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Cerrillos State Forest
Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos
Picnic area at Cerrillos State Forest, PR-139, km 3.4
Map
Map showing the location of Cerrillos State Forest
Map showing the location of Cerrillos State Forest
Location of Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos
Geography
LocationPR-139, km. 3.4
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°05′18″N 66°34′50″W / 18.08842°N 66.58058°W / 18.08842; -66.58058
Elevation1,000 feet (300 m)
Area> 200 cuerdas (≈ 194 acres)[1]
Administration
StatusPublic, State (Commonwealth) forest
Established25 September 1996[2]
Visitation (2012)
Events1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Governing bodyPuerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Websitewww.drna.gobierno.pr
Ecology
Ecosystem(s)Subtropical Moist Zone (Zona Húmeda Subtropical):
-Tabonuco forest (Bosque de Tabonuco).
WWF ClassificationPuerto Rican moist forests
DisturbanceHurricanes[3]
Forest cover60% (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 200 cuerdas (190 acres; 0.79 km2)[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.

  1. ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Executive Order 58 of 1996 (OE-1996-58.) Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources. Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca., 2011) Page 32. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. ^ Note: 1 cuerda = 0.97122191 acre (See HERE)
  7. ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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