The Mendocino Voice (https://mendovoice.com/category/environment-natural-resources/)
News about the environment and natural resources in Mendocino County and the broader North Coast.
Since 2013, billions of sunflower sea stars have disappeared. Late last year, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the species to their Red List, an international catalog of species threatened with extinction.
To incentivize fire mitigation efforts on private property in the North Bay, local resource conservation districts and nonprofits are giving out a total of $1.5 million for fire suppression projects.
At a town hall meeting over Zoom this evening, Senator Mike McGuire announced major steps forward in his plan to build a 320 mile trail from Marin to Humboldt.
Jackson Demonstration State Forest has nine timber harvest plans lined up for the next few years. The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians wants to ensure Cal Fire’s logging does not harm Tribal ancestral archaeological sites or contribute to climate change.
Senator McGuire introduced his idea for a 300 mile trail from Marin to Humboldt in 2018. On Thursday, he is holding a town hall to discuss how things are going with the project.
