On A Boat! [Center Activities Edition]
Coastal Currents / Wednesday, Jan. 30
Center Activities at HSU is doing their best to give you something to do. Want to learn how to kiteboard? Never been sea kayaking? Need to rent a wetsuit for something? Today on Coastal Currents, Victoria Anweiler explains how.
Eureka Open Space & Parks and Rec
Happy Trails / Tuesday, Jan. 29
Cliff and Emily talk with Craig Benson of the Eureka Open Space & Parks and Recreation commission about trail plans through Eureka and open space issues.
Motherlode
Live at KHUM / Friday, Jan. 25
Motherlode is the gritty sound of a 10-piece funktrain. Inspired by 70's soundtrack funk, James Browns JB's, Afrobeat and more. This session, as you'll hear, sets two new KHUM records. One is 'Most Band Members Crammed In The Studio.' The other, we couldn't have predicted.
Mussel Malaise
Coastal Currents / Thursday, Jan. 24
The county suggests you avoid those Mussels, because you can get violently ill on the double.
Smith River 101 Improvement
Happy Trails / Tuesday, Jan. 22
Cliff and Emily talk with Rob Holmlund and Terry Supahan about the Smith River Rancheria project to improve 101 through Smith River for bikes/peds. The Rancheria got a TIGER Grant (large federal grant) last year and were only 3 communities awarded in CA and the only tribe/rancheria. They just held the first public meeting last week. We talked about the grant, the project goals, timeline, who is involved etc. GHD and Terry Supahan Consulting are assisting the Rancheria.
Humboldt Trails Council Update
Happy Trails / Tuesday, Jan. 15
Cliff and Emily talk with Tom Phillips of the Humboldt Trails Council about the Sunybrae Forest Trail project, upcoming projects and economic development data showing the monies that trails bring to committees. Also Emily talks about tonights vote at the Eureka City Council about moving forward with trails projects that monies have been allocated for.
Mad River Alliance
Coastal Currents / Wednesday, Jan. 9
Dave Feral (MRA) and Andrew Orahoske (EPIC) discuss some of the long-term challenges facing NoHum's main drinking-water source. Also, why are environmentalists asking us to power-use our tap water?
RTA Transit To Trails
Happy Trails / Tuesday, Jan. 8
Cliff and Emily talk with Greg Pratt of Humboldt Transit Authority about their new Sunday service, new routs, and their well used Transit to Trails program.
Geoengineering
Coastal Currents / Thursday, Jan. 3
Stanford's Dr. Ken Caldeira discusses our options if/when Earth is faced with a climate emergency.
01-02-13
The Ferndale Report / Thursday, Jan. 3
(This episode joined in progress due to our recording engineer being an idiot.) A settlement has been proposed in a lawsuit that resulted from Creamerygate; the Ferndale City Council reviews its purchasing procedures in light of Tractorgate; the fair's bank account is looking decently healthy; there's some sports news that I didn't really pay attention to.
Happy MPA Day
Coastal Currents / Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
After years of process, the Marine Protected Areas are finally in effect. Ocean Conservancy's Jen Savage comments.
Chris Rall & NCRA Update
Happy Trails / Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
Cliff and Emily talk with former Humboldter Chris Rall of Transportation For America about transportation options and land use patterns in California and Oregon and Portland vs Humboldt County. However the discussion first goes over the latest meeting of the North Coast Railroad Authority at which the full board adopted the recommendations of the Eureka - Arcata corridor subcommittee.
12-12-12
The Ferndale Report / Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
Ex Humboldt Creamery CEO leaves Texas penitentiary for a halfway house in the Tenderloin; as the date for the Lighted Tractor Parade nears, information comes to light that new sewer tractor was purchased improperly by the Victorian Village; surprise, the school wants some more money.
12-05-12
The Ferndale Report / Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
A debris torrent causes Francis Creek to flood; Stuart Titus emerges as victor in Ferndale's Mayor contest; Xmas tree gets a new lighter; high school football season comes to a somewhat unexpected end.
Absynth Quintet
Live at KHUM / Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
Alt-Roma-jazz afficionados return to KHUM to smash their own "guitar face" record. And play songs. They're at the Caspar Inn tonight and tomorrow, then at the Arcata Theater for New Years.
