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Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival

Community members gather to watch the mesmerizing flights of shorebirds dancing on the wind at the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. The natural habitat of the North Coast includes the Pacific Flyway. The Pacific Flyway spans the Pacific Coast

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Adventure in aquaponics

By | Charlotte Rutigliano On a warm Friday afternoon, student volunteers help trim eight different varieties of basil leaves for a study headed by undergraduate Fisheries Biology major Bryan Lester. Lester is studying which strain of basil grows the fastest

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Conserve the Birds

The North Coast of California happens to be one of richest areas in the country in terms of avian diversity, between some 300 and 350 species of birds can be found from just offshore, all the way to the first inland ridge-line. Humboldt Bay in particular is a vital stop for birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway which is a route used by millions of birds for migration to wintering and breeding grounds. The Bay’s coastal mudflats support some of the highest densities of shorebirds in California, housing 60% of all migrating Black Brant, 23% of all migrating and overwintering Western Sandpiper, 44% of all migrating and overwintering Dublin, and 3.5% of all Long Billed Curlews, just to name a few, but there are several other species of birds protected under the act that migrate to and through Humboldt County.

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Plunging into the Humboldt Bay

By Iridian Casarez Participants line up to plunge into the icy cold waters of the Humboldt Bay for the children’s Discovery Museum. The Discovery Museum in Eureka held its 16th annual Perilous Plunge fundraiser Saturday February 11. The Perilous Plunge

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