Earlier this year, Los Bagels made the switch to paper straws. Show your support for businesses reducing single-use plastics, and encourage other businesses to do so! File photo.

Be an Advocate for Zero Waste Laws

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One of the best ways to move Humboldt County toward Zero Waste is to contact your representatives, stay up to date on policy, and...
Baykeeper’s Tours Coordinator, Jasmin Segura (front left) with Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center Photos: Jen Kalt.

Ecological Rights Foundation v. PG&E; Coastal Cleanup Day

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. recently settled a lawsuit brought in 2010 by the Ecological Rights Foundation of Garberville. As a result, PG&E has...
Humboldt marten. Photo: Charlotte Eriksson, Oregon State University.

EPIC Fights for North Coast Wildlife

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Humboldt Marten Protected in California, Run Over in Oregon On August 23, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list the Humboldt marten...
A typical Klamath Mountains forest burn mosaic. Notice that, except for some headwall swales, riparian areas typically burn at low intensity. Photo: Luke Ruediger.

Wildfire Shenanigans; North Group Underwrites Three Campers; Events

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Timber interests are once again attempting to use fear of wildfire as a means to increase logging and the Trump Administration, with Ryan Zinke...
Sugar Lake in Russian Wilderness. Submittted photo.

CNPS Updates & Happenings

In July, we saw nine species of conifers around Sugar Lake in the Russian Wilderness, and three more along the trail there. The trail...
Potential I Street redesign detail produced by the City of Eureka.

CRTP Weighs in on Local Projects

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At the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities, we know that well-designed transportation systems can go a long way toward achieving many popular public goals,...
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Humboldt Alliance for Responsible Planning Calls for Public Input on Trinidad Rancheria Hotel

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The Trinidad Rancheria is planning a 100-room, 6-story hotel adjacent to the Cherae Heights Casino on Scenic Drive near Trinidad. My guests, Richard Johnson...
Columbia lily. Photo: Len Mazur.

CNPS Updates & Happenings

Fall Native Plant Sale - Saturday, September 22 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (CNPS members only pre-sale 9 - 10 a.m.) Freshwater Farms Reserve 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka Fall is the best...
Joe Tyburczy of California Sea Grant Extension and HSU graduate student Eric LeBlanc recently deployed instruments during very low tides to measure pH levels and other environmental conditions in and near eelgrass beds in Humboldt Bay. Credit Brian Carter

Can Eelgrass Reverse the Effects of Ocean Acidification?

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Joe Tyburczy is a marine ecologist with the California Sea Grant Extension who is studying the effects of eelgrass on ocean acidification. Joe and...
Reusable, refillable water bottles come in a variety of styles. Don’t leave home without one! Photo: yourbestdigs, Flickr. com CC.

Cell Phone, Wallet, Keys… Reusable Water Bottle!

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Over the years, it has become commonplace to see our friends and family make an effort to carry their reusable water bottles with them...
Fisheries biologist Ross Taylor weighs a halibut caught for study.

Mercury Guidelines for Eating Humboldt Bay Fish & Shellfish

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Fish consumption is the major route of mercury exposure in the United States, but there are many health benefits of eating fish that is...
Humboldt marten. Photo: Charlotte Eriksson, Oregon State University.

Humboldt Marten Update

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The Humboldt marten, a small carnivore related to minks and otters found only in old-growth forest and dense coastal shrub in Northern California and...
Anneli and Mathilde Macdonald, 8th graders at Jacoby Creek School, stand in front of their first-place project about nitrogen isotopes in tree rings. Photo: courtesy of Sierra Club.

Science Projects Receive Awards; Events

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For the 12th year, North Group sponsored an award for the best project relating to environmental issues at the annual Humboldt County Science Fair...
Dudleya succulents. Photo: Michael Kauffman.

CNPS Updates & Happenings

Plants for Sale at the Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Native plants grown by the North Coast CNPS Chapter Nursery are available all summer at the...
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The Sandpiper – Jun/Jul 2018

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Marbled Godwits are one of manny species of shorebirds that flock to Humboldt Bay in the spring. Artwork courtesy of Godwit Days.

Godwit Days Festival is this weekend!

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Godwit Days is an annual festival celebrating spring bird migration in and around Humboldt Bay, an important stop on the Pacific Flyway for thousands...
Scott Dam graphic from PG&E.

Dam Safety and Railroad Bills Move Forward in Sacramento

Stephanie Tidwell, Friends of the Eel River Executive Director, and Scott Greacen, Friends of the Eel River Conservation Director, discuss new and proposed state...
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The Sandpiper – Apr/May 2018

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Fisheries biologist Ross Taylor weighs a halibut caught for study.

Mercury Levels in Humboldt Bay Fish and Shellfish

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Have you wondered whether it is safe to eat fish from Humboldt Bay? Humboldt Baykeeper has been testing mercury levels in local fish since...
Marbled murrelet at sea. Photo: Craig Strong.

North Coast Marbled Murrelet Status Update

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"The reason we count murrelets at sea is, of course, because in the forest they are flying around at really high speeds in the...
Fisheries biologist Ross Taylor weighs a halibut caught for study.

Is It Safe To Eat Fish from Humboldt Bay?

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Have you wondered whether it is safe to eat fish from Humboldt Bay? Humboldt Baykeeper has been testing mercury levels in local fish with...
Latina woman in a redwood forest with a banana slug. Photo: Ruby Rodriquez/Latino Outdoors.

How Can We Make the Redwoods More Inclusive?

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Close your eyes and think of an "environmentalist." What do you see? If its an old white guy (probably with a beard and a...
The Scott Dam on the Eel River. Photo: Rob Badger/Friends of the Eel River.

Is the Future of Eel River Dams Being Decided Behind Closed Doors?

Tune in for a discussion of the fate of the Eel River dams that highlights more questions than answers. Pacific Gas and Electric made...
A floating wnd turbine off Aqucadoura, Portugal.

Redwood Coast Energy Authority Proposes Offshore Wind Project

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Will Humboldt be the site of the West Coast’s first offshore wind energy project? Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s Executive Director Matthew Marshall discusses the agency’s...
Humboldt marten in a tree. Photo: USFWS.

Humboldt’s Most Elusive Critter

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With less than 100 individuals left in California, the Humboldt marten is one of the state's most endangered species. While it once haunted the...