UPDATE: Read the latest on the Signboard fire here. PREVIOUSLY: An escaped prescribed burn has spread over 30 acres of steep terrain east of Hoopa, according to Peggi Lawrence, Public Affairs specialist for Six Rivers National Forest. Yesterday afternoon, the Signboard Fire rolled downhill from a planned burn started last Thursday by Hoopa Tribe to […]
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Huffman Takes on New Role in Democrat Held House: Subcommittee Chair
When Congressman Jared Huffman begins his fourth term in office after easily cruising to an election night victory on Nov. 6, he will also be taking on a new leadership role after the Democrats took over the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. “There’s going to be a new sheriff in town,” said […]
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Arborist Recommends Eucalyptus Removal to Make Way for Bay Trail
The eucalyptus must go. That was the conclusion drawn by a professional arborist hired by the county to determine if there is a viable way to mitigate the risks of the 219 eucalyptus trees on the U.S. Highway 101 corridor north of the former California Redwood Company mill while making way for the last leg […]
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UPDATE: Wildfire Burning in Heavy Timber West of Honeydew
UPDATE: According to an evening update from Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona, forward progress on the fire has been stopped and no structures were lost but “due to heavy fuels and mop up, crews will be working in the area throughout the day tomorrow.” PREVIOUSLY: About 4 p.m., Cal Fire received a report of […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Humboldt County Skyline
It’s unlikely for one who lives in Humboldt County to be unaware of a certain industry, which shall here remain nameless, and for which the county is known somewhat beyond its borders, and which recently became legal in our state, for the subject naturally becomes a part of many conversations. I could discuss it in […]
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Sweeping Zoning Changes Before Planning Commission Raise Concerns About Mercer-Fraser Reviving its Mad River Cannabis Facility
The Humboldt County Planning Commission is set to consider sweeping zoning changes at its meeting tomorrow for hundreds of thousands of acres of properties throughout the county. The zoning text amendments and reclassifications are being proposed to implement the county’s general plan update, which the board passed last year. But they are coming before the […]
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‘Come into Compliance,’ Says State Water Board
On Oct. 5, 174 notices of violation from the State Water Resources Control Board were sent out by certified mail to residents of the Salmon Creek watershed in Southern Humboldt. Over the next week, the thick stacks of letters dwindled as worried neighbors signed and took home their notices. The letters stated that a property […]
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Crab Season Opener For Patrick’s Point North Delayed by Domoic Acid
It’s official: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has “enacted a delay” of the recreational Dungeness crab season for areas stretching from Patrick’s Point north to the Oregon border due to “unhealthy levels” of domoic acid. The remainder of the state is set for an opening on Nov. 3. Read previous Journal coverage of […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Warning Issued on Dungeness Crab After Testing Shows Toxin
SECOND UPDATE: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has “enacted a delay” of the recreational Dungeness crab season for areas stretching from Patrick’s Point to the Oregon border due to “unhealthy levels” of domoic acid. UPDATE: The California Department of Public health is now warning the public against eating Dungeness crab caught from Patrick’s […]
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North Coast Night Lights: This Way to the Galactic Core
I found myself on a ridge line along the Kneeland Road the night of July 18, 2018, on an impulsive late-night mission to the Galactic Core. It was out there, all I needed was a stretch of road that would take me up to meet it at the horizon. We live in the Milky Way […]
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Visions Collide at Harbor District Forum
Two candidates for the Fourth District seat on the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board exchanged tersely worded comments at a forum held on Oct. 17, sponsored by Access Humboldt and the League of Women Voters. The forum occurred at Access Humboldt’s TV studio, and viewers phoned in or emailed their questions for […]