Grab your field glasses. Break out the microscope, and rinse off those petri dishes.
The county has thrown open the doors in its search for “best available science” for the pending update of its critical areas ordinance.
On Feb. 9, the council set in motion a process by which it will determine what research will be used for the pending CAO update. That process will include setting a deadline for submissions of CAO-related science, hiring a consultant to paw through the material and to determine the best of the bunch, and a decision as to what scientific criteria will be used in fulfilling the state-required update.
