Police Look for Pot Farmers Who Damaged Native Archaeological Site
Police Look for Pot Farmers Who Damaged Native Archaeological Site
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/03/police-look-pot-farmers-who-damaged-native-archaeological-site-151581
When Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies busted a pot farm in the Burr Valley area of Bridgeville, California on October 1, they found more than just greenhouses containing 463 marijuana plants and 62 pounds of already processed bud—they estimate the value of what they found at a conservative $525,000 according to a Sheriff’s Office press release.
Upon further inspection of the three properties the officers found environmental damage caused when the growers dug up and diverted a stream to access more water for their plants. The stream is a tributary to Dairy Creek, which feeds into Burr Creek, according to the Sheriff’s release.
Being that Burr Creek is salmon and steelhead habitat, California Fish and Wildlife are concerned the illegal diversion will cause sediment to flow downstream and affect the salmon and steelhead spawning area.
The water diversion also caused damage to a Native American archaeological site. .....
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