California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.
Category: Environment & Natural Resources
News about the environment and natural resources in Mendocino County and the broader North Coast.
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State recommends ‘danger’ advisory at Lake Pillsbury as toxic algae warnings spread across Lake and Mendocino counties
People and pets should stay out of the lake until further notice — alert signs also recommended on the Navarro and East Fork Russian rivers.
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Jackson Demonstration State Forest bill clears the Legislature, but logging could continue
AB 2494 goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to act. But nothing in it reaches the timber harvest plan opponents want halted.
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Safety warning issued after toxic algal mats found in North Coast rivers
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.
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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.