The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted $300,000 in supplemental funding for ongoing redevelopment work on the Humboldt Bay. Humboldt County is one of 25 successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantees throughout the nation. According to the release the funds will be used to complete the cleanup of five sites at the historic railroad […]
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UPDATE: World’s Longest Fiber-Optic Cable May be Looking to Land in Humboldt
UPDATE: The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board announced there were no reportable actions from its Thursday night closed session, including the possible lease of a property to two companies related to a cable landing. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District board is scheduled to meet in closed session Thursday […]
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The Little School that Could
As Humboldt County school districts stepped up to continue feeding their students amid the COVID-19 shutdown, one of its smallest districts in one of its poorest areas decided it needed to do much more. Peninsula Union School District has one small school house that sits tucked between dunes in Samoa, serving 45 students, 95 percent […]
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Update: Whale Euthanized
Oct. 25 UPDATE: At around 6 p.m. last night, a veterinarian with the Marine Mammal Center euthanized the whale that was stranded on the north side of Samoa beach Wednesday morning. The decision to euthanize the mammal came after the Sausalito veterinarian conducted physical examinations and blood tests to determine its health. (After the whale’s death […]
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‘Substantial Indoor Grow,’ Hash Lab Found in Samoa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit found a “substantial indoor cultivation site and multiple butane hash oil (BHO) labs, one of which was active,” while serving a search warrant today in the Samoa area. According to a Facebook post, multiple people have been detained for questioning. See earlier coverage here. The post said […]
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North Coast Night Lights: The Essence of Eureka, 1990
In 1990, the LP pulp mill out on the Samoa Peninsula represented the essence of Eureka. Logging, of course — and the smell. Logging was economic king in those days, at least on the legal side. But I’m no historian, nor do I mean to stir up politics here. I’m a photographer, and this scene […]
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From Pulp Mill Ashes, Redwood Marine Terminal II Rises
The buildings stand mostly empty and the work is far from done, but mood inside the Redwood Marine Terminal II last Friday was jubilant nonetheless. At long last, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District threw a grand opening party for the out-of-service pulp mill it bought for $1 back in August of 2013. […]
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Relief in Samoa
There’s a bright new beacon of hope out on the Samoa Peninsula, which we figure dune lovers and gotta-go antsy foot-hoppers can’t help but appreciate. Yes, it’s a public portable toilet, rented for $80 a month from B&B by the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District for the benefit of those frequenting the wilds […]
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Arkley’s ‘Dog Ranch’ on the Market
Ever dream of owning a property that offers room to wander, with ocean front views? Have a cool $2 million to spare? Well, if you answered in the affirmative to both those questions, then Rob Arkley has the property for you. The Arkley-owned Sequoia Investments X recently put a more than 200-acre swath of property […]
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Pulp Mill Cleanup Continues
Trucks have hauled about half of the pulping liquors besieging the grounds of the Samoa Pulp Mill away, and the crawl of tankers continues steadily up to Longview, Washington, where the liquors are being refined and reused by a mill. Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District CEOJack Crider said the process has been smooth […]
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Ocean Swimmer Dies
A 21-year-old from Tulare died yesterday afternoon after being rescued from the ocean off of Samoa Beach, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew Bryant Garcia had gone swimming with a friend, and disappeared in the surf, says the release. A passerby called 911 at about 4:30 p.m. In two minutes rescuers were on […]
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Man Evading Deputy Dies After Crash
Twenty-year-old Samoa resident Dillon Arcani died Monday evening after crashing his motorcycle, at high speed, into another motorist on State Route 255. According to the California Highway Patrol, Arcani had been fleeing a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy near the Samoa Cookhouse after the deputy attempted to pull Arcani over because there was no license plate […]