Sue Leskiw Special to the Union HUMBOLDT – “Sometimes you pick the bird, and sometimes the bird picks you,” philosophizes Teale Fristoe, founder of Nothing Sacred, a small board game company in Oakland. In this instance, the bird that appeared in Teale’s binoculars last September happened to be only the third of its species ever…
Sign up now for Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival
Godwit Days ARCATA – Online registration is now open at godwitdays.org for the 24th Annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, to be held April 19 to 21 at the Arcata Community Center. Pre- and post-festival events extend the core dates from April 17 to 23. Godwit Days is excited to again offer two featured…
Two top birds of 2017 honored
Sue Leskiw Special to the Union ARCATA – “Great birds can come at the most unexpected times,” opined Tony Kurz. “I had just a few things to do in the office [he works for California State Parks], then started thinking that I hadn’t birded the Ferndale Bottoms in a while, and felt the itch to get…
Eco-Briefs for Sept. 13, 2017
Plans for Arcata’s Wastewater Treatment David Couch presents a free public lecture about “New Plans for Arcata’s Wastewater Treatment” Friday, Sept. 15, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center. Couch is the wastewater operations supervisor for the City of Arcata and a founding member of Friends of the Arcata Marsh, where he…