Godwit Days Takes Flight Again, Virtually

By Kali Cozyris on February 25, 2021 at 11:46AM

After taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Godwit Days Festival takes flight again — online! This year's festival, like so many beloved local events, has adapted itself for the times.

Check Out Aerial Video of the Last Chance Grade Slide

By Kimberly Wear on February 19, 2021 at 1:52PM

Caltrans is cautioning that U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade may remain closed into the weekend due to "today’s unrelenting slide activity and inclement weather conditions." Slides have also closed State Routes 96 and 169.

Fifth Update: 101 Reopened After Slides

By Thadeus Greenson on February 15, 2021 at 11:09AM

Temporary Changes to Arcata's Green Waste Drop-off Service

By Kimberly Wear on February 5, 2021 at 3:13PM

Lanphere Dunes and Ma-le’l Dunes Named National Natural Landmarks

By Kimberly Wear on January 22, 2021 at 2:53PM

Lanphere Dunes was the first dune habitat restoration project on the West Coast, according to USFWS Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge website, with efforts to undo damage done to the native habitat dating back to the 1980s, including removing the European beachgrass, yellow bush lupine and ice plant unleashed in an attempt to tame the shifting sands. Neighboring Ma-le’l Dunes would be brought into the conservation fold around two decades later.

Arcata Seeks Help Documenting Upcoming King Tides Events

By Thadeus Greenson on January 8, 2021 at 7:42AM

Hazardous Surf Conditions Through Tonight

by Iridian Casarez on December 31, 2020 at 10:56AM

The National Weather Service Eureka is reporting hazardous surf conditions through tonight with possible waves of up to 20 feet and is urging beachgoers to avoid rocks, jetties and steep beaches. "Always remember to never to turn your back on the ocean," reads the NWS tweet.

Yurok Tribe Purchases 40-Acre Land for Food Security Farm

by Iridian Casarez on December 30, 2020 at 3:37PM

With the help of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding, the Yurok Tribe has purchased 40-acres of agricultural land to create a food security farm filled with healthy fruits and vegetables. “The COVID-19 crisis illuminated a very real potential for food shortages in our rural region.

SF Chronicle: California Native American Tribe Has Been Burning Forests for 10,000 Years. What Can We Learn From Them?

by North Coast Journal Staff on December 30, 2020 at 2:37PM

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting a story about the Karuk Tribe's ancestral tradition of using prescribed burning techniques to fight off wildfires. The article follows Leeon Hillman, a member of the Karuk Tribe who "believes preventive burning would have thinned undergrowth and slowed the spread of fire enough for firefighters to be able to protect people’s property."

Christmas Storm Brought Significant Rainfall

by Kali Cozyris on December 27, 2020 at 1:57PM