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News about the environment and natural resources in Mendocino County and the broader North Coast.
Tensions mount as trees fall in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Activists pulled out of a tour scheduled between county supervisors Gjerde and Williams, after Gjerde invited Cal Fire officials.
A major heatwave is expected just in time for the official start of summer, with temperatures around 107 degrees in Ukiah and 112 in Redding.
Activists blocked loggers, and the California Highway Patrol responded, protesters then dispersed.
A new chapter in a familiar story in Mendocino is being written, with activists asking for a two year moratorium on logging in the state forest, and emphasizing the role the forest plays in carbon sequestration and other environmental benefits.
Deputies’ showdown with barricaded man at Coyote Valley interrupts days events
