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The Impact of Construction on Richardson’s Grove – Redwood Voice Community News

October 17th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; voters on the west coast can expect election mail soon; the Oregon Beaches Forever campaign announces a new series of webinars regarding shoreline protection; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; an update on Klamath’s school bus schedule changes; the fire danger level decreased in the southwest Oregon forestry district; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; a PSA from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about vehicle collisions; and information on California’s proposition 4 and 5. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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Confronting Pesticide Impacts on the Smith River – Redwood Voice Community News

October 16th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a 75 year old woman is the sole casualty of an apple drive-by at a recent political rally; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; a community update from the Del Norte Unified School District; updates on Klamath Transportation schedules; PBS Nova released a documentary highlighting the Tolowa’s role in marine science; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; and information on California’s proposition 4. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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‘Something This Amazing’; Crescent City Cuts The Ribbon On New Pump Track

Crescent City cut the ribbon Saturday on the first amenity at Beachfront Park built using Prop 68 grant money. | Jessica C. Andrews

Wesley Phillips’ experience with pump tracks is limited — the new course at Crescent City’s Beachfront Park was his first taste.

Though the official grand opening wasn’t until last Saturday, Wesley’s dad, Tom Phillips, said his son had already been practicing. Wesley and his friends Aidan Evans and Landon and Chase Feight were demo riders — zipping over the jumps and scaling the wall ride, the wooden structure towering above the rest of the track — while Tom looked on.

“He’s blown away by it,” Tom said, watching Wesley and his buddies. “He had always ridden bikes and asked [me], ‘Can you build me a jump?’”

As the bike pump track took shape over the last two months, Wesley’s thoughts have been “nothing else but BMX,” his dad says.

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No Bus Service to Klamath This Week – Redwood Voice Community News

October 15th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a woman injured at a Harris/Walz rally in Brookings; an update from Del Norte Unified School District; Del Norte Unified School District cancels bus service to Klamath this week; info on Measure H; PBS Nova makes a short documentary on the Tolowa Dee-ni’; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit; info on California’s Prop 3; and increased yard sign theft this election season. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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Restoration on Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew – Redwood Voice Community News

October 14th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; nautical news from Fishing The North Coast; the Yurok restoration of Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew nears completion; an overview of the local measures that will appear on the ballot; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit from Sacramento-based non-profit Legal Impact For Chickens; information on California’s proposition 2; some of the recent Assembly and Senate Bills governor Newsom signed into environmental legislation; this election more and more signs disappear from people’s yards; and the Bureau of Land Management proposed a new protection plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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Geomagnetic Storms May Keep Lighting Up the Sky – Redwood Voice Community News

October 11th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; chinook Salmon pass former Iron Gate dam site after 100 years; a marine update from Fishing The North Coast; a Prairie Creek habitat restoration update from the Yurok Tribe; Crescent City councilors review municipal code on landscaping; Alexandre Family Farm faces lawsuit for animal cruelty; info on Geomagnetic Storms; California Governor Gavin Newsom signs new environmental legislation; US Forest Service offers $190 million funding against climate change to private forest landowners; and The Bureau of Land Management announces plan to protect the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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First Salmon Swims Past the Former Iron Gate – Redwood Voice Community News

October 10th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the first Klamath Salmon pass through the former site of the Iron Gate dam; Crescent City Councilors discussed changing the City’s landscaping standards; a geomagnetic storm gets its very own press conference; Del Norte supervisors brainstorm new sign ideas to compete with Oregon; Brookings City councilors further discuss the beach camping ban; marine biotoxins in Oregon shellfish return to safe levels; and the US Forest Service is giving funding the forestland owners to help combat climate change. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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Pump Track Ribbon Cutting Set For Saturday, And Other City Council News

Crescent City councilors approved bike pump track rules ahead of its Saturday grand opening.

The new rules require users to wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads and states that kids under age 12 must be under adult supervision, City Attorney Martha Rice said Monday. The regulations set the facility’s hours from dawn to dusk and limit its use to “non-motorized wheeled devices.”

Anyone flouting those rules will either be suspended from the facility or receive an administrative citation, Rice said. Though the ordinance won’t take effect for another 30 days, the rules will be posted at the pump track’s entrance.

The pump track grand opening will start at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beachfront Park and will include giveaways and riding demonstrations. Kids are also urged to bring their helmets and bicycles. The city and the Del Norte Trail Alliance are sponsoring the event.

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Muni Code Cleanup Uncovers Landscaping Standards Crescent City Councilors Didn’t Realize Existed

An effort to set parameters for the amount of open space housing developers need to provide their residents made Crescent City councilors realize that the municipal code contains landscaping standards that likely aren’t applied consistently.

Some don’t make sense, Councilor Kelly Schellong Feola said Monday. One example she gave is a requirement that at least one tree from an approved list be planted in a residential front or side yard every 30 feet. The other is limiting the use of non-vegetative material in residential landscaping to 25 percent, Feola said.

“I know a lot of older people that can’t get out and mow their lawns,” she said. “They like to decorate their yards with river rock and such, and this is saying you can’t do that for more than 25 percent of your property.”

It’s these inconsistencies the Community Development Department and the Planning Commission have been working through, according to Ethan Lawton, a planner with SHN, a Eureka-based engineering and planning firm that is contracted with the city. When it comes to landscaping standards in residential zones, developments that are less than four units aren’t required to submit site plans to the city that verifies their landscaping plans, he said.

But, while there’s no special permit required for a single-family home, for example, under the municipal code, city staff should still review those landscaping standards, City Attorney Martha Rice said.

“No building permit should be issued unless [the development] meets these landscaping requirements,” she said.

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Weighing in on the New Firework Ordinance – Redwood Voice Community News

October 9th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; representatives from Rikuzentakata joined in at the recent RCRC meeting; another candidate joins in the Harbor District’s election; Del Norte Supervisors consider the County-wide firework crackdown; Oregon’s five year housing plan comes to completion; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is seeking feedback on their video; University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy is hosting a webinar on understanding rural voters; the draft environmental statement for Northwest forests will be available in November; Del Norte supervisors discussed ideas for cool signs at yesterday’s meeting; Brookings City Councilors further debate the camping ban; and shellfish in Southern Oregon are now safe to catch and consume. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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