Flyer from the “Dept. of Trimmigration” Goes up in Laytonville

MENDOCINO CO., 9/24/16 – Although the equinox happened this week, the best sign that harvest season has arrived in northern Mendocino is the groups of travelers passing through town, gathered outside grocery stores and coffee shops, or carrying heavy backpacks and hitchhiking. Some year-round residents are concerned about environmental impacts and the potential strain on county services and resources.

This has resulted in a few messages directed to the seasonal visitors, from locals. Of course communicating with a large anonymous group of strangers is tricky — one man in Nevada County took to Facebook with a lengthy post about trimmer etiquette that has been widely shared, he was interviewed on KMUD this week. Here in Mendo, someone has put up flyers around Laytonville.