Press release from the Arcata Fire District:

On Monday, July 29 at 3:24 A.M., the Arcata Fire District was alerted to a residential structure fire on the 3000 block of Alliance Road.

The first of Arcata Fire’s engines arrived on scene to find a manufactured home on McCallum Circle fully involved with heavy fire showing out of the two front-facing windows.

Dispatch had noted a possible victim trapped inside the building, however the single resident arrived home while fireground actions were taking place. The two remaining Arcata Fire engines arrived to finish the extinguishment of the building, and no occupants were found inside.

Firefighters encountered many obstacles in the home due to an accumulation of possessions which made entry to the residence challenging.

The cause of the fire is suspected to be a space heater that was left on and unattended. Arcata Fire would like to extend our gratitude to mutual aid partners Blue Lake Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire and Westhaven Fire who all assisted with overhaul.

Arcata Fire would like to remind residents not to leave space heaters on and unattended.

Press release from the Northern California Community Blood Bank follows. Here’s their website, with all sorts of donation information and how-to’s.

The Northern California Community Blood Bank is urgently asking for blood donations from the community, especially from individuals with type O positive blood. The blood bank is currently experiencing a critical shortage of type O positive blood. This shortage is putting local lives at risk, and the Blood Bank needs the community’s help to address this problem.

The Northern California Community Blood Bank provides blood to hospitals and medical facilities throughout the region. Without a sufficient supply of type O positive blood, patients who require transfusions may not receive the care they need. This is why it is so important for individuals with type O positive blood to come forward and donate blood.

If you have type O positive blood and are able to donate, please consider doing so as soon as possible. The blood bank is asking for type O positive donors to visit our Welcome Center or one of our many mobile drives and encourage their friends and family with type O positive blood to do the same. The process of donating blood is safe and straightforward, and your type O positive donation can make a significant difference in someone’s life.

Thank you for considering donating type O positive blood to the Northern California Community Blood Bank. Your generosity can help save lives and make a difference in our community.

Over the years, licensed therapist Sarah Soroken has heard from her patients again and again about what a miserable experience it can be to find a mental health provider who actually takes their insurance. But one patient stands out.

Soroken said she was working at Kaiser’s Vallejo Medical Center in 2022 when a college-aged woman was admitted to the hospital’s emergency room after she attempted suicide.The patient, Soroken said, gave up and tried to take her own life after she called a list of 50 mental-health providers who were listed as taking Kaiser’s insurance plan, but none would see her, or they didn’t actually take her insurance.

“This patient now has the traumas of a suicide attempt and having been harmed by our health care system to add to their treatment needs,” Soroken told the Senate Health Committee earlier this month.

Soroken, who no longer works for Kaiser, testified in support of Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Assembly Bill 236. The legislation from the Pasadena Democrat would give state regulators authority to fine insurers if their lists of in-network doctors, hospitals, mental health workers, labs and imaging centers aren’t up-to-date and accurate.

The bill tackling what are disparagingly called “ghost networks” has so far passed the Assembly and the Senate Health Committees with only Republicans in opposition, and despite the lobbying powerhouses representing California doctors and insurers fighting the bill every step of the way. Doctors and insurers blame each other for problems in the directories, but they argue the bill is unnecessary, burdensome on them and that laws on the books already address the problem.

Combined, the groups have given at least $4.7 million to California legislators since 2015, according to the Digital Democracy database.

State health agency cites huge costs

Along with opposition from influential lobbyists for doctors and insurers, the measure also received a lukewarm response from the state agency that would enforce the bill if it becomes law.

As the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom sought to address a $30 billion budget deficit this year, the Department of Managed Health Care estimated that the bill would cost $12 million to bring on “additional staff.” According to the bill’s analysis, the new employees are needed to develop regulations, forms and to monitor “provider directory accuracy.”

The estimate of $12 million is the equivalent of 80 employees each making $150,000 a year – figures that could alarm Newsom’s budget team and the lawmakers who dole out cash to state agencies on the Senate Appropriations Committee, where the bill will be considered in the coming weeks.

The department didn’t respond to CalMatters’ request to explain its estimate. In a one-paragraph emailed statement, Kevin Durawa, a department spokesperson, said the estimate may be out of date since the bill was recently amended.

“The department is reviewing the amendments to the bill and how they may impact the fiscal estimate,” Durawa said.

Ken Cooley, a former Democratic Assembly member from Sacramento County who sat on the Assembly Insurance Committee, said he wouldn’t be surprised that the department analyzed the bill “with a vengeance” to possibly overestimate the costs.“If they don’t like it, if they think it’s the wrong priority, whatever it is, they would be remiss if they didn’t try to lay out every argument,” he said.

But Cooley said solving the problem of inaccurate provider lists is worth fighting for.

“I’m not familiar with the specific bill, but I certainly understand what it means to be a consumer of health care,” he said. “And having accurate lists is actually pretty damn vital to the wellbeing of people.”

Why ‘ghost networks’ are a problem

Holden, the bill’s author, didn’t respond to multiple interview requests. He told the Senate Health Committee that a law on the books since 2015 requires insurers to maintain accurate directories of providers in their networks, but they haven’t been doing it, leading to “rampant directory inaccuracies.”

His office told legislators that recent studies found that some smaller health plans have inaccuracy rates as high as 80%, and some major plans have inaccurate information for 20% to 38% of providers.

Holden’s bill would require an insurer’s provider directory to be at least 60% accurate by this time next year and 95% accurate by July 1, 2028. The insurers would face fines up to $10,000 for every 1,000 enrolled customers each year if they didn’t hit the benchmarks. Kaiser, for instance, says it provides care to 9.4 million Californians.

The bill also says patients who mistakenly use an out-of-network doctor due to inaccurate information from provider lists cannot be charged out-of-network rates.

Doctors and insurers oppose the bill

At the Senate Health Committee earlier this month, the insurers weren’t thrilled with the proposal. They blamed doctors for the inaccuracies in their provider lists.

“The accuracy of each individual provider directory is reliant upon practitioners and medical groups maintaining accurate records,” Jedd Hampton, a lobbyist for the California Association of Health Plans, told the committee.

A bill pending in the California Legislature would require that insurers provide their customers accurate lists of health-care providers for doctor referrals in their networks, including hospitals. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

The California Medical Association, representing the state’s physicians, argues that insurers – not doctors – are the ones responsible for maintaining their directories and ensuring they’re up-to-date. Doctors fear that if insurers are fined, the costs could be passed to them. They’re also concerned about losing out-of-network payments due to inaccurate lists provided by insurers.

The group’s lobbyist, Brandon Marchy, said those requirements would absolve health plans “of their requirement to maintain accurate directories … by paying not what an out-of-network rate would be.”

Soroken, the therapist who saw the suicidal Kaiser patient, said that Californians pay their insurers and health care providers well. They deserve to have accurate, up-to-date lists of those who’ll take their insurance, she said, especially when they’re at their most vulnerable.

“We would be negligent if we didn’t do everything in our power to ensure patients get the health care they need … and are legally entitled to,” she said.

Kaiser hasn’t taken position on the bill, and a spokesperson declined to address Soroken’s testimony about her suicidal patient.

The Oakland-based health care giant is already under scrutiny because of patient complaints about delays in obtaining mental health care. Last year, it agreed to pay a $200 million settlement to resolve a state investigation into its behavioral health system. In 2022, about 2,000 of its mental health workers went on strike over high caseloads and what they described as unreasonable working conditions.

“We at Kaiser Permanente are working hard to ensure that we are meeting the mental health care needs of our members and our communities,” Kaiser spokesperson Kerri Leedy said in an email. “Over the past several years, we have increased our staffing and facilities to help meet the growing need.”

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Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’ transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program had doubled over the past two years. His comments echoed those of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who called the numbers “exciting.”

They both pointed to new data showing that enrollment in the free program for 4-year-olds had gone from 75,000 two years ago to 151,000 last year — a significant recovery after steep declines during the pandemic.

But while the overall numbers are up, the percentage of eligible 4-year-olds enrolled in TK actually fell. As the TK age cut-off widens, the number of eligible children has more than doubled — but the percentage of students who are enrolled dropped between 4 to 7 percentage points between the 2021-22 and 2023-24 school years, depending on how the number of eligible children is calculated.

CalMatters used two approaches to estimate the percent of eligible TK students enrolled: using kindergarten enrollment the same year as a proxy and using general population projections from the Department of Finance. Both approaches show the same trend.

Department of Education spokesperson Elizabeth Sanders said the department uses a method from the Finance Department to calculate the percentage of eligible students in TK but did not provide specifics.

“The trends we see in the percentages of eligible students whose families are enrolling in TK mirror the trends described by (CalMatters’) data set,” she said. “As we expand the number of students and families eligible, we expect the percentage of families who choose to participate to hover around 70% and to increase following full implementation.”

Sanders pointed to the growing number of children attending TK as a hopeful sign for the program, which is intended to boost academic achievement and social skills and prepare students for the rigors of elementary school.

“The fact that we have doubled the number of individual students participating in the program during these implementation years makes us very proud,” Sanders said.

TK advocates said the increased numbers alone are worth celebrating, and they expect the percentage to inch upward over time.

“This is great, this is what we want to see. It shows that schools are building back trust,” said Patricia Lozano, executive director of Early Edge California, which advocates for early childhood education. “TK is a great option for families, but it’s good for kids, too. Kids need to be around other kids.”

Transitional kindergarten was never meant to be an exclusive early childhood service for families; it’s intended to be one option among several the state offers, Lozano said. So any increase in participation is reason for hope.

Transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds

The state created transitional kindergarten in 2010, but it was limited mostly to larger districts and was open only to children whose birthdays fell between September and December. In 2021, Newsom expanded it so all 4-year-olds could eventually participate. Rolling out gradually, the eligibility window widens by a few months every year. In 2025-26, all 4-year-olds will be eligible and all districts except charters will be required to offer it.

Research has shown that TK and preschool have many benefits for children, including higher rates of graduation and employment, less criminal activity later in life and overall better health, while parents benefit economically from an extra year of free care for their children.

Transitional kindergarten is meant to be like preschool, a low-key environment where children spend most of their day playing and learning social skills. Typically, children learn to take turns and make friends, express themselves and regulate their emotions, count to 10 and recognize simple words, and learn fine motor skills such as holding a pencil. Unlike preschool, TK teachers are required to have credentials and, by 2025-26, extra units in early childhood education.

Michelle Galindo, a parent in Chula Vista Unified south of San Diego, said she was hesitant at first to send her son Roberto to TK. She’d heard reports of crying children and inexperienced teachers, and 4-year-olds seemed too young for school.

But she happened to know the teacher and trusted her. Her son thrived in the program, gaining independence, making friends and learning.

“He’s so much more confident. He asks a lot of questions, is more responsible,” Galindo said. “When he got to kindergarten last year, he actually thought it was too easy. The teacher said he was a full year ahead. I’m really glad we sent him to TK.”

Wealthier districts slow to open transitional kindergarten

There are a few theories explaining the stagnant percentage of TK enrollment. One is that not all districts are offering it yet. Districts known as “basic aid” districts have been slow to open TK programs, and some aren’t offering it at all. Basic aid districts are typically wealthy districts that opt out of state funding because they collect more money through local property taxes. Because of that, they can’t get state funding to operate TK classes.

Marin County is home to several basic aid districts that have lagged in opening TK programs. Larkspur-Corte Madera School District isn’t offering TK at all, saying it can’t afford to without state help. Ross Elementary doesn’t offer TK, either. The result is that Marin has one of the lowest TK enrollment rates in California, even though the county has pockets of low-income families who would benefit from the free service.

“Everyone thinks TK is a good idea, but for basic aid districts, it’s an unfunded mandate,” said Marin County Superintendent of Schools John A. Carroll. “It’s taken a while, but we’re getting there. Most have now gotten on board.”

San Francisco Unified also has one of the state’s lowest TK enrollments, with more than four times as many kindergartners as TK students. Statewide, there were 2.4 kindergartners for every TK student last year. San Francisco’s low numbers are partly due to the extensive preschool program the district already offers. They’re also due in part to a steady decline in the number of children living in San Francisco, as parents leave for less expensive locales, said district spokeswoman Laura Dudnick.

Facilities have also been an obstacle for school districts. Districts must find space for new TK classrooms, which in fast-growing parts of the state has been difficult. Proposition 2, a $10 billion bond on the November ballot, would provide funding for schools to build and expand TK classrooms.

Preschool vs. transitional kindergarten

Another hurdle to TK enrollment is preschool. In addition to private preschools and federally funded Head Start programs, California offers free preschool to low-income families. Some parents said they prefer to keep their children in preschool because it’s convenient or they like the program.

Roslyn Broadnax, a parent in South Los Angeles, said she distrusts the state’s push for TK, fearing that TK will siphon resources from state-funded preschools, which in many cases are long-established, trusted parts of communities.

“The existing preschool system has served low-income kids, kids of color very well,” said Broadnax, who works for Cadre-LA, a nonprofit that advocates for parents in South Los Angeles. “If there’s little difference between preschool and TK, why should a parent move their child to TK? It doesn’t make a lot of sense.”

A new report from UC Berkeley found that the TK expansion has had a damaging effect on state preschools and Head Start, as parents move their children out of those programs. Although the overall number of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in early childhood education programs has increased slightly, Head Start centers in California have lost 43,000 preschoolers, while state preschools have lost 9,000 4-year-olds since the TK expansion. The result has been shuttered classrooms, a scarcity of teachers and uncertain futures in what researchers called “pre-K deserts.”

“The real question is, are more families accessing pre-kindergarten overall? We can’t find evidence that they are,” said Bruce Fuller, an education professor at UC Berkeley and an author of the study. “To say that the TK enrollment has doubled relative to a year in which many preschool classrooms were closed (due to COVID) is disingenuous.”

Another hitch is that during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most preschools closed, California guaranteed funding for them through 2025. Now, the state is paying for half-empty preschools across California and preschools have no incentive to recruit more families, according to the report.

The whole early education system in California is overly complex and confusing for parents, Fuller and his team said. They recommend a streamlined, consolidated system that delivers high-quality, play-based programs that are distributed equitably throughout the state.

Not enough qualified teachers

Staffing has been a challenge since the beginning of TK. While most school districts have been able to hire enough credentialed teachers, they’ve struggled to hire classroom assistants and teachers who have the extra credits in early childhood education that will be required by 2025-26. Schools reported a 12% vacancy rate for TK teaching assistants at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, according to a recent report by the Learning Policy Institute.

Ericka Hill, a parent in Los Angeles, said her son was in a mixed kindergarten-TK classroom, with a substitute teacher for half the year. The substitute had little experience in early childhood education and gave the children worksheets to take home every night.

“I don’t think a 4-year-old should be sitting down at a desk. It needs to be age appropriate,” Hill said. “He was resistant to doing the work. It was difficult for all of us.”

San Diego, Los Angeles, Sonoma, Orange and Ventura counties have some of the highest rates of TK enrollment, thanks in part to extensive outreach to parents. Bus advertisements, billboards, online ads, and flyers at day care centers and preschools all helped bring in new families.

Garden Grove Unified, a mostly low-income district in northern Orange County, expanded its TK program so quickly, in fact, that it incurred hefty fines from the state for allegedly enrolling students who didn’t yet qualify and not meeting student-teacher ratios that the state set later. The district is fighting the penalties, but meanwhile nearly every child who’s eligible for TK is enrolled.

“We knew that our families would want to enroll as soon as possible,” said district spokesperson Abby Broyles. “We launched a marketing campaign to get the word out. … Our families have been thrilled with the high-quality TK they’ve received.”

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It is with profound sadness that the family of Constantino Romero announces his sudden and unexpected passing on June 12, 2024. Tino was 54 years old. He was a cherished son, husband, grandfather, brother, mentor, friend, and a beloved member of the community. Tino was preceded in death by his mother, Judith and father, Apolonio.

He is survived by his loving wife, Debbie Romero; by his stepchildren: Brittany Cornacchia (Nathan) and Blaine Dudley; his grandchildren: Ke’Andre, Brooklyn, Katarina, and Brynlee; by his brother, Steve Romero (Catherine), by his sisters: Coya Romero, Sarah Wotherspoon, and Julie Schaefer (Jim) as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and close friends. Tino lived much of his life in Eureka, where so many wonderful memories were made, memories that will be treasured by his family and friends for the rest of their lives.

Born May 7, 1970 in Eureka, Tino was welcomed into a loving family that included two sisters and a brother. As the youngest of four children, he was cherished and nurtured by his entire family. These early years instilled in Tino a deep sense of love, kindness, and generosity, that he carried with him throughout his life. Tino grew up and spent many years filled with adventures roaming the marsh lands of Bay Street with the Mock family children, which was a daily routine during the summers. His teenage years included numerous camping, hiking, and fishing adventures with family and friends. Tino had an illustrious football career, which garnered many awards and recognition. After two seasons with the Corsairs in 1988-1989, Tino, a defensive lineman, was a two-time, First Team All-Golden Valley Conference selection, and a two-time unanimous First Team All-State selection. In 1989, Tino was selected as the GVC’s Defensive Player of the Year. In 1990, he accepted an athletic scholarship to Washington State University, starting as a defensive tackle for the Cougars. Tino finished his football-playing career at Southern Oregon University in 1993. After football, Tino found his real passion in life: coaching. In 1999, Tino joined the College of the Redwoods Athletic Program serving as the linebacker coach, which eventually led him to becoming an assistant coach and then head football coach.

Tino considered CR his family; and during his 25 years with the College of the Redwoods. He not only coached football, Tino was also a good friend and mentor to thousands of student athletes. Although he held strong to his coaching values, he would become the Athletics Coordinator, where he could extend his coaching skills through all sports.

On August 1, 2009, Tino married the love of his life, Debbie. Little did he know that same week he not only became a husband, but a soon-to-be grandfather. Tino found out days later his first grandchild, Ke’Andre, would be on the way that following year. Helping raise his grandson was one of his greatest joys in life. Tino and Debbie built a life together with all the dreams and plans that come with a marriage. They spent summers camping with their children and four grandchildren, where Tino found immense joy in entertaining them with thrilling bigfoot hunts and stories under the stars, but also shared his immense love for barbecuing and smoking delicious steaks. These bonding moments of fun created treasured memories for his family, reflecting his playful spirit and deep love for his grandchildren. Notwithstanding his love for his wife, the time Tino spent with his grandchildren was the pinnacle of his existence. The future was so bright when they were together.

A Celebration of Life will be held at College of the Redwoods at a date to be determined. Tino will be inducted into the CR Hall of Fame on October 24, 2024.

A College of the Redwoods Scholarship in Tino’s name will be created through CR’s Foundation. If you would like to donate to this scholarship, please contact College of the Redwoods Foundation at marty-coelho@redwoods.edu or call (707) 476-4325.

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The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Tino Romero’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here.

“Some say there is nothing finer on this dark earth than an army of horses, or an army of men, or an army of ships. But I say that your lover is the most beautiful sight of all.”

— Sappho

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After announcing a few weeks back, with the confidence born of writing nearly 500 of these weekly rants (this is #499), that the Greek poet Sappho wasn’t gay, I had my doubts and delved deeper. Well okay, it isn’t like we know she didn’t have a thing for the sistahs back on the island of Lesbos some 2600 years ago. In the only complete poem we have of hers, Ode to Aphrodite, she writes of her galpal who’s about to marry a man “equal to a god.” Sappho is already missing “the sweetness of your speech … if I gaze, my voice does not obey … sweat trickles, I tremble and shake and I am pale, paler than grass. I feel as though death is near.”

My heart beats a little faster just reading this! Sappho’s reputation as a poet was well established in ancient Greece; when the Alexandrians assembled their list of the top Nine Lyric Poets she was included, while her name was added to the Nine Greek Muses of antiquity, becoming the Tenth Muse. Just as Homer was sometimes simply referred to as The Poet, Sappho was given the sobriquet The Poetess.

Incidentally, while others described her as “violet-hair, pure and honey-smiling,” she says of herself that she was short, dark and unattractive. (Sounds like false modesty.)

There’s another female poet of old whom I’ve been reading up on lately, dubbed “the Shakespeare of Sumerian literature.” Enheduanna, who lived about 1700 years before Sappho, was the daughter of King Sargon of Akkad. She has the singular distinction of being the first author to sign their text. She also — perhaps for the first time — described her process of writing: “The moon goddess comes at night and inspires my creativity,” she said. Archeologists only “discovered” Enheduanna — or at least linked 37 previously-found baked-clay tablets with an inscribed “Disk of Enheduanna” and several seals — in the last few decades. Since then, she’s become a model for feminism, although there’s some evidence that, in her role as high priestess, she was used by her father, who was in the process of creating a great empire by unifying south and central Mesopotamia. We have three hymns by Enheduanna, all dedicated to the goddess Inanna.

Other ancient woman writers include Korinna of Boeotia, notorious for beating the Greek poet Pindar in poetry competitions five times; Nossis of Locri (just 12 of her epigrams survive); Theophila, compared to Sappho, but nothing of hers survives. And barely a handful more, unfortunately, a paltry collection compared to the surviving works of male authors. Whether there were other great female poets of old, but whose work disappeared or was destroyed, at this point it’s fair to say that we’ll never know.

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Local documentarian Ray Olson is back to teach us more about the unique history behind some of Humboldt County’s lesser-known landmarks.

In today’s episode of “Humboldt Outdoors,” Olson takes us to Bridgeville, where he is joined by local history buff Jerry Rohde and local columnist Barry Evans for a tour of the unincorporated community and the historic concrete bridges that surround it.

Long before Bridgeville became Bridgeville, it was inhabited by the Nongatl Tribe, whose descendants are a part of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria. “As far as we know, there wasn’t a village right here at Bridgeville [but] there are villages a couple of miles downstream and upstream from here,” Rhode explains. “The Van Duzen turns into a narrow gorge, and there are all sorts of small villages up there.”

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As one might guess, Bridgeville, originally known as “Bridgeport,” was named after a wooden bridge that was built across the Van Duzen River in the mid-1870s during the construction of Overland Road. At that time, the Humboldt Times dubbed Bridgeville one of the “liveliest towns” in the county.

“Between 1875 – or about that time when the road was completed here – and 1893, this was the main road in and out of Humboldt County,” Rhode continues. “So wagons [and] stagecoaches carrying large loads would come through here. … Bridgeville was an active place. They had a saloon, store, school, and hotel – all the basics that you needed for a small community.”

Check out the video above to learn more about Bridgeville’s history and for views of the bridges along the Van Duzen River. 

And if you’ve got bridges on the brain and are looking for something to do in mid-August that leans into the extraterrestrial, you’ll want to check out the Bridgeville Bridgefest. There, you can partake in the Flying Saucer toss (IFYKYK) as well as various other out-of-this-world and bridge-related activities.

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PREVIOUS HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS:

• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The Covered Bridges of Humboldt County
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: A Look at the Historic Ghost Town of Falk
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The Ruins of Humboldt County’s First Lighthouse
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Mysterious Wood Carvings in the Arcata Community Forest
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Cracks the Case on the Mysterious Arcata Community Forest Wood Carvings
• HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Venturing Inside the Loleta Tunnel
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Retracing Jack London’s 1911 Journey Through Humboldt County
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us on a Camping Trip to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes a Peek at the Timber Heritage Association’s Future Railroad Museum in Samoa
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Goes Back in Time to Teach Us About the History of Earth Day
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Traverses Jolly Giant Creek From Its Headwaters in the Arcata Community Forest to Humboldt Bay
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Meets the Group of Local Veterans Working to Restore the WWII-Era Ship Beached in Samoa
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson is Joined by Local Authors Barry Evans and Jerry Rohde for a Tour of the Historic Table Bluff Cemetary
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us Through the Lower Deck of Historic 1091
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Introduces Us to Humboldt’s Cutest Herd of Lawn Mowers
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us on the Second Leg of His Journey Along Jolly Giant Creek
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson Takes Us to the Ruins of the USS Milwaukee Shipwreck
• (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Check Out the Trillium Blooms Before They Disappear for the Season!