Dreams of a Humboldt Bay Trail connecting Eureka and Arcata got a major boost Tuesday, when the California Transportation Commission voted to allocate $2 million to the county for engineering design and environmental permitting for the trail’s southern portion. Humboldt County Deputy Public Works Director Hank Seemann said the funding is expected to come online […]
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Caltrans to Close 101 North Sunday
Thinking of cruising up to Crescent City this weekend? You might want to reconsider. Caltrans announced Wednesday that U.S. Highway 101 will be completely closed to traffic in Del Norte County just south of the Mill Creek Park entrance from 9 a.m. at least until 5 p.m. Sunday, March 16 as work crews stabilize a […]
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Wet February Boosts Rainfall Totals
Things are looking up! Humboldt County isn’t out of the desert just yet, but a wetter-than-average February has the county’s year-to-date rainfall totals looking much more respectable. When the last drops were counted on Woodley Island, the folks over at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tell us a total of 6.09 inches of rain […]
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Planning Commission Seeks Guidance from ‘Bosses’
Facing a riled-up public, some of the newest members of the Humboldt County Planning Commission found themselves on the short end of two votes Thursday night. For the second meeting in a row, Supervisors Chambers was about half-filled by angry and demanding trail advocates, along with a smattering of fisheries biologists. One contested vote was […]
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Planning Commission Meeting Canceled
The Humboldt County Planning Commission’s special General Plan Update meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to a lack of a quorum, according to county Planning Director Kevin Hamblin. After last week’s meetings caused quite a stir, tonight’s meeting was expected to be heavily attended. Hamblin said the commission is still scheduled to meet Thursday, which […]
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Trails Vote Kicks Off GPU Firestorm
It seems the Humboldt County Planning Commission has kicked a hornets’ nest. Or, maybe it was just Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace. During its sixth meeting to take up the Conservation and Open Space element of the General Plan Update — recently dumped back into its lap by the Board of Supervisors — the commission […]
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North Coast Rivers Subject to Low-Flow Closures
Looking to grab your rod and pull a nice steelhead out of a North Coast River? Well, you might want to check with the Department of Fish and Game first. The state Office of Administrative Law recently approved emergency regulations adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission that allow the department to close some […]
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Catch & Release: The Humboldt Steelheads’ Untold – Until Now! – Story
Daffodils are blooming, the days are lengthening, sporting goods stores are stocking up on jerseys, bats and gloves – yes, baseball is in the air. From T-ball beginners to summer collegiate stunners, dreams of home runs and dramatic outs are mere weeks from manifesting. Except for one team: The Humboldt Steelheads. Ben Horton wants to […]
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Be Careful: 20-Foot Waves
OK, that’s it: We’re calling wrap-it wonder Christo to throw some CAUTION around that big wavy gray danger of a Pacific that’s constantly slavering at our doorstep. Either that or we could simply heed the latest warning from NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard — this time, to beware the 20-foot waves coming our way […]
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Burying Old Grudges
Matthew Caldwell (with the shovel) and his friends — (left-right) Miles Gonzaga, Jordan Brunnell and Logan Bailey — took turns late Sunday afternoon burying each other up to their chins at Trinidad State Beach. Seems as good a way as any to finish off the moldering old year.
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Sunshine and Calm = Sneaker Waves.
Here on the Humboldt edge of the world, Christmas Day and the day after promise to be filled with sunshiny sparkle and gentle breezes. To the beach, the wonderful beach! Yes, by all means, go, enjoy. But, before you go, you should do something that could save your life and that of others: Read the sneaker wave […]
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Bunting Hunting
A diminutive, pudgy, winged visitor has set Humboldt County’s birding community all atwitter. The little bunting has decided to show its beak in the fields of McKinleyville, and, according to a Godwit Days mailer, “hundreds of birders in California and — even from the East Coast and other states — have changed their weekend plans […]