The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA (https://mendovoice.com/author/sonia-waraich/)
The Skunk Train used eminent domain to take over almost 300 acres of prime property in Fort Bragg, but the city is contesting the railway’s status as a public utility.
Environmentalists have planned rallies all week to call for a moratorium on commercial logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest while the state has a chance to review the forest’s management plan.
At a press conference Friday morning, North Coast State Sen. Mike McGuire introduced legislation that’s going to be introduced in the coming year to bolster CalFire’s workforce and make the profession more attractive for current staff.
Save the Redwoods League announced Thursday it had secured an agreement to buy 5 square miles of undeveloped coastline in northern Mendocino County from timber company Soper-Wheeler, but the nonprofit will only be able to purchase the 3,181-acre property if it can raise the $36.9 million asking price by Dec. 31.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to join the Sonoma Lake Mendocino Geothermal Opportunity Zone, GeoZone for short, to help accelerate development of geothermal resources in the region.
