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North Coast Night Light: Freshwater Lagoon

by David Wilson on February 21, 2019 at 5:00PM

Sometimes my wife comes with me. It has to be an emergency, a time when there isn’t anybody else and I just have to go out or else. She’ll see I’m going to burst and takes pity, I suppose.

Hello there, Super Snow Moon

by Kimberly Wear on February 18, 2019 at 12:30PM

Read some Fun Super Moon Facts from NASA below: A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.

Remains Found by the Eel River in 2016 Identified

by Kym Kemp on February 15, 2019 at 1:54PM

Though it does not appear that anyone came forward to press charges on the alleged theft of marijuana, Daniels was facing other charges relating to the incident. He made bail but never showed up for his March 24, 2016 court date.

UPDATE: Wind Gusts Could Reach 50 MPH This Afternoon, Slide Closes 36

by Kimberly Wear on February 13, 2019 at 9:51AM

The CHP Traffic Incident Information Page reports that the parks service is saying several large boulders came down in the slide. The parks service is indicating a loader will clear the area.

Storm Update: Flood Watch for SoHum, Eel River; Wind Advisory on the Coast

by Kimberly Wear on February 12, 2019 at 7:11PM

Read the latest NWS update below: Tuesday evening update: A series of storm systems will bring a wide range of active weather to the region over the next several days.

Massive Fish Farm Proposed for Pulp Mill Site (Video)

by Kimberly Wear on February 10, 2019 at 1:40PM

Nordic’s proposed Maine facility, situated on Penobscot Bay, has not been without controversy, however. According to a December article in the Boston Globe, the plans have “sparked significant dissent” in Belfast, a small city of fewer than 7,000 that fought to transform itself following the demise of a harmful legacy of chicken processing plants and canneries that polluted the bay and once left a lingering odor in the air, much the way Samoa Pulp Mill fumes blanketed Eureka.

New Funding Sought for Last Chance Grade

by Kimberly Wear on February 8, 2019 at 1:54PM

Some $10 million has already been invested in geotechnical studies and the initial environmental study in an effort to nail down which of the potential options would be the best one. “This final $40 million needed for the environmental study puts an end to the band-aid approach to fixing the Last Chance Grade,” said Senator McGuire.

Steps Made to Protect the Klamath Spring Run Chinook

by Kimberly Wear on February 7, 2019 at 3:35PM

Aiding in the research done by University of California at Davis scientists was a cache of old fish bones — some dating back 5,000 years — found in a cave nestled in the Upper Klamath Basin. While the spring run Chinook once made their way into those cool, deep waters in the far-flung reaches of the basin, the fish are now blocked by a series of dams, which are slated for removal in the largest project of its kind — with work slated to begin in 2020.

SECOND UPDATE: 4.4 Quake Hits East of Blue Lake

by Kimberly Wear on February 6, 2019 at 10:34AM

According to the Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group, the location of today's quake "puts it within the subducted Gorda plate." A magnitude-2.6 quake in the same area followed 12 minutes later.

North Coast Night Lights: The Changing Milky Way

by David Wilson on December 27, 2018 at 10:58AM

By late February, the Milky Way’s core is once again visible but only in the wee hours of the morning. The earliest in the year I have photographed it (so far) was on the cold, snowy morning of Feb. 21, 2018, up by the Kneeland airport.

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