Food for People Holding Emergency Food Drive

By Iridian Casarez on December 20, 2022 at 3:12PM

UPDATE: Nearly a Dozen Injuries Reported from Quake Reported, Two Medical Emergency Deaths

By Thadeus Greenson on December 20, 2022 at 1:32PM

Earthquake Shakes Humboldt

By Thadeus Greenson on December 20, 2022 at 3:16AM

A preliminary magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck about 7.5 miles west of Ferndale at 2:34 a.m. today, according to the United States Geological Society. No tsunami threat is expected, according to the National Weather Service.

NWS Citizen Science Network Needs Your Help

By Kimberly Wear on December 19, 2022 at 10:52AM

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Saving Salmon: Chinook Return to California’s Far North — With a Lot of Human Help

By Alastair Bland/CalMatters on December 19, 2022 at 9:03AM

“We probably won’t be able to maintain winter-run Chinook on the valley floor forever,” said Matt Johnson, a senior environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Matt Johnson of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife measures four winter-run Chinook salmon as part of a trial to estimate the species’ production and survival.

Arcata Seats City's First All-Woman Council

By Kimberly Wear on December 18, 2022 at 11:58AM

Tribes Decry Klamath Water Proposal

By Thadeus Greenson on December 16, 2022 at 2:51PM

Historic drought conditions in California and southern Oregon have caused poor water quality on the river and several fish kills, despite upriver irrigation diversion curtailments. But the tribes say mounting political pressure on the Bureau of Reclamation to fill Upper Klamath Lake has spurred the proposal to reduce river flows by 40 percent.

Mentor Condor 746 Being Moved Due to Bird Flu Concerns

By Kimberly Wear on December 13, 2022 at 1:48PM

But the spread of avian flu — which has high mortality rates — has shortened his stay, according to a recent announcement from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program, which described No. 746 as “a shining social and behavioral example and tutor for the young condors in our new population.” “Recently, cases of dead birds testing positive for H5N1 within our local region have sharply increased,” the NCCRP note states.

Study: Paid Family Leave in California Keeps Women in Jobs

By Grace Gedye/CalMatters on December 12, 2022 at 11:31AM

Women with spouses who had health issues saw the largest benefit. While all women were working at the outset, after their spouses had surgery or were hospitalized, roughly 10 percent of women left their jobs. 

Commercial Crab Season Delayed

By Kimberly Wear on December 8, 2022 at 2:59PM