Humboldt Baykeeper's volunteers, along with the New Directions team, cleaned up western Eureka's marshland. Organizer John Shelter told KHUM that eight or nine homeless people had volunteered to help clean. [Photo: Humboldt Baykeeper]

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Posted in the window of Arcata's Jogg'n Shoppe.

Also 'right on'-worthy:

This morning Terri Vroman-Little, one of three runners involved in last year's hit-and-run on Old Arcata Road, put on her Boston hat, laced up and went for her first run in seven months.

[Photo via Six Rivers Running Club's Facebook page.]

Not quite sure what Chinn's winning, but it sure looks fancy! Can you help figure out what she won, why she won it, and the significance of it? 

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Don't forget to make no adjustments to your clock. This is also a good time to make no changes to the batteries in your smoke detectors. 

Good news for outdoor enthusiasts: the county is working to acquire the McKay Tract, a large forest behind Eureka. It's not a done deal, but things are looking good. If successful, it could double the size of land managed by the Humboldt County Public Works Department, and create a tremendous new destination for recreation and outdoor activities in Eureka’s backyard. 

The county says it will be solicit public input in April. How can the McKay park learn from the mistakes and successes of the Arcata Community Forest?

Proposed ideas:

• A timber-harvest element that would pay for the management [think Arcata Community Forest] 
• Hiking, biking, and equestrian trails
• Carbon [sequestration] markets
• Conservation easement

[More details, photos, and maps below the jump]

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