Cozy up for the weekend, ‘cuz there’s another storm rolling in on the tail of our latest one, which dumped inches of rain on the North Coast and caused power outages (directly) and AT&T outages (indirectly) over the last couple days. Eureka is also in its 12th consecutive day of rainfall, the longest streak since […]
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Report Reveals Dire Runs of Returning Salmon
The Nature Conservancy recently released its second annual report showing the “big picture” of yearly California salmon runs. A collaborative effort between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the National Marine Fisheries Service and several other conservation groups, the report includes a database of salmon counts for Coho, Chinook and steelhead returning to spawn […]
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Stop Calling Stardough’s
Sure, it’s not technically summer yet, but this year’s overcast skies remind us of the Humboldt coastal summers of our youth. If you’re like us, the permafog has you longing for the sunny embrace of Blue Lake. But you’ve been burned before: throw on your trunks, hop on the bike, the promise of cold beer […]
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Batten Down the Hatches
The North Coast is about to be battered with bad weather — exciting, we know, and California needs water — but that means dangerous conditions for the outdoors-minded among us. High surf, strong winds and lots of rain are expected to land tonight and continue through late Thursday/early Friday. The National Weather Service issued a […]
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Stormy Weather
Enjoy this afternoon’s balminess while it lasts: starting tonight it’s gonna get a lot colder, wetter and windier. The National Weather Service is predicting up to a couple of inches of rain through the weekend and gusts along the coast of up to 45 miles per hour. Gusts in exposed areas, like Kneeland, could get […]
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Rain, But Not Out of the Drought
Above average rainfall in February and March is helping Humboldt County climb out of its precipitation deficit. We’re still in a drought, and the grasslands of Southern Humboldt in particular will suffer the dry effects, folks from our local branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warn. But there are good signs as well. […]
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Dry Times
Things are looking up! Humboldt County isn’t out of the desert just yet, but a wetter-than-average February has the county’s year-to-date rainfall totals looking much more respectable. When the last drops were counted on Woodley Island, the folks over at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tell us a total of 6.09 inches of rain […]
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Salmon in the Middle
The schools of large adult Chinook salmon swimming back and forth in most pools of the lower Mattole River from November to mid-January offered a powerful testament to both the resilience of these remarkable fish and to the challenges they now face in light of climate change and California’s pernicious drought. Many people still remember […]
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Dry Times
Despite a recent little burst of rain, Humboldt County is deep in the throes of drought. Things aren’t looking up. Here, this and last year’s precipitation at Woodley Island show just how dire things are when compared with the 30-year average — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s standard of measure. Experts are comparing this […]
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Humboldt Outside
With December comes the freeze. Moisture settles as fluff on the high peaks and passes, slicks roads and parking lots, frosts rooftops and windshields and, on occasion, bounces pellet-like onto the coastal landscape. Night-dark comes early; headlights barely pick out that elk herd clustered on the highway shoulder, or the thick-furred bear racing across a […]
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December Gardening
December usually alternates between stretches of cold, clear weather and weeklong downpours, so there’s usually plenty of time for both indoor planning and crafts as well as some of the normal outdoor garden care. Here’s what to do in the December garden. Protect tender plants. This December has shown us some of the coldest weather […]
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Cold Enough For Ya?
It’s been cold this week, but now there’s water coming from the sky. So, yeah, snow. There are reports of flakes falling in Fortuna, and it’s sticking at highway summits and other high elevations around the county. After tonight’s coastal freezing rain, temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s over the weekend. Keep updated […]