The North Coast Otter Art initiative, which saw more than 100 otter sculptures scattered throughout five North Coast counties, has raised $300,000 that will support continued otter research and student internships at Humboldt State University. The initiative led by wildlife professor Jeff Black began in 2019 with the hopes of launching the initiative in 2020, […]
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North Coast Otter Sculpture Auction and Preview
Did you get a chance to hunt for any of the 108 North Coast Otter Art Initiative otter sculptures throughout Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Trinity and Siskiyou counties this summer? If not, no sweat! All of the otter sculptures will be on preview this Friday from noon to 7 p.m. at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic […]
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Time to Start Looking for Otter Sculptures!
The long-awaited North Coast Otters Public Art Initiative’s treasure hunt of 108 otter sculptures painted by local artists spread throughout five North Coast counties has finally begun and will continue through September. The initiative’s creator and Humboldt State University wildlife professor Jeff Black says he’s really excited about finally getting the otter sculptures out. “I’ve been […]
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High Crash Rate Prompts Wide-Reaching 101 Enforcement Campaign
U.S. Highway 101 will be getting some extra attention Thursday from the California Highway Patrol during an enforcement campaign spanning the northern reaches of the state to the Bay Area. A rash of serious injury and fatal crashes along the main artery in recent years prompted the operation, according to a CHP new release, with […]
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Mendocino to Issue Shelter-in-Place Order
Mendocino County Health Officer Noemi Doohan has announced she will issue a shelter-in-place order that will go into effect at 10 p.m. today in an effort to halt spread of the COVID-19. Mendocino County has zero confirmed cases and there is no evidence of community spread locally, according to a press release, but Doohan said […]
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‘This is a Human Being’: A Volunteer Rescue Team Dropped Everything to Recover a Body Found in the Eel River
The recent rains had pushed the waters of the Eel River higher and the sound the cold current rushing over rocks was loud when Southern Humboldt County Technical Rescue team member Thomas Norris met up with Talia Rose yesterday near the Humboldt-Mendocino county line. “She had messaged us on Facebook about 12:45,” explained Norris, a […]
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Trump’s Fire Tweets Decried as Congressional Delegation Urges Disaster Declaration
With the Mendocino Fire Complex — an explosive combination of the River and Ranch fires — now officially ranked as the largest in California’s history at nearly 300,000 acres, a congressional delegation sent a letter today urging President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster in Mendocino, Lake and Napa counties. The move would free […]