Friends of the Dunes In response to the State of California and CDC guidelines that protect against the spread of Covid-19, we have cancelled or postponed all events until the end of May, including a postponement of the Get Outside Gear Sale previously scheduled for April 11. We are no longer accepting donations for the…
Planner: No harm in dunes work
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union MANILA – The county’s Planning Director has responded to complaints about the Friends of the Dunes (FOD) invasive grass removal and restoration work in Manila, saying that loss of foredune and wetland impacts are not occurring on the group’s property. Planning Director John Ford updated the group’s permitting status at…
Eco-Briefs Aug. 15, 2018
BIOBLITZ Join the Northcoast Regional Land Trust and Friends of the Dunes to restore biodiversity at Freshwater Farms Reserve, followed by a smartphone-powered BioBlitz on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. A BioBlitz is an intensive one-day study of biodiversity in a specific location; in this case, participants will collect citizen science data…
Annual Business Leadership Awards dinner set for Feb. 24 at Arcata Community Center
Joellen Clark-Peterson Arcata Chamber of Commerce ARCATA – Arcata’s personality is defined by its number of colorful, local businesses. From grocery stores to the movies, restaurants and manufacturers, Arcata businesses are dedicated to the community and making sure it thrives. It’s not easy being geographically isolated, and now that we’re feeling the stress of our…
Eco-briefs for Oct. 18, 2017
RAMBLE IN THE REDWOODS The North Group Sierra Club invites the public to a hike on Del Norte Redwood State Park’s Last Chance Coastal Trail Saturday, Oct. 21. Carpools meet at 9 a.m. at Ray’s Valley West Shopping Center in Arcata or at 10:30 a.m. at the Damnation Creek trailhead (3.3 miles north of Wilson…
Humboldt State plover research a multi-prolonged effort
Paul Mann Mad River Union ARCATA — Veteran Humboldt State University Wildlife Professor Mark Colwell and his graduate students partner with multiple agencies in monitoring nesting snowy plovers along the Northern California Coastline. Anchored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in concert with the Ecological Services Program of the Arcata Fish and Wildlife…
Uri Driscoll: Climate Ready dune project is failing
In June 2015, a local nonprofit, Friends of the Dunes, was awarded a $249,000 grant by the Coastal Conservancy to study the changes taking place on our coastal dunes from Moonstone Beach to Centerville. The project is meant to measure areas of different vegetation types and sediment deposits. This may help us to better understand…
Wine & cigar boxes by the sea
Local artists’ whimsical works auctioned to benefit Friends of the Dunes Friends of the Dunes MANILA – Local artists have transformed old wooden cigar boxes into small treasure chests. These boxes will be in a silent auction at Wine By The Sea at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 3 to…
Sand Sculpture Festival in Manila Saturday
SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL The 20th Annual Sand Sculpture Festival take place this Saturday, July 25 at the Manila Dunes Recreation Area. Registration for sculptors starts at 8 a.m., with judging at 1 p.m. The best time for spectators is noon to 3 p.m. There will be shuttle service to the community center from the Manila…
Dune dissident Driscoll named new executive director of FOOD
Optima Copperplate Mad River Union SAMOA PENINSULA, APRIL 1 – From atop the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, Uri Driscoll is smiling and feeling proud as he looks out over the peninsula and admires the changes he has made since taking the helm at Friends of the Dunes. Before him, stretching from the highway to the…
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