North Coast rivers under toxic algae advisory as health officials warn visitors, especially children and pets, to avoid contact with algal mats and suspect water.
Category: Environment & Natural Resources
News about the environment and natural resources in Mendocino County and the broader North Coast.
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Conservation Corps traded Ukiah cabins for $68 million campus in Willits
A year after the state opened the corps’ Mendocino Center, the buildings are done, the fire crews are busy and the kitchen garden is overflowing.
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New models say a rebuilt Eel River water link could keep Russian River supplied
Computer models show that a planned water project on the Eel River could move about as much water to the Russian River each year as the Potter Valley Project.
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Rally against Jackson forest logging set for Saturday in Fort Bragg
Organizers call for a halt to a timber harvest plan near Chamberlain Creek and passage of AB 2494.
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These drops kill fleas—but they’re getting into everything
A recent state report says that even high grade systems, such as Ukiah’s wastewater treatment plant, can’t clear fipronil.