Bill Hanson

1 month ago | thecommunityvoice.com | Bill Hanson

At 3,000 feet and up, mushroom foragers are still collecting Morels and Bolete. One guy posted a photo of a mushroom, Amanita, there was not enough detail in the photos to pinpoint the species. Picking wrong in the family Amanita is the difference between, liver or no liver. Admire them and leave them be, this family is not for beginners. The Morel family is much easier to identify. Before you go visit mykoweb.com,  look up the mushrooms you expect to find and study the photos and text.

1 month ago | thecommunityvoice.com | Bill Hanson

The Mendocino coast is a delight to visit. The coast offers most everything for the visitor, camping on the coast is plentiful, if you are into camping. When I asked my stockbroker he said, ‘You mean in the dirt?’ The accommodations run from the rustic to the sublime. The visitors have 101 things to see and do, wine tasting, (Is that still a thing?) riding the skunk, whale watching, the Victorian town of Mendocino, visiting the botanical gardens and many more fun things to entertain the visitor.

1 month ago | thecommunityvoice.com | Bill Hanson

Between October 2023 and September 2024, CDFW placed 28 beavers in the Sierra Nevada at five release sites within two pilot projects, which were launched in partnership with the Tule River Tribe in Southern California and the Maidu Summit Consortium in Northern California.

1 month ago | thecommunityvoice.com | Bill Hanson

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has closed down crab fishing in Monterey Bay. One of the early migratory whales became entangled in a crab trap and suffered. The announcement came with a warning, ‘...this may mean an early closure for crab fishing.’ Jeep trails are trying to dry out, the little rivulets are slowing, and bigger creeks are trying to calm down. Trails in the shady side are still slippery, so carry plenty of mud-rescue gear when you venture out.

2 months ago | thecommunityvoice.com | Bill Hanson

A man in a parking lot passed too close to a dog’s car, the window was partly down, the dog bared teeth and barked. The man jumped and hurried off. There are some answers on how you can respond to, avoid, or subdue an aggressive dog. Research online yielded many, many solutions including carrying a large revolver. Not the most practical approach. Here is a scary statistic, every day in the US, about 1,000 people are treated in emergency rooms for dog bites.