Earth Day rally
There will be an Earth Day rally on Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka.
The rally is being sponsored by 350 Humboldt, a local organization focused on climate change, and other local environmental groups. The focus will be on supporting a nationwide effort to get President Biden’s climate plan funded. Participants are asked to bring signs in support of the plan and other climate friendly measures.
Park workday
Celebrate Earth Day with California State Parks’ Natural Resources staff, as well as representatives from the No Ivy League and EPIC, during an invasive plant removal volunteer workday on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Trinidad State Beach.
Everyone will meet at the corner of Anderson Lane and Stagecoach Road, and will get to work removing English ivy from the Sitka spruce forests. Pulling out invasive English ivy is a moderate activity and participants are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes and long pants for walking off trail, and to bring along a hat, work gloves and their own water. Extra gloves and tools will be available for volunteers. Work locations are less than a half-mile hike from the trailhead.
During the workday, there will be a chance to experience spring in full bloom with flowering native plants such as trillium, bleeding hearts and a rare plant-trailing black currant. Volunteers will receive a free EPIC T-shirt and sticker. For more information, contact Katrina at katrina.henderson@parks.ca.gov or 707-502-9256.
Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, a variety of activities are planned for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arcata Farmers Market at Arcata Plaza. 350 Humboldt, a local organization focused on climate change, and the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Climate Action Committee will be tabling at the Southwest quadrant of the plaza. Art supplies will be available for children and adults to make pictures of what they love about Earth. Postcards will be made available so adults can write to legislators in support of President Biden’s climate plan. There also will be information about people can do to reduce the worst consequences of climate change.
For Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day by helping to steward local public lands on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Shelter Cove.
Join Friends of the Lost Coast and Bureau of Land Management, King Range for a day of service, with projects taking place at Mal Coombs Park, Abalone Point and Black Sands Beach. Workday activities will include weeding of native plant gardens, removal of invasive species, spreading native seeds and more.
A free lunch is available for volunteers. Everyone will meet 10 a.m. at Mal Coombs Park to sign in and break into teams. Lunch and Earth Day merriment will conclude the day. For more information, email info@lostcoast.org.
Marsh tour
Friends of the Arcata Marsh is sponsoring a free tour of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday.
Everyone will meet leader Barbara Reisman at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on the plants and/or ecology of the marsh. Masks are optional inside the building. For more information, call 707-826-2359.
Tour the marsh
The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Everyone will meet leader Kathryn Wendel at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake). April is one of the best shorebird months of the year while the godwits, curlews, dowitchers, willets and other sandpipers are en route to their breeding grounds. The breeding season will also be in full swing for many terrestrial species, including warblers, hummingbirds and chickadees, so it’s a great time to observe behaviors such as territorial disputes between neighbors, mating and courtship activities, as well as nest building activities.
Bring binoculars and plan on walking about two miles. RSVP for this event via email to Ralph Bucher at thebook@reninet.com.
Wetlands workday
Join Redwood Region Audubon Society members on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. for a Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Workday in Eureka.
Volunteers will help create bird-friendly native habitat and restore a section of the bay trail by removing invasive plants and trash. The trail section is located behind the Bayshore Mall and volunteers will meet in the parking lot directly behind Walmart. Audubon will provide tools and packaged snacks; volunteers should bring their own water, gloves and face mask.
For more information, contact Jeremy Cashen at jeremy.cashen@yahoo.com or 214-605-7368.
Birding and biking
Join Redwood Region Audubon Society members for “Birding & Biking the Arcata Bottoms” on Sunday from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Those attending should bring their bikes and binoculars to join Cal Poly Humboldt ornithology lecturer Sean Mahoney in navigating the flat roads, frequently stopping to check out the grassland species that call the bottoms home, including blackbirds, egrets, herons and often raptors like kites and hawks. To sign up, email sean.mahoney@humboldt.edu.
Swedish pancakes
A Swedish pancake breakfast will be served Sunday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road in Eureka. The cost for breakfast is $8.
For bike commuters
The Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association will hold a dinner meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in the back room at Pachanga Mexican Restaurant, Fifth and S streets in Eureka.
Attendance is limited to those who are fully COVID-19 vaccinated and boosted. Much of the meeting will be devoted to discussion of events planned for Bike Month Humboldt 2022. Other agenda items will be set by attendees. For more information, contact Rick Knapp at info@humbike.org.
Punta Gorda hike
Dawn Goley, professor of zoology at Cal Poly Humboldt, and Friends of the Lost Coast will hos a hike to Punta Gorda in King Range National Conservation Area on May 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Attendees will observe the elephant seal colony and learn about marine mammals from a local expert. Everyone will meet at 11 a.m. at the Mattole Beach parking area, located at the end of Lighthouse Road in the Petrolia area. From there, people will caravan a short distance to Windy Point Road for the 1.8-mile steep downhill hike to Punta Gorda. A four-wheel-drive vehicle will be available to help shuttle those who need assistance. Space is limited on this hike and pre-registration is required. Participants are encouraged to bring water and a snack, dress in layers, and wear sturdy, and preferably waterproof, boots.
This hike is weather dependent and could be canceled in the event of rain, high creeks or strong winds. Social distancing will be observed during the hike and participants are encouraged to wear a mask during Goley’s presentation at Punta Gorda.
Email info@lostcoast.org to register or for more information, including carpool opportunities from Whitethorn.
