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🌱 How one Mendocino woman saved our tiny, world-famous pygmy forests

Mendocino, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How one Mendocino woman saved our tiny, world-famous pygmy forests
  • Why the Albion River’s vanishing eelgrass should worry Mendocino County residents
  • How DNA from 2021 crimes helped solve a 2019 Ukiah assault

Also on today's calendar: Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend on the Russian River Railbikes and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McNear: Mendocino's unique pygmy forests remain thanks to one enterprising woman (localnewsmatters.org) — Mendocino County’s rare pygmy forests near Van Damme State Park survive today largely thanks to local-born horticulturist Charlotte “Lottie” Hoak, who led efforts to buy and protect the land. Her advocacy connected tiny Bolander pines from our coast to Disneyland’s Storybook Land and ultimately inspired the Charlotte M. Hoak Memorial Pygmy Forest, now interpreted by the Kelley House Museum in Mendocino.
   

• A Meadow Beneath the Water Vanishes, and With It, the Foundation of an Ecosystem (mendolocal.news) — Eelgrass meadows in the Albion River estuary on the Mendocino County coast have suddenly vanished, alarming local caretakers and scientists who say the loss threatens salmon, crab, birds, and shoreline protection. Researchers are urging Mendocino County residents to help document conditions, press agencies for monitoring, and support restoration funding so the remaining strands of eelgrass have a chance to recover.
   

• Serial rapist sentenced for 2019 Ukiah cold case • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com) — Mendocino County prosecutors say a Fort Bragg man has received a lengthy state prison sentence after DNA evidence linked him to a 2019 sexual assault case in Ukiah. Authorities are urging anyone who may have been a victim or witness, even in other counties, to contact the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office for support and to aid any further investigations.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Bragg

  • Fort Bragg Grocery Outlet construction begins • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com)
  • Mendocino Man Sentenced to Maximum Term for Assault, Kidnapping With Intent to Commit Rape (kymkemp.com)

Willits

  • NCS softball playoffs 2026: First-round schedule in all divisions (fresnobee.com)
  • Off the Record (Dec. 7, 2016) (theava.com)

Ok Mendocino! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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