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This summer, a nonprofit outfit called Ecotrust will be going around the North Coast asking fishermen to reveal their favorite ocean fishing spots. The interviews are part of a process to determine where to establish marine protected areas (MPAs) in state waters — from shore to three nautical miles out. California is mandated by the […]

You can find ancient Native American artifacts from Humboldt on show or in storage at several places in the region: the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, the museum of the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, University of California’s Hearst Museum in Berkeley, and the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls. And if you’re in the market, […]

It has become the embittered whine of the Obama era — the half-sarcastic, half-genuine plea of jealous sad sacks nationwide: “Where’s my bailout?” Those who’ve been suddenly knocked a few rungs down the capitalism ladder are looking around dumbfounded, wondering what the hell happened. But here on the Redwood Coast, there have long been struggling […]

In the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, skilled nursing facilities — those quasi-medical institutions for old or severely disabled folks more commonly called “nursing homes” — are one of the few booming businesses going. On any given day, 1.5 million Americans reside in the nation’s nursing homes. More than 3 million annually rely […]

Humboldt County has a wealth of organized summer activities for children. This is just a survey of what’s available. For more information, contact your school, church or pick up a copy of the Humboldt Kid’s Digest at a branch of the Humboldt County Library, the Eureka Chamber of Commerce or county agencies. Most of these […]

Last fall, treesitters ascended into a stand of big, second-growth redwoods in the McKay Tract, east of Cutten and visible from Northridge Road. They hoisted a flag into the tallest tree, erected a large banner and delivered a statement to the media. Months later, they posted a letter on the Earth First! Humboldt Web site to Green Diamond Resource […]

In January, journalism students from HSU, as part of an investigative reporting class taught by Asst. Professor Marcy Burstiner, set out to understand why public agencies would suddenly shut down a long-standing business central to the North Coast fishing industry. They filed public records requests with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of […]