Cerrillos State Forest Explained

Cerrillos State Forest
Native Name:	Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos
Native Lang:	es
Coords:	18.0884°N -66.5806°W
Map:	Puerto Rico
County:	PR-139, km. 3.4 Ponce
Country:	Puerto Rico
Elevation:	1000feet
Area:	> 200 cuerdas (≈ 194 acres)^[1]
Status:	Public, State (Commonwealth) forest
Established:	25 September 1996^[2]
Visitation Year:	(2012)
Authority:	Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Website:	http://www.drna.gobierno.pr
Ecosystem:	Subtropical Moist Zone (Zona Húmeda Subtropical): -Tabonuco forest (Bosque de Tabonuco).
Classification Wwf:	Puerto Rican moist forests
Disturbance:	Hurricanes^[3]
Forest Cover:	60% (approx.)

Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico.^{[4] [5]} It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers 200cda^[6] of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range.^[7] The forest has several trails, observation areas, several picnic areas, complete with gazeebos and a man-made reservoir, Lake Cerrillos and the Lake Cerrillos dam.

Location

The forest is located at 18.08842 N, 66.58058 W (18.0884°N -66.4139°W), in barrio Maragüez, which is located northeast of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It can be reached via PR-139 Km 3.4. Its elevation varies from 400 to 1,000 feet above sea level.^[8]

Recreation

Recreational activities permitted in this forest include fishing, hiking, kayaking, photography, picnicking, scientific research, and bird watching.^[9]

See also

• List of Puerto Rico state forests
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico
• Cerro de Punta
• Porta Caribe

Further reading

• Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources. Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca. 2011) 171 pages.
• Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources. Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca. 2011) 100 pages.
• Guide to the Ecological Systems of Puerto Rico. Gary L. Miller and Ariel E. Lugo. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. International Institute of Tropical Forestry. General Technical Report IITF-GTR-35. June 2009.
• Gould, W.A.; Alarcón, C.; Fevold, B.; Jiménez, M.E.; Martinuzzi, S.; Potts, G.; Solórzano, M.; Ventosa, E. Puerto Rico Gap Analysis Project–final report. Moscow, ID: U.S. Geological Survey, and Río Piedras, PR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. 159 pages and 8 appendices. 2007.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220640/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/Cerrillos.pdf Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos.
2. http://app.estado.gobierno.pr/Ordenes_Ejecutivas/1996/OE-1996-58.pdf Executive Order 58 of 1996 (OE-1996-58.)
3. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/oficinas/arn/recursosvivientes/nsf/publicaciones/PRSWASFS_STRAT_APP_22%20OCT2010%20gul%20-%20FINAL.pdf Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220640/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/Cerrillos.pdf Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos.
5. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.
6. Note: 1 cuerda = 0.97122191 acre (See HERE)
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220640/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/Cerrillos.pdf Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos.
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220640/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/Cerrillos.pdf Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos.
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220640/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/Cerrillos.pdf Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos.