The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting a story about the Karuk Tribe’s ancestral tradition of using prescribed burning techniques to fight off wildfires. The article follows Leeon Hillman, a member of the Karuk Tribe who “believes preventive burning would have thinned undergrowth and slowed the spread of fire enough for firefighters to be able to […]
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Report Finds Firefighter Killed in Carr Fire Tornado; Smoke Impacts Continue
With wildfires continuing to scorch the West, the resulting smoke is continuing to have an impact on air quality in Humboldt County that ranges from good to unhealthy depending on the area. The deadly Carr Fire to the east has burned nearly 215,000 acres and killed at least eight people, including a Redding firefighter who […]
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Mad About Dell’Arte
Humboldt County’s own Dell’Arte International received a shout-out from the San Francisco Chronicle this week in an article highlighting the performing art center’s 47-year history, nearly all of which has been spent in the bucolic city of Blue Lake. Currently ongoing is its 28th annual Mad River Festival, which features original theatrical works by the […]