Redwood Region Audubon Society Presents Online Raptor Lecture

By Kali Cozyris on March 11, 2021 at 7:00PM

Soar with the eagles during Redwood Region Audubon Society’s latest online presentation How to ID Raptorial Masters of the Sky - Eagles, Hawks and Falcons in Flight on Friday, March 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. at www.rras.org/home.aspx (free). Learn tips and tricks about raptor identification on the wing and at a distance, as well as some local raptor viewing spots to practice your skills from Russ Namitz, field biologist, pelagic bird guide and current holder of the Oregon Big Year record of 381 species.

You've Got Time for This: Dorsie the Porcupine's Snacktrack

By Kali Cozyris on March 11, 2021 at 12:23PM

Who makes chewing, smacking, eating-with-your-mouth-open noises delightful? This little guy over at Sequoia Park Zoo. Dorsie, a North American porcupine, enjoys a healthy and musical breakfast of veggies — and illustrates that a certain cuteness factor can override the effects of misophonia, a disorder where people have abnormally strong and negative reactions to sounds like chewing.

Bird Walks Are Back

By Kali Cozyris on March 5, 2021 at 6:10PM

Lace up your boots and strap on your binoculars, birders, the Redwood Region Audubon Society bird walks are back. This Saturday, March 6, join walk leader Janelle Chojnacki at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary for an Arcata Marsh Birding Field Trip from 8:30 to 11 a.m.(free).

Free Conservation Lectures This Week

By Kali Cozyris on February 11, 2021 at 8:00AM

There are a couple of excellent conservation lectures on tap this week via Zoom. First up, Redwood Region Audubon Society’s online lecture series continues with Of Puffins and Petrels: Conserving Seabirds of the Outer Coast of Washington presented by Peter Hodum on Friday, Feb. 12 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Sequoia Park Zoo Conservation Lecture

By Kali Cozyris on January 19, 2021 at 6:00AM

Ecosystems need saving? Leave it to beaver.

Friends of the Arcata Marsh Lecture

By Kali Cozyris on January 14, 2021 at 6:00PM

Repeat after us: Rodenticides are bad, bad, bad. Not only do they kill the intended target (rats), but the poison is also often ingested by other wildlife (and pets) in the food chain.

Sequoia Park Zoo Reopens with Online Reservations

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 2, 2020 at 7:06PM

The red pandas will not be the only ones in masks at the Sequoia Park Zoo starting July 7. Visitors will need to make reservations online, which is meant to limit crowds, and wear masks on the premises.

Humboldt Geographic Facebook Group Offers Risk-Free Adventures, Beauty

by Ashley Harrell on June 24, 2020 at 11:12AM

Kelley has continued putting up new posts nearly every day. His main goal for the group is to share the ecological diversity of Humboldt, he said, and to connect people with interesting tidbits of information: the names of flowers, the reasons invasive species arrived, the geology that created the area and so forth.

This is Going to Hurt a Little: Photos from the Inked Hearts Expo

by Mark Larson on February 11, 2019 at 8:31PM

Humboldt's Dancing CCC Supervisor's Binge-worthy Show

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 24, 2018 at 3:00PM

Griffith makes a trip to a couple of wildlife care centers, too. "I felt truly blessed to spend the day with them," he says, adding that he's happy to be able to amplify their message.