🌱 How to use October rains and a Fort Bragg plant sale.
Fort Bragg, California Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Fort Bragg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How to use October rains and a Fort Bragg plant sale.
- What hidden earthquake clues lie just offshore from Fort Bragg?
Also on today's calendar: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Fort Bragg, CA and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Intervals of bright sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 56.
- Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Your Mendocino County Garden: October • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com) — Local gardeners in Fort Bragg can time their fall planting around real soil moisture, then take advantage of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens’ Oct. 10–18 plant sale at the Fort Bragg nursery. The column walks you through using early rains to knock back weeds, decide when beds are truly ready, and map wet, dry, and frosty spots in your own yard for smarter fall and winter planting. 
• Forest: Mendocino's offshore Noyo Canyon preserves an ominous seismic record • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com) — Researchers studying earthquake history accidentally collected sediment cores off the coast near Fort Bragg, revealing that Noyo Canyon just offshore records powerful quakes tied to both the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas Fault. Their findings suggest major Cascadia quakes can quickly trigger large San Andreas events, underscoring the long-term seismic risk for Mendocino County’s coastal communities.
📸 Around Fort Bragg
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Men’s Cancer Support Group 10:00 – 11:30 →
Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc, 205 South St, Fort Bragg
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
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Mendocino Jazz Society
Tall Guy Brewing, 362 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg
6:00 pm -
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Fort Bragg, CA →
650 N Main St, 650 North Main Street, Fort Bragg
9:00 am -
Live Music with Roy Helsing Accordionist at Redwood Coast Senior Center →
Redwood Coast Senior Center, 490 N Harold St, Fort Bragg
11:30 am -
FB - Poetry Writing Workshop →
Fort Bragg Branch Library, 499 Laurel Street, Fort Bragg
2:00 pm -
Kelp Fest 2026 →
Fort Bragg CA
4:00 pm -
North Coast Comedy at the Noyo River Grill →
Noyo River Grill, 1011 South Main Street, Fort Bragg
5:30 pm -
Open Mic Night at Tall Guy
Tall Guy Brewing, 362 n. Franklin St., Fort Bragg
7:00 pm -
FB - Tech Help at Redwood Senior Center →
Fort Bragg Branch Library, 499 Laurel Street, Fort Bragg
1:00 pm -
Kelp Fest 2026 →
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7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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iPhone Garden Photography
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, 18220 N Highway 1, Fort Bragg
10:00 am -
Kids Craft Time →
Fort Bragg Branch of Mendocino County Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- “Success isn’t a mystery.
Every day, I show up ready to rock and roll, keep an open mind, work as hard as I can, and do the next right thing—over and over again, without fail… (Nextdoor Noyo Harbor) - Just a heads up!
I posted something for sale and I got a call from someone who said they wanted to pay me via Zelle. They said they made the transfer but it never hit… (Nextdoor Fort Bragg High)
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Fort Bragg. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Fort Bragg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Bragg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mendocino
- 11 Small Towns in Northern California with the Best Downtowns (worldatlas.com)
- This Oregon coast gem offers the ultimate analog escape, and fall is the perfect time to experience it (hereisoregon.com)
- Mendocino County ballots expected to be mailed by Monday (ukiahdailyjournal.com)
Laytonville
- Laytonville Doctor: Prop 44 Would Cut the Care That Saved Her Patient (kymkemp.com)
- prep-roundup-windsor-volleyball-takes-first-place-in-nbl-oak (modbee.com)
Willits
- prep-football-here-are-our-week-6-predictions (modbee.com)
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