Societies all over the world are caught in a terrible dilemma. Taking refuge in our houses and socially distancing are the only ways we know to protect ourselves and each other from Covid-19. Factories are shuttered, schools and stores are closed. So far, we’re lucky here in Humboldt where the death toll is zero. In […]
Conservation
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The Women Behind the Trees
On Nov. 10, 1924, the Pacific Lumber Co. began secretly logging its timberland near the mouth of the South Fork Eel River. The plan was to cut a right-of-way through the forest that would allow the company to reach Bull Creek Flat, about a mile away, and then level thousands of acres of old growth […]
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50K Acres and Counting
It’s been a banner year for the Northcoast Regional Land Trust. Just under two decades old, in 2018 the organization with headquarters tucked away in a small building off Samoa Boulevard has doubled the amount of land under conservation easements coordinated by the nonprofit. That means large swaths of acreage from the coast to the […]
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Crimes Against Nature: Poaching Takes its Toll on the North Coast
They come at night, under the cover of darkness, traversing the back roads of Redwood National and State Parks, home to much of what remains of the world’s last old growth redwood stands. Carrying chainsaws and wearing headlamps, the thieves often take side trails to scour the towering trunks for knobbed growths that encase intricately […]
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Local Conservationists Ask FLOTUS to Dance
Hey, Michelle Obama, have any plans for May 20 and 21? That’s when three members of our local Fortuna California Conservation Corps will be in Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the National Parks Service centennial with a nature-inspired dance. And, yeah, they want you to join in. The BioBlitz Dance came about as part of […]
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Strawberry Rock: Mission Accomplished?
Within a few years, hikers may be able to enjoy the view from the top of Strawberry Rock — without first having to break the law. Green Diamond Resource Co., the logging company that owns Strawberry Rock and the surrounding forest, is working on a deal that would give the public legal access to the […]
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Trees, Please!
For a destination whose “Heart of the Redwood Coast” image is promoted as a tourist magnet, Eureka itself may seem like a bit of a letdown. Visitors used to the leafy streets of San Diego, Sacramento or Palo Alto, for instance, might find our mostly sparse and immature crop of sidewalk trees out of kilter […]
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Marine Protected Areas to Go Active Next Week
The map above (click to enlarge) shows the location and dimensions of the new marine protected areas that will go into effect next Wednesday, Dec. 19. These “underwater parks” are the result of a long and at times contentious process, though stakeholders here on the north coast managed to reach consensus on where the protected […]