The break in the case came as police were headed up to the forest to look for the suspect. En route, Officer Evan Beechel spotted someone driving at Seventh and Union streets who resembled the person in the trail cam photos.
Arcata forest harvest equipment vandalized
Ahearn said APD has “good suspect information.” A photo of the suspect has been obtained, and may be released in the course of the investigation.
City sued over Arcata Ridge Trail routing
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – A group of residents who live near Fickle Hill Road are suing the City of Arcata over the planned route of the Arcata Ridge Trail. The plaintiffs allege that the planned installation of the trail near their “Spring Complex” well could put their water supply at risk.…
Arcata Community Forest harvest runs through August
City of Arcata press release Arcata, CA, August 2, 2019 – The City of Arcata’s Environmental Services Department announced that the City’s timber harvest operations will take place in the Arcata Community Forest during the month of August. For safety purposes, Community Forest visitors are encouraged to comply with all trail closures and diversion signs…
Volunteers turn out in force to build up forest trails – Trail Summit is Saturday
TRAIL TOIL About 35 volunteers turned out Saturday to help maintain trails in the Arcata Community Forest from 14th Street to Redwood Park. Tasks included back filling newly built steps with quarry rock base, armoring the upper trail where it emerges on the field with quarry base, armoring the trail at the toe of the field…
Arcata Community Forest gains 49-acre Forsyth Tract
City of Arcata press release THE CITY OF ARCATA EXPANDS THE ARCATA COMMUNITY FOREST BY 49 ACRES Arcata, CA, April 19, 2019 – The City of Arcata Environmental Services Department is pleased to announce that the City recently closed escrow on a long sought after 49-acre expansion of the Arcata Community Forest. The acquisition was…
Forest news: International Day of Forests, a Saturday volunteer workday and Andre is honored
City of Arcata ARCATA – Arcata’s Environmental Services Department invites the community to celebrate the International Day of Forests on Thursday, March 21. Forests are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land, and the International Day of Forests is an annual event declared by the United Nations to help raise global awareness and celebrate the vital…
Letter to the Editor: Give the gift of carbon sequestration
Offset your carbon footprint, help Arcata’s forests Travel is a part of many of our lives as is turning our lights on or washing our clothes. Going to exotic places, hiking the mountains, visiting family and friends in far-flung places or simply going to work. The Arcata Forest Fund was established at the Humboldt Area…
Arcata Police Log: Traffic-wandering ways avenged by the Hula Hoop of Justice
• Wednesday, November 15 12:10 a.m. The Arcata City Council convened in a thrift store parking lot on H Street to… oh wait, that was an actual dumpster fire. • Thursday, November 16 11:41 a.m. A car on Chester Lane has been repeatedly attracting eggs of the hurled variety in recent weeks, the ceaseless albumen…
Arcata Ridge Trail segment closed for about three weeks
ARCATA RIDGE TRAIL CLOSING TEMPORARILY A privately-owned section of the Arcata Ridge Trail will be closed beginning Saturday, Sept. 1 for about three weeks. The property owner, Northcoast Timberlands is conducting a timber harvest in the vicinity and the trail will be used for log hauling. Recreational users should use the North Fork Janes Loop (east…