The city of Arcata announced yesterday that it is purchasing a plot of forestland adjacent to Jacoby Creek Forest that will allow it to expand the property by 114 acres. The city will be purchasing the property from the Swaner Family Limited Partnership for $1.5 million funded through a variety of sources, including the California […]
Community Forest
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Collaboration for Conservation
The city of Arcata and Humboldt State University are on the cusp of closing escrow on a land purchase aimed at simultaneously preserving forest land in the Jacoby Creek watershed and opening up new learning opportunities for students from eight departments. The purchase of 884 acres of forest land east of campus — tucked between […]
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TL;DR: How Andrew Mills Barely Escaped Humboldt
In case you missed it, Humboldt County bid former Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills adieu last week. We offered a handful of stories looking at his tenure in town and what’s next for EPD. We encourage you to take a few minutes to look at the coverage and weigh in. But there are also a few […]
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Arcata, HSU Eying $3.2 Million Property
The city of Arcata and Humboldt State University are researching the potential purchase of a plot of land that butts up against the city’s Community Forest and the school’s campus. The 58-acre property on Bayview Street, which recently hit the market with an asking price of $3.2 million, has long been on the city’s radar, […]
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UPDATE: Body Found in Arcata’s Redwood Park Identified
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s office has identifed the woman as Sarah Anne Walsh, age 25, from Crossville, Tennessee. The sheriff’s office says that they do not know at this time what Walsh, who appears to have committed suicide, was doing in Humboldt County. “At the time of death, the deceased had nothing on her person […]
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OK, McKay
Humboldt County’s board of supervisors is almost certain to get the keys to a $6.7 million chunk of property in the next several months — even if a few officials are looking in the gift horse’s mouth. The county — with aid from Eureka and other agencies — has been working on a plan to […]
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On the Ridge
Sunny Brae residents Natalia Collier and Adam Brown know this trail. Up Buttermilk Lane, past the middle school and left onto Margaret, where a large army-green water tank marks the trailhead and a concrete staircase on the right rises into the Sunny Brae portion of the Arcata Community Forest. Collier, Brown and their dog Casey […]