Sonoma County said a prescribed burn near Bodega Bay Tuesday was causing poor air quality in the area, and that residual smoke will linger in the region through Wednesday.
The fire was burning inside Carrington Coast Ranch Regional Park and Open Space Preserve, between Coleman Valley Road and the Salmon Creek Estuary. Sonoma County Regional Parks said the burn was in coordination with Cal Fire and the county fire district and that the burn was done by Tuesday evening.
However, due to the prescribed burn, air quality in western and central Sonoma County may range from unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous, according to the county health officer…