The WMF Facebook Feed
This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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Thursday, October 7, 2021 at
8:49am
Sharks made their presence known this week. The photo above was taken on Monday off the coast of Point Reyes. You may not know it, but there is a dedicated group of shark researchers based out of West Marin who need your support. You can fund their research here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Cal...If you ever wanted to know what a shark attack feels like, then read this incredible interview with the surfer, Eric Steinley, who was bitten by a shark in Bodega last Saturday:
“I reached down with my right hand and touched its massive face,” he said, recounting the shark attack just north of Bodega Bay that left him with severe injuries. “Then I grabbed it in the eye, not so much aggressively, just trying to figure out what it was.”
You can read the full interview here:
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/...A GoFundMe has also been set up for Eric here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/hug...
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Monday, October 4, 2021 at
3:29pm
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Monday, October 4, 2021 at
8:19am
More details about the surfer who was bit by a shark in Bodega and sustained critical injuries but is in stable condition. This is a photo of the surfboard with the bite mark on it. (thx LN)
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal....A nice profile of local artist Ernesto Sanchez here:
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2...Get all your news, weather and events info for the week with the WMF Roll Into the Week edition here:
https://mailchi.mp/07f456be463...Then subscribe to get it in your email inbox!
Have a great week everyone.
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Salmon Creek is just north of Bodega Bay which is north of Point Reyes Station. "Reach helicopter en route for a shark bite at Salmon Creek, male surfer with a shark bite wound to his thigh out of the water."
TWEET:
https://twitter.com/SonomaScan...
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 at
9:16am
From a local around 10:30pm last night: "A boat seems to be fishing, is trawling slowly south on the bay toward the Inverness store. Their lights are so powerful they’re lighting up the whole bay as well as every house along Edgemont Way. We’ve never seen anything like this — Wow! Could this kind of fishing (if that’s what it is) be legal?"
We also saw it around 11:30pm. And earlier this summer we saw it when we were camping on the bay. Anyone know what's going on here? The lights are crazy. We thought they were filming a movie or something. (Thx BH/MSJ)
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Friday, October 1, 2021 at
8:50am
Local law enforcement reminding people to drive safely this morning in Inverness Park.
Want to get ready for the weekend? Check out the WMF Weekend Edition and subscribe to get it in your email inbox:
LINK:
https://mailchi.mp/8537b53ef77...
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 at
8:14am
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Monday, September 27, 2021 at
9:47am
Get your week started right with the WMF week summary: Drizzles, stuck trucks, regenerative farming debate and more.
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https://mailchi.mp/23fc763bd77...This photo of Sue Taylor's rugs taken at her memorial this weekend. (Thx AW)
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Friday, September 24, 2021 at
11:27am
Via Marin Public Works: "#Alert! #Road closure: Lucas Valley Road in #WestMarin near Big Rock trailhead is closed due to an oversized truck that is stuck. @CHPMarin is handling the situation. No estimated time for reopening yet." (Photo by CJ)
TWEET:
https://twitter.com/DPWMarin/s...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at
3:33pm
Via EAC Marin: "ADVISORY - AVOID WATER CONTACT: Green Bridge, Inkwells, and White House Pool all exceed state limits for recreational exposure to E.coli and Enterococcus for the week of September 20th."
"The water samples are processed by the Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin County Public Health Lab. The tests utilized, quantify the most-probable number of Total Coliform, E. coli, and Enterococcus bacteria present in the water sample. The water samples represent a "snap shot" in time. The bacteria themselves are generally not pathogenic, but are used as indicators of the potential presence of other pathogenic bacteria that are linked to human illness.
Advisories are provided for informational purposes only and are based on one sample per week therefore they do not provide current conditions. Water sample processing requires 24 hours so the information is at least one day old when posted."
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/EACWestMar...Info:
https://www.marincounty.org/de...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at
7:37am
More magic light this morning, good ready for a hot one. ☀️
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Monday, September 20, 2021 at
6:53pm
Ok. "Marin County water officials are thinking of buying three desalination plants to bolster local supplies, but they’re facing an unlikely competitor — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Marin Municipal Water District, which might deplete its reservoirs by next summer if the drought continues, had considered renting two portable desalination plants for nearly $30 million from Osmoflo, an Australian company. Last week, the district staff said a third plant has become available and that purchasing them might be less expensive than renting.
However, bin Salman wants the same plants for his controversial, futuristic megacity of Neom on the Red Sea, according to Paul Sellier, the water district’s operations director. Bin Salman created a company, also named Neom, to build the city, and he is chairman of the board.
Bin Salman’s proposed $500 billion city envisions a 10,000-square-mile utopia with lavish amenities such as a “huge artificial moon, glow-in-the-dark beaches, flying drone-powered taxis, robotic butlers to clean the homes of residents and a Jurassic Park-style attraction featuring animatronic lizards,” according to reports from the Guardian last year."
FULL STORY:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...Neom:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Monday, September 20, 2021 at
3:29pm
Not a UFO. "The International Space Station is expected to appear in San Francisco skies Monday night with no forecast cloud coverage, making for optimal viewing of the orbiting laboratory as it drifts over the Bay Area region.
It will appear above the western horizon at 7:36 p.m. and rise, eventually reaching a maximum altitude of 32 degrees above the horizon at 7:44 p.m. before it vanishes in the northeastern sky. The station will be visible for six minutes, according to NASA, and better yet, it’s bright enough that you won’t need to seek out a specific spot to take in the views, said Ben Burress, an astronomer at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland."
LINK:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/ar...
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Sunday, September 19, 2021 at
6:32pm
Via CalFire: “Red Flag Warning in effect for the North Bay Mountains, East Bay Hills and Valleys, & Northern Sierra and foothills for Sunday night through Tuesday morning due to gusty winds and low humidity. This is Critical Fire Weather so use caution outdoors.”
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/cal_fire/s...For more information:
http://nixle.us/D4MTE
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Saturday, September 18, 2021 at
6:57pm
Trying so hard to rain in Point Reyes today. Was there measurable rain in West Marin?
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Friday, September 17, 2021 at
2:31pm
The Weekend Edition is here.
1. There might be some small but measurable rainfall Saturday night into Sunday morning.
2. PG&E explains why there have been more frequent power outages in parts of West Marin.
3. A great white shark ate a seal in Point Reyes.
4. The Point Reyes National Seashore released their big ranch and elk plan and lots of people had lots of opinions about it.
5. A 43-foot fishing boat sank in Tomales Bay near Marshall, was recovered, then smashed up and put into a dumpster. (Anyone have a photo of the smashing?)
6. Lots of beach and road cleanups happening this week around West Marin.
You can find links to all of these stories plus events and weather here:
https://mailchi.mp/20f8960c195...(And subscribe if you want this delivered to you every Friday via email)
Did I miss anything?
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Thursday, September 16, 2021 at
8:50am
A local resident observed this creative parking strategy in Point Reyes Station yesterday. (Thx JW)
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Thursday, September 16, 2021 at
8:50am
Via the Coast Guard: "#USCG, partner agencies are responding to the Marian, a 43-foot fishing boat, Wednesday after it sank in Tomales Bay near Marshall, CA. Containment and absorbent boom were placed around the boat Tuesday evening. CG is overseeing the refloating and defueling of the boat."
LINK:
https://twitter.com/USCGPacifi...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at
11:04am
A large great white shark was observed killing and eating a seal down by the Estero in Drake's Bay in Point Reyes yesterday. Fall is here!
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at
8:54am
The Point Reyes National Seashore has released their ranch and elk plan:
Via MarinIJ: "The National Park Service plan includes several changes from what was released under the Trump administration in 2019.
These changes include new mandates for ranchers to make specific plans and investments to protect wildlife, water quality and the environment; reducing the number of tule elk that park staff would be allowed to kill; and limiting the ability for ranchers to diversify their livestock.
Ranch leases would still increase from five-year terms to up to 20 years as originally proposed.
Park staff would also still be allowed to shoot elk in one of the park’s free-roaming herds to keep the population at a maximum of 140 elk. Park staff originally proposed limiting the herd to 120 elk.
An additional 580 acres of existing ranch land would be converted to a protected area for elk. A total of 2,580 acres of existing ranch land will be retired under the plan.
Park service staff said the changes were made in response to concerns raised since the park first released the proposal in 2018, including tens of thousands of opposition letters and concerns raised by California coastal regulators earlier this year."
MarinIJ story:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...PRNPS press release:
https://www.nps.gov/pore/learn...PRNPS plan:
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/d...Photo from last night by WMF.
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Monday, September 13, 2021 at
2:28pm
Roll Into the Week - September 13
Trash company Recology to pay $36 million for bribery. A Recology subsidiary serves Novato, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, West Marin and Point Arena.
https://www.northbaybusinessjo...EAC's annual Litter Bugs Me, a 20+ annual roadside clean up effort in West Marin is happening this Saturday. Sign up here:
https://www.eacmarin.org/litte...Want to get this news summary plus events and weather in your email? Sign up for the WMF newsletter here:
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 at
9:32pm
My neighbor and I in Inverness just saw a lightning flash. Lightning tracker says Santa Rosa. Going to be a long night. Anyone else see it?
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 at
9:02pm
30 second rain in Inverness tonight.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at
8:59am
Many of you are familiar with Daniel Swain who is a climate scientist and runs a blog called Weather West. He has been flagging the potential for a lightning event this Friday/Saturday.
"Just wrote a quick post focused on the increasing potential for lightning (possibly dry) across a broad swath of NorCal from later Thursday into Friday. Depending on how things evolve, fire weather concerns could be quite high."
Here is the link if you want to get into the details:
https://weatherwest.com/archiv...Hopefully this won't turn out to be anything, but prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Have gas in your car, have a plan in case of evacuations, sign up for Nixle alerts, make sure your house and lawn are cleaned up and fire safe and get the word out.
Nixle alerts:
https://local.nixle.com/signup...Alert Marin:
https://www.marinsheriff.org/s...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at
11:09am
Happy Tuesday. If you want to get caught up with the weekend news and get prepared for the week, check out the 'Roll into the Week' feature on WMF (and you can get it in your email by subscribing). News, events and weather.
The weekend news summary include (sadly) a dead whale in Point Reyes, a crazy weekend in town, and what started the Lucas Valley fire. Another nice week of weather coming up on the coast, hotter inland and good air quality.
Any stories I missed?
LINK:
https://mailchi.mp/28e6ec39e8d...
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 at
5:25pm
Sadly, a dead humpback whale washed up in Point Reyes today. Photo by Burr Heneman.
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 at
2:01pm
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 at
9:59am
Nice to see you again Tamál-Húye. Looking forward to see what those big high tides in winter do.
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Saturday, September 4, 2021 at
1:30pm
It’s a mad house in Point Reyes Station. Park filling up fast. SF Chronicle ran big story about West Marin spots to visit. If you live here, get your supplies and hunker down. Props to guy who works at the gas station who rushed out to help this motorcyclist who went down in town. Stay safe everyone.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at
3:02pm
Via CA Fire Scanner: "Marin Co: First engine reported 2 acres in grass & trees w/ slow rate of spread, but since said fire is running up the ridge & requested a full CAL FIRE response w/ aircraft. Located near 22 Mt Lassen Dr. 2-3 acres w/ potential for 50 acres. Localized/select evacuations in progress per the @SanRafaelPolice Nixle @
https://nixle.us/D3AES"
LINK:
https://twitter.com/CAFireScan...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at
8:57am
People have asked about the park being open, via PRNPS: "While all of California's national forests have been closed through September 17th, Point Reyes National Seashore, as a whole, is open. There are some trails & areas within the park that remain closed at this time though, check
https://go.nps.gov/pore/closur..."
Sunset photo by WMF from last week in the park.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at
8:53pm
Via El Radio Fantastique's Giovanni Di Morente, "About a month ago YoYo Ma was out here in Inverness, dining at Saltwater restaurant. He was asked if he could do a little impromptu cello playing. He didn't have a cello. Phone calls were made, and somehow, my very inexpensively constructed cello, ended up in his hands. He graciously signed the bridge to me, and my friend, and bandmate, Noelle Boucher, who facilitated this weird, and wonderful, occurrence." Photo of YoYo Ma by Nancy Beck.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at
2:34pm
Gas station posted this last week. It’s past noon but someone said they’re not open yet? Any word?
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Monday, August 30, 2021 at
4:29pm
Point Reyes National Seashore park officials investigate illegal dumping and a bunch of folks hike water in for the elk. Read the weekend update, see upcoming events and get the weekly weather forecast with this edition of 'Rolling Into The Week'. Then subscribe!
https://mailchi.mp/2446334772f...
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Sunday, August 29, 2021 at
1:08pm
A traffic accident in the park by the lighthouse today which is what the sirens and the helicopter are responding to. Hopefully everyone ok. Yesterday there was a hiker injured on the Estero Trail and another medical emergency by Five Brooks, both requiring air support.
Stay safe everyone.
