Paper tissue and human waste litter McKinnan Gulch within 200 feet of where it flows into Bolinas Lagoon. Photograph by Richard James.

Trash and human waste left on the shores of the Bolinas Lagoon were the topic of discussion at the most recent meeting of the Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council. While some locals voiced fears that a homeless encampment that has occupied a pullout on Olema-Bolinas Road for the past two years was impacting the estuary, council members said their primary concerns stem from the other end of the lagoon. There, fishermen, overnight campers and day trippers…