As communities around the globe celebrate World Otter Day on May 27, Cal Poly Humboldt graduate students, now alumni, helped expand scientific understanding of North American river otters and the coastal wetland ecosystems they call home through four research projects. The North Coast Otters Public Arts Initiative combined public art, community engagement, and conservation education […]
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North Coast Otters Art Initiative Raises $300,000
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 […]