North Coast CNPS

Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Indigenous Land Return and Stewardship

Wiyot and other indigenous peoples' efforts to reclaim ancestral lands and habitats can result in the preservation of both eco-cultural traditions and botanical diversity. Adam Canter, Natural Resource Director for the Wiyot Tribe, will discuss Wiyot ethnobotany, plant uses, and the decline of coastal prairie and scrub habitat in the absence of cultural fire and the expansion of settler-colonial development around the Wigi (Humboldt Bay), the lower Wiya't (Eel River), and the lower Baduawa't (Mad River).

View on Zoom or gather in person at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Rd., Arcata. Refreshments at 7:00, program at 7:30.

Thanks to everyone who supported our Fall Plant Sale as well as our after sale with discounted plant prices. We are currently busily working on growing new plants at our nursery at Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka for our upcoming spring sale which will be May 6th & May 7th, 2023. At this time, we are going to stop on site sales until further notice. Check the plant sales section for updates.

Managing Forests to Blunt the Force of the Anthropocene

Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 pm

During his 36 years in the City of Arcata Dept. of Environmental Services forester Mark Andre led the management and expansion of the Arcata Community Forest. From his wide forestry experience he can talk about how forests work and how we can manage them to help maintain biodiversity and ameliorate impacts from drought and climate change.

Register on Zoom to join from home, or gather at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Rd., Arcata, with masks; refreshments at 7:00, program at 7:30 p.m.

2022 California State Parks Volunteer Work Days

All Humboldt County events are from 9 am to 12 pm, except for events at Sinkyone Wilderness State Park and Humboldt Lagoons State Park, which are from 10am-1pm. Volunteers receive one free day use pass to Sue-meg State Park.

Dates:
• Jan. 8 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration
• Feb. 12 – Little River State Beach Beachgrass Removal
• Feb. 26 – Humboldt Lagoons State Park Azalea Restoration (10am-1pm)
• Mar. 5 – Sinkyone Wilderness State Park Prairie Restoration (10am-1pm)
• Mar. 12 – Sue-meg State Park Habitat Restoration
• Mar. 26 – Humboldt Lagoons State Park Azalea Restoration (10am-1pm)
• Apr. 2 - Sinkyone Wilderness State Park Prairie Restoration (10am-1pm)
• Apr. 9 – Trinidad State Beach Earth Day (9am-1pm)
• May 14 – Sue-meg State Park Habitat Restoration
• Jun. 11 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration
• Jul. 9 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration
• July 23 - Sinkyone Wilderness State Park Tansy Ragwort Removal (10am-1pm)
• Aug.13 – Sue-meg State Park Habitat Restoration
• Aug. 27 - Humboldt Lagoons State Park Azalea Restoration (10am-1pm)
• Sep. 10 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration
• Oct. 8 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration
• Nov.12 – Sue-meg State Park Habitat Restoration
• Dec. 10 – Trinidad State Beach Habitat Restoration

Meeting Locations:
• Humboldt Lagoons State Park - Meet at the Stagecoach Azalea trailhead off Kane Road/Big
Lagoon Ranch Road. Kane Road is near Mile Marker 112 on HWY 101.
• Little River State Beach- Meet at the unpaved parking lot off the Crannell Exit from HWY 101.
Head west to the beach and it is the first parking lot on your left. It is adjacent to the
southbound HWY 101 southbound entrance.
• Sue-meg State Park - Ask entrance station attendant for that days’ work site.
• Sinkyone Wilderness State Park- Meet at the trailhead for Jones Beach. Please carpool if
possible- parking is very limited.
• Trinidad State Beach - Meet at the corner of Anderson Lane and Stagecoach Road.

DEL NORTE COUNTY

Del Norte County Volunteer Events
at Tolowa Dunes State Park are from 12pm - 4pm.
Dates:
• Jan. 16 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Feb. 20 – Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Mar. 20 – Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Apr. 17 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• May 15 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Jun. 19 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Jul. 17 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Aug. 21 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Sep. 18 – Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Oct. 16 – Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Nov. 20 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
• Dec. 18 - Tolowa Dunes State Park Beachgrass Removal – Big Dune
Meeting Location:
• Tolowa Dunes State Park- Meet at the Lake Earl Wildlife Information Center located at 2591
Old Mill Road in Crescent City.

Silvery Phacelia, Rare Coastal Dune Beauty of Del Norte County

Date

Feb 9, 2022 Wednesday
7:30pm

Location

Online Event via Zoom

Fee

Free

How to Attend this Webinar

To watch this presentation via Zoom, you must register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on joining the program. You do not need a Zoom account to register for or attend this presentation.

Register here: https://cnps-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtf-upqj8vHNIzolGC66OqfMe9EPe-1RsO

Description

Silvery Phacelia (Phacelia argentea) exists only in the dunes of Tolowa Dunes State Park and Lake Earl Wildlife Area near Crescent City. Naturalist Sandra Jerabek, Director for the Tolowa Dunes Stewards, and Katrina Henderson, California State Parks, will share the secrets of this charismatic plant, and feature the heroic, ongoing efforts of volunteers to protect its scenic dune habitat and adjacent estuary.

Possibly in-person as well as Zoom.

Evening Programs are free, public presentations on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. During covid restrictions and for non-local speakers programs will be held via Zoom, at 7:30 p.m.