Election Day is being ushered in by a lunar eclipse that will turn the moon a red-coppery color —sometimes called a “Blood Moon” — during totality, which is the stage when it passes into the Earth’s shadow. That red hue, according to NASA, is “because the only sunlight reaching the moon passes through Earth’s atmosphere.” […]
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Halloween Forecast: Light Rain and Sneaker Waves
Halloween is almost here and rain is in the forecast. According to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service, a cold front will push through on the spookiest night of the year, bringing rain and nighttime temperatures in the 40s on the coast and inland, so bundle up. Sunset is set for 6:14 p.m. […]
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Photos: Witch-raft on the Bay
Despite a windy, rainy forecast again for this year’s third annual Witches Paddle on Humboldt Bay, an energetic coven of witches showed up with stand-up boards and paddles in hand to enjoy what turned out to be a breezy, sunny day. In addition, a quartet of witches showed up at the put-in boat ramp to […]
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Six Condors Now Fly Free Over Humboldt
There are now six California condors flying over the skies of Humboldt County after two more took their first forays into the wild today as part of a Yurok Tribe-led effort to return the endangered species they know as prey-go-neesh to the north reaches of its former territory. The two birds —A4 and A5 — […]
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Condor Release Attempt Take Two
Northern California Condor Restoration Program team members are calling off today’s attempt to release two additional birds out into the wild for safety reasons due to the late hour. “In order to allow time for newly released condors to find adequate perches safely after tenuous first flights, we prefer for them to have plenty of […]
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Condor Release Attempt Set for Monday
If all goes as planned, the number of California condors flying free over Humboldt County will increase to six on Monday as part of a Yurok Tribe-led effort to return the endangered species they know as prey-go-neesh to the northern reaches of its former territory. The two birds that will take their first foray into […]
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Four in a Row: California Drought Likely to Continue
As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is bracing for another dry year — its fourth in a row. So far, in California’s recorded history, six previous droughts have lasted four or more years, two of them in the past 35 years. Despite some rain in September, weather watchers expect a […]
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Looking Back: A Surreal Day Two Years Ago (Slideshow)
On this date, two years ago, Humboldt County residents awoke to the apocalyptic glow of an eerie orange sky created by heavy haze in the air from surrounding wildfires, some of which had already been burning for weeks. For weeks, residents across wide swaths of the region would face choking smoke, a series of evacuation […]
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Garden Party – HBG’s Annual Fundraiser on Saturday
Spend an afternoon taking in the beauty of the Humboldt Botanical Garden, now in its lush, late summer bloom, as well as enjoying local food, wine, art and music at the garden’s main fundraiser, the Garden Gala, happening Saturday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. ($100). There among the deep greens and bright colors […]
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Red Flag Warning: Increased Risk of Fire Starts
A swath of interior Humboldt County, and surrounding counties, is under a red flag warning today from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Eureka office of the National Weather Service reports. The culprit is an upper level disturbance that will move through the region and mix with “monsoon moisture and an unstable atmosphere,” the NWS […]
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Meet the New Condor Cohort: Introducing A4, A5, A6 and A7
Mentor bird No. 746 is no longer alone in the enclosure at the management and release facility in Redwood National Park with a new group of young birds arriving today for him to teach the ins and outs of what it means to be a California condor. The new cohort of A4, A5, A6 and […]
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Flooding Raises New Concerns for Spring Chinook
Nearly 300 wild spring Chinook salmon made the 85-mile trip to cool mountain waters for spawning this year, up from a mere 90 last year. While still far below, according to the Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council, the numbers were at least moving in a positive direction. But soon after the count was […]