Get your godwits about you, birders — the 2021 Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival is here! The annual event is presented virtually this year via Zoom and runs April 16 through 18 with live-streamed sessions, pre-recorded lectures and more. Sessions include the Big Hour at the Arcata Marsh with Rob Fowler of Fowlerope Birding Tours […]
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Fish and Wildlife: Don’t Take the Fawns (with Video)
Fawn season is here and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding the public that mother deer after hide their young in tall grass or brush, at times for hours, while out foraging. “It is a very common mistake to believe a fawn has been abandoned when it’s found alone, even if the […]
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One Lucky Cat: Fortuna Fire Comes to the Rescue
Do firefighters really rescue cats from trees? In Fortuna, yes, they do. A team from the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue of a wayward kitten that became stuck this morning. According to a Facebook post, Capt. Kyle Kertscher along with firefighters Riley Cameron, Myles Borgelin, and Alan Agnone worked together to retrieve […]
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Eureka City Council to Talk Animals, Premium Pay for Grocery Workers
Tonight, the Eureka City Council is set to discuss an update to the city’s animal ordinance which includes some major changes to the number and type of animals — big and small — people can keep in city limits. The council will also consider requiring certain grocery stores to pay workers a premium wage, something […]
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Prey-go-neesh One Step Closer to Soaring in Humboldt Skies
After nearly a century, California condors will soon once again soar over Yurok ancestral lands, the culmination of years of work by the tribe on behalf of the bird Yurok people know as prey-go-neesh. Nearly lost to extinction in the 1980s, condors are integrally connected to the Yurok Tribe and others in the region, where […]
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Redwood Region Audubon Society Presents Online Raptor Lecture
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 […]
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You’ve Got Time for This: Dorsie the Porcupine’s Snacktrack
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. At […]
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Bird Walks Are Back
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). Visit www.rras.org for COVID-19 participation guidelines beforehand then […]
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Godwit Days Takes Flight Again, Virtually
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. Instead of taking to the marshes, mudflats and coasts, participants and guides will gather ’round their individual devices April 16 through 18 […]
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No Touching: It’s Seal Pupping Season
The Northcoast Marine Mammal Center, which rescues animals along the coastlines of Humboldt and Del Norte counties, is reminding folks that it’s seal pupping season. That means encounters with a young one alone on the beach are possible — most likely because the mother is out foraging for food in the water — and it’s […]
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Free Conservation Lectures This Week
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. (free). Learn about Hodum’s collaborative […]
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Rare Catch: ‘Butters’ the Albino Crab Finds a Home at HSU’s Marine Lab
An albino Dungeness crab caught in the Bay Area was brought up to local outfit Comet Fisheries, which help revive the unusual crustacean by placing it in an aeriated tank before HSU’s Marine Lab came Tuesday to take it to a new home. It now goes by “Butters.” Based on pictures on a Facebook post […]