Three years ago, when I wrote about cycling from the Crannell Road exit of U.S. Highway 101 to the end of the Humboldt Bay Trail (“Cycling Along the Water,” March 10, 2022), I was not optimistic about being able to ride past the “End of Trail” sign in the foreseeable future. It wasn’t because I […]
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Upcoming Virtual Summit is All About Trails
A Virtual Humboldt Trails Summit is scheduled for June 6 to update residents about the progress being made on local trail projects, including the Humboldt Bay Trail, which will stretch from the southern edge of Eureka to Arcata. State Sen. Mike McGuire will also join in the summit to discuss the status of the Great […]
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State Staff Recommends Funding Final Leg of Bay Trail
Folks eagerly awaiting the completion of the Humboldt Bay Trail got a bit of a New Year’s gift this morning with the county’s announcement that state staff is recommending allocating a $13.3 million grant to finish the last 4-mile stretch of waterfront trail. The recommendations will come before the California Transportation Commission at its Jan. […]
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Arborist Recommends Eucalyptus Removal to Make Way for Bay Trail
The eucalyptus must go. That was the conclusion drawn by a professional arborist hired by the county to determine if there is a viable way to mitigate the risks of the 219 eucalyptus trees on the U.S. Highway 101 corridor north of the former California Redwood Company mill while making way for the last leg […]
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Biking the Humboldt Bay Trail
I used to ride my bike from Eureka to Arcata and back a couple times a week but since I no longer have a regular date in Arcata, I haven’t had a chance to test the new Humboldt Bay Trail along the U.S. Highway 101 corridor. Now with this NCJ assignment, I have just the […]
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Supes Approve Bay Trail EIR, Eucalyptus Removal but Leave Possibility of Saving the Trees
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today, with Supervisor Rex Bohn absent, to approve an environmental impact report for the completion of the Humboldt Bay Trail that includes the removal of 219 eucalyptus trees along U.S. Highway 101. But the board’s decision also included a provision to have county staff hire a certified […]
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County Staff: Eucalyptus Removal a Must for Bay Trail
The Humboldt County Public Works Department is set to tell the Board of Supervisors that moving forward with the Humboldt Bay Trail Project is going to necessitate the removal of more than 200 eucalyptus trees along U.S. Highway 101 north of the old California Redwood Company mill. While conceding that it received a host of […]
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Grants Bring Bay Trail Closer to Completion
Efforts to link a series of trails to create a 13-mile-long recreational waterfront corridor between Eureka and Arcata took two steps forward this week with nearly $1 million in grants being awarded to the cities. In the works for years, the $550,000 California State Coastal Conservancy grant awarded to Arcata on Thursday, coupled with the […]
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Bay Trail North: Funded
The California Transportation Commission this week approved $3.1 million in grant funding for the construction of the Humboldt Bay trail between Arcata and Bracut, possibly paving the way for construction to begin next year. Officials described the grant as a “landmark,” and a major step forward for the long-talked about and debated project. Combined with […]
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A Boost for the Bay Trail?
The Humboldt Bay Trail seems poised to take a great leap forward this month. California Transportation Commission staff is recommending approval of a $3.1 million grant application from the city of Arcata at the commission’s Aug. 20 meeting. “We’re pleased about that,” said Arcata Environmental Services Director Mark Andre. “Very pleased.” If given the final […]