Outdoors

Sunset behind electrical lines outside of Bay Point along Highway 4 on Sept. 15, 2020.

California Climate Rules Won’t be Undercut by Supreme Court’s Ruling, Experts Say

By Nadia Lopez/CalMatters on July 1, 2022 at 12:56PM

“The opinion takes away one of the EPA’s tools to address climate change going forward,” said UCLA law professor Blake Emerson. “But the broader significance is that it’s going to provide a precedent for both the Supreme Court itself and the lower courts to strike down federal regulations, both with regards to the environment and with regards to market regulation and public health and safety if those courts think that the agency has taken a really major policy position.”

Hot Opening to Summer

By Kimberly Wear on June 20, 2022 at 7:24PM

Local school children participated in this year's Kids Ocean Day.

Back to the Beach: Kids Ocean Day 2022

By Kimberly Wear on June 2, 2022 at 5:10PM

Hundreds of Humboldt County school children participated in this year's 17th annual Kids Ocean Day event by helping to restore dune habitat at the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area on the South Spit of Humboldt Bay. To mark the day, the kids joined together with their classmates, teachers and volunteers to form the shape of three ochre sea stars and the message, "Restore Joy," which was captured from the air by photographer J Patrick Cudahy with the help of pilot Mark Harris.

Wet, Windy Weekend in the Forecast

By Kimberly Wear on June 1, 2022 at 11:17AM

June is here and rain is in the forecast. The Eureka office of the National Weather Service reports this weekend is expected to be unusually wet, with the possibility of a quarter inch or more falling between 5 p.m.

A2 and A3 interact after A3 returns to the enclosure site after a two-week absence.

Third Condor Set to Fly Free

By Kimberly Wear on May 23, 2022 at 6:19PM

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The first two condors were released today, A3 and A2.

Condors Return to the North Coast's Skies (with Video)

By Kimberly Wear on May 3, 2022 at 3:34PM

"I'm so deeply happy," she said, thanking the indivuals and agencies that have been a part of the effort and especially thanking the tribe's elders for realizing the cultural and ecological importance of bringing the sacred bird back to Yurok lands. "I'm so grateful for the day to have finally come."

The Yurok Tribe is preparing for the first condor release tomorrow.

First Condor Release Set for Tomorrow

By Kimberly Wear on May 2, 2022 at 4:53PM

Scott Arbaugh, 70, of Eureka, and his son Josh Arbaugh, 49, remain missing.

Dive Team Set to Look For Missing Fishermen

By Thadeus Greenson on April 29, 2022 at 4:08PM

Humboldt Bay Fire's Dive Recovery and Rescue Team is preparing for a recovery dive in Humboldt Bay, looking for a father and sonwho went missing near King Salmon while boating in Humboldt Bay on Tuesday. The team, working in conjunction with the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District and California Fish and Wildlife, performed sonar scans earlier today and is currently preparing for a dive in the waters near where the men's boat was recovered Wednesday.