contest

The Get to Know contest is open for submissions from September 26 through November 30, 2009. If you're 18 or younger, and have a love for nature and art, photography, or writing then this contest is for you. The Forest Service has proudly entered in to a partnership with the Get to Know program to help connect youth with nature. The Cleveland National Forest has several day hikes, overnight camping sites, and picnic areas that are quick and easy to get to. Take advantage of the opportunites that nature is sharing with us by "getting to know" our wild nieghbors. For more information, follow this link. Need information in Spanish? Para información en español, siga este enlace

Radio Spots (mp3 files/30 seconds), click on link to listen

• The Call of the Wild
• Hey Kids
• Calendar Contest

Forest Service Contributes To National Economic Recovery

For more information on the overall U.S. Forest Service role in the ARRA follow this link>>> For more Information on the total federal effort follow this link>>>

Area Closures and Advisories to Protect Nesting Raptors

RAPTOR Corte Madera Area Advisory and Glen Cliff Closure

The Cleveland National Forest has been working hard to ensure that raptors, and their habitat across the Forest is proactively managed. Area advisories for Prairie Falcon nesting activity and some sites warrant “area closures” for Golden Eagle nesting activities. Read more...

Collaborative Management of Raptors on the Cleveland National Forest

Goldspotted Oak Borer - Help Stop the Spread! Don't move oak firewood out of San Diego County!

Goldspotted Oak Borer Interagency Working Group of San Diego County

For the last seven years oak species have experienced drastic declines in eastern San Diego County, especially in the vicinity of Descanso, Pine Valley, Guatay, the Laguna Mountains, and Cuyamaca State Park. Read more... and if you think that your trees may be infested - Report it!

Laguna Mountain Volunteer Association presents the 23rd Annual Living History - “Laguna Lore -- A Walk Back in Time”

The past comes alive in this re-enactment of life in the Laguna Mountains starting back in time and going forward to the early 1900s. Take a guided tour and briefly visit the lives of Native Americans, rugged cowboys and turn-of-the-(last) century mountain men. Relive the travels of a 1908 pioneer family from Imperial Valley and meet the first Cleveland National Forest Ranger. How did they survive back then without any modern devices or conveniences (and most of all, cell phones)? Don’t miss the fun!

Continuous tours Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 & 20, starting at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Red-tailed Roost Volunteer Headquarters on Sunrise Hwy just past 22.5 mile marker on left. Free admission (donations accepted). Need more information? Visit the LMVA website or Contact:

• Laguna Mountain Visitors Center (619) 473-8547
• Living History Chair, J. Tubiolo (619) 443-1756
• Cleveland National Forest, Alpine office (619) 445-6235

Restoring Native Habitat
The Descanso Ranger is undertaking a project to restore native riparian habitat on Cottonwood and La Posta Creeks along Buckman Springs Road. The project includes removing non-native tamarisk trees and restoring native habitat by replanting the area with native species Read more....

Cleveland National Forest Plan

The revised land management plan (forest plan) for the Cleveland National Forest describe the strategic direction at the broad program-level for managing the land and its resources over the next 10 to 15 years. Read more...

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Clean up of the Orosco Ridge Recreational Target Shooting Area on Saturday, November 7 has been CANCELLED due to health and safety concerns. Questions? Call the Palomar Ranger District at (760) 788-0250

Trabuco Non-native Plant Species Eradication Project - Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact

Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) are now posted

The Orosco Ridge is currently open for recreational shooting, however, it could be closed again if fire conditions worsen, so please always check our website or call our office to ensure it is open. There is no longer a combination lock, just please close the gate behind you. 10/9

This summer, Outdoor Outreach partnered with the Cleveland National Forest to send 12 participants from our Adventure Clubs to the campgrounds at Palomar Mountain for a weeklong paid work/internship program...read more

Border Agency Fire Council Annual Report

Fireworks are PROHIBITED on all National Forest Lands. Please, do not bring fireworks to your National Forest.

No esta permitida la pirotecnia en ninguna parte del Bosque.