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Commission hears status update on Great Redwood Trail planning; no county proposal yet
Summary
The Archaeological Commission heard a staff update that Mendocino County has not received a formal proposal for the Great Redwood Trail; Coastal Conservancy funding and plans by the Mendocino Land Trust were noted, and commissioners flagged potential cultural‑resource and jurisdictional concerns.
Mendocino County’s Archaeological Commission received a staff update on Feb. 12 that the Great Redwood Trail project has not yet submitted any formal proposal to the county and may be exempt from county review in some segments.
Keith, Planner III with Mendocino County Planning and Building Services, told the commission that city of Ukiah has completed trail portions within city limits and that some railroad‑use projects may be exempt from county review. Staff said there was no proposal before the county at this time and that the commission would evaluate jurisdiction once formal plans are submitted.
Valerie Stanley Sherwood, a public commenter, said the Coastal Conservancy was meeting the next day to provide Mendocino County funding to continue planning and that the Mendocino Land Trust had been selected to plan a section between Commercial Street in Willits and Outlet Creek near Highway 162. "There are private landowners, there are tribes, there are many cultural resources within," Stanley Sherwood said, noting that archaeologist Bill Cole had been involved in surveys north of Round Valley.
Commissioners and staff discussed overlapping jurisdictions for trail planning and construction, including city, county, Caltrans and state and federal resource agencies. Staff emphasized that the commission currently had no formal project before it and would review any future proposals for cultural‑resource impacts when and if they were submitted.
No formal action was taken; the item was presented as a matters‑for‑staff update and discussion.
