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Archaeological commission approves discovery-clause approach for Mendocino Forest Products site
Summary
The Archaeological Commission accepted a negative survey and declined to require a current field study for Mendocino Forest Products' use permit (U20240007), adding a discovery clause; tribal representatives voiced concerns about past mill-site contamination and ongoing groundwater monitoring.
The Mendocino County Archaeological Commission voted Sept. 10 not to require an immediate archaeological field survey for U20240007, an industrial-use permit for Mendocino Forest Products, but added the standard discovery clause that requires archaeological work if unanticipated cultural materials are uncovered during future ground disturbance.
Amy Winn, agent for the applicant, told the commission the site has a lengthy industrial history as a mill and that most of the structures and disturbances date to mid-20th-century operations. Winn asked the commission to use the discovery clause because the current proposal is primarily for material and…
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