Hundreds Turn Out as Humboldt Participates in Global Climate Strike (With Slideshow)

by Iridian Casarez on September 20, 2019 at 6:28PM

Mountain Lion Spotted 'Chilling' on Bayside Porch

by Kym Kemp on September 18, 2019 at 4:21PM

Editor's note: This story first was first published on www.kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission.

Watch Out for Wandering Wildlife in the Roadways

by Kimberly Wear on September 18, 2019 at 10:57AM

Construction of Wildlife Undercrossings Scheduled near PlacervilleThe Camino Safety Project east of Placerville in El Dorado County will go to construction next year and will include a 12-foot by 12-foot box culvert as a wildlife undercrossing, eight-foot wildlife fence, and four wildlife escape ramps for animals that may become trapped in the right-of-way. Camera monitoring and wildlife tracking show the project on U.S. Highway 50 will benefit deer, coyotes, foxes, and other species.

'The Bay is Back in Business' After Dredging

by Kimberly Wear on August 19, 2019 at 1:38PM

The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Conservation and Recreation District announced today that shipping restrictions have been lifted after roughly 1.1 million cubic yards of sediment were removed from the Humboldt Bay entrance channel. During the winter, “significant sediment deposits” accumulated near buoy No. 9, which caused “extremely dangerous shoaling conditions" and the closure of Humboldt Bay to commercial shipping, according to the district.

North Coast Night Lights: Reflections at Richardson Grove

by David Wilson on August 14, 2019 at 3:29PM

I hadn’t intended to write a review of the campground, just another Night Lights of the North Coast story. But this is feeling a little like a review, and I loved my time there, so let me say right here that I completely recommend taking the family to Richardson Grove State Park.

Rollback of Endangered Species' Protections Raising Fears

by Kimberly Wear on August 13, 2019 at 2:53PM

determination solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial information regarding a species’ status.” The revisions to the regulations clarify that the standards for delisting and reclassification of a species consider the same five statutory factors as the listing of a species in the first place.

Coastal Commission: If Trinidad Rancheria Can Find Water, it Can Build its Hotel

by Elaine Weinreb on August 10, 2019 at 8:29AM

The California Coastal Commission went against the recommendation of its staff Thursday and gave the Trinidad Rancheria the go-ahead — or a “conditional concurrence” — to build a five-story hotel on its property off Scenic Drive south of the city. This means that the Coastal Commission, which is tasked by law with protecting the California coastline, will not stand in the way of the Bureau of Indian Affairs granting the Rancheria a lease and a loan guarantee so that the project can start.

Rainbow Ridge Treesitter Comes Down

by Kimberly Wear on August 8, 2019 at 12:34PM

Petrolia, CA — On Tuesday, August 6th, after 60 days living in the canopy of a giant Douglas fir tree on Rainbow Ridge to protest Humboldt Redwood Company’s (HRC) logging operations, a tree sitter going by the name “Rook” climbed down. Over the course of the 60 days, Rook endured harsh conditions at the hands of the private security guards who attempted to starve them out of the tree.

Trinidad Rancheria Believes it May Have Found Water Source for Hotel Project; Sundberg May Have Violated State Lobbying Law

by Thadeus Greenson on July 30, 2019 at 12:46PM

At the 11th hour, with a hearing looming before the California Coastal Commission next week, the Trinidad Rancheria believes it may have found a water source for its proposed hotel development on Scenic Drive. The commission is set to meet Aug. 8 in Eureka, two months after a divided commission voted 6-3 in San Diego to object to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ determination that the project was consistent with the protections laid out in the California Coastal Act.

No Service: The Removal of a Long-Unpopular Cell Tower on Trinidad Head Poses Connectivity Issues

by Elaine Weinreb on July 24, 2019 at 9:37AM

Usually few people attend Trinidad Planning Commission meetings but on July 17 the big room at Trinidad Town Hall was packed. Word had gotten out that AT&T wanted to build a “temporary” 75-foot tower on a church-owned property in the middle of a residential neighborhood on Berry Road.