Gopher Problems Near Moreno Valley — Box Springs Mountain, Golf Courses, and Agricultural Borders

Moreno Valley sits in the broad valley floor of the Inland Valley between the Box Springs Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the southeast. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the Inland Empire, Moreno Valley has extensive newer residential development transitioning from agricultural and natural terrain — a land use pattern that creates significant gopher pressure in many of its neighborhoods. The Box Springs Mountain Reserve, multiple golf courses, and the remaining agricultural parcels in the eastern valley all contribute to widespread gopher activity throughout the city.

The Main Gopher Sources in Moreno Valley

Box Springs Mountain Reserve preserves nearly 1,000 acres of natural mountain terrain directly adjacent to Moreno Valley's northern residential edge. The reserve's grassland and chaparral habitat sustains natural gopher populations that push southward into the residential neighborhoods along Alessandro Boulevard, Cactus Avenue, and the subdivisions in northern Moreno Valley directly below the mountain. Box Springs Mountain is visible from throughout the city and its gopher pressure is felt most acutely in the northern neighborhoods closest to the reserve boundary.

Moreno Valley Ranch Golf Club is a public 27-hole golf facility — one of the largest in the Inland Empire — with extensive irrigated fairways in the eastern part of the city. The course's scale makes it one of the most significant golf course gopher sources in Riverside County, and the surrounding residential communities in the Moreno Valley Ranch development see consistent year-round activity from the course's established populations.

Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park in neighboring Riverside extends its natural terrain influence into eastern Moreno Valley, connecting the Box Springs Mountain system to the broader Inland Empire open space network. The natural terrain corridor between Sycamore Canyon and the Moreno Valley residential areas sustains populations that push into the transitional residential zones along the city's eastern edge.

Agricultural and undeveloped parcels — Moreno Valley's rapid growth has left numerous agricultural and undeveloped parcels interspersed throughout its residential footprint. These transitional parcels — former citrus groves, dairy operations, and undeveloped land — are extremely productive gopher habitat. As development continues, gophers displaced from developed parcels push into adjacent established residential areas. Communities near undeveloped land in any part of Moreno Valley experience this pressure regularly.

March Air Reserve Base occupies a significant portion of western Moreno Valley with maintained grounds and open perimeter areas that sustain gopher populations pushing into the adjacent residential neighborhoods in the March area.

Service Areas Near Moreno Valley

• Gopher Control in Riverside — Fairmount Park and UC Riverside
• Gopher Control in Highland — San Bernardino Mountains foothills
• Gopher Control in Redlands — University of Redlands and citrus groves
• Mole Control in Moreno Valley

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Call 909-599-4711 to schedule gopher control in Moreno Valley. We serve all neighborhoods including Moreno Valley Ranch, northern areas near Box Springs Mountain, and communities near agricultural transition zones.