News, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Last night’s crash just north of Leggett that closed 101 for a short time left a 20 year old McKinleyville woman, Amanda Sue Klemm, dead. According to the Ukiah Daily Journal, the vehicle Klemm was a passenger in plunged over the road a quarter mile south of Jitney Gulch Bridge about 10:30 last night in heavy rain. The truck rolled
Read moreA bear and a big rig collided near Mile Marker 65 on Hwy 101 (near Fortuna) a little before 6:30 this morning. The Highway Patrol calls this a no injury collision…I imagine they were talking about the driver not the bear…. As of the time of this post, the bear had disappeared “in bushes.” No one apparently was willing to
Read moreThis last month officers with the Arcata Police Dept. raided a suspected marijuana grow only to discover—snakes, spiders, and iguana yummies among other critters.According to the Arcata Eye, APD and Arcata Fire personnel were openly discomfited at all the reptilian life in the house, with cages stacked up on each other. That was unnerving enough, but even more worrisome were
Read moreThe cure for too much winter is a trip to Weott’s Garden show today. This is an authentic small town experience with BEAUTIFUL plants, local grandmas wearing cute aprons, tiny kids entering their first bouquets, and lovely redwoods all around. I went early this morning to help enter Salmon Creek School’s kids’ offerings into the show. Every year I fall
Read moreGuest post from Ren Hollis from his Facebook page: My wonderful hometown community-run radio station is odd. Today, during the “Youth in Radio” show they mentioned that donations to the station of $215 would earn one a “215 special” including a special apron, turkey bag, memo book, sticky-hand hand-cleaner, brushes, scissors, rolling papers, and a THC potency tester. Humboldt is
Read more“If I were to get in a crash, I’d want it to be in Southern Humboldt because these guys are so helpful. They are some of the best,” says Diana Totten a former member of the Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Team about her previous group. She knows that it is hard for locals to keep giving to “all the non
Read moreThree very large military looking helicopters flew over Salmon Creek today about 3 pm. Any one have any ideas what they were doing? I’m pretty sure they flew over CR then south over Salmon Creek. Thoughts anyone?
Read moreOther local parks include Fort Humboldt, Grizzly Creek Redwoods, Russian Gulch, Standish-Hickey SRA. According to just released information in the Sacramento Bee, Benbow Lake State Park is just one of 70 state parks being closed this year because of budget cuts. The department said service reductions will begin over the summer and closures will begin in September. All parks on
Read moreMemorial for Joseph Eddy On the 30th of April, Joseph Patrick Eddy jumped ship and left his family and crew behind. We all miss him. His sons Rane, Oliver, Jorin and his daughter, Iris, will always keep his character, his sense of humor, and his punkiness alive. Maria Gale and Andrea Simons, his former partners, and his sister, Miranda Shepherd,
Read moreThis my fellow Humboldt Co. residents is a crayfish. It and at least one other fellow lives in a pond in Salmon Creek. I think they’re natives but I’m open to correction on that. This one was about 6 inches long not counting his whiskers.
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