Humboldt County’s favorite slimy, sluggish friend just got a promotion from redwood resident to California state symbol. The banana slug was one of three state symbols signed into legislation by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month. Alongside the fruity look-a-like, the more delicious Dungeness crab and the embattled black abalone were also officially instated as state […]
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Morris the Slug Swiped
Some sticky fingers swiped a beloved banana slug art installation from the Melvin Schuler Sculpture Garden at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. On the night of Nov. 2, after over 800 community members came out for Arts Alive, a heist was carried out to steal Morris the banana slug. “We are devastated by the […]