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Government and Community Services
- Alternative
Transportation & Recreational Association
(http://www.humboldt.edu/~nvk2/index.shtml)
- This is the place to find everything from bus schedules to the text
of the Humboldt County trails plan. Check out their "Resource Library."
- Arcata, California,
City Hall Web Page (http://www.cityofarcata.org/index.php)
- View the General Plan and Municipal Code and check out the Community
Forest and the Arcata Marsh.
- City of Eureka
(http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov)
- Under City Departments, City Clerk, Redevelopment, and Community
Development have the
most information. The Municipal Code is here as is a map of ward
boundaries. See also Youreka.org
(http://youreka.org).
- Civil Liberties Monitoring Project
(http://www.civilliberties.org)
- This group deals with government activities and civil liberties in Humboldt
County. Also check the "Newsletter" for stories on the Round Valley
Indian Reservation.
- HumGuide
(http://www.humguide.com)
- A very comprehensive list of local web sites; see also Humboldt County Convention and
Visitors Bureau (http://www.redwoodvisitor.org) and Your Guide to Adventure
(http://yourguidetoadventure.com), published by the Tri-City
Weekly.
- HSU Analytic
Studies (http://www.humboldt.edu/~anstud/index.shtml)
- This is a great site for locating factual and statistical information
about the University and its students, faculty, and programs.
- Humboldt
Community Information Network
(http://northcoast.com/~durbin/nonproft.htm)
- "HCIN is a not-for-profit volunteer effort to mount regional
community resources information on the web." Last updated August 2002.
- Humboldt Community
Switchboard (http://www.theswitchboard.org)
- This site offers a searchable "comprehensive database of information
on resources available in Humboldt County."
- Humboldt County Association of
Governments (http://www.hcaog.net)
- Fulltext of regional plans and studies are here.
- Humboldt County Services and
Departments (http://www.co.humboldt.ca.us)
- See also Prosperity: The North Coast
Strategy (http://www.northcoastprosperity.com) and The Headwaters Fund
(http://www.theheadwatersfund.org).
- Humboldt Economic Index
(http://www.humboldt.edu/~indexhum)
- This is an excellent site for monthly economic information beginning in January 1994 when the site was called Index to Economic Activity for Humboldt County. See also their project reports.
- North Coast Meeting
Facility Directory (http://www.humboldt.edu/~meeting)
- This is a searchable directory of community meeting facilities, with
pictures.
- Redwood Coast Energy
Authority (http://www.redwoodenergy.org)
- "RCEA was formed in 2003 as a Joint Powers Association, representing
seven municipalities... to develop and implement sustainable energy
initiatives that reduce energy demand, increase energy efficiency, and
advance the use of clean, efficient and renewable resources available in
the region."
- Redwood Region Economic Development
Commission (http://www.rredc.com)
- RREDC "is a collaboration of Humboldt County communities dedicated to
the ongoing implementation of the comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy, Prosperity!"
- Redwood Technology Consortium
(http://www.redwoodtech.org)
- RTC "is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized to serve as
the primary information and educational resource on issues related to the
technology industry on California's North Coast."
Local History
- AAUW
History Exhibits
(http://humboldt1.com/~bbn/aauw/Main_Wo_Hist.html)
- Since 1990 the AAUW has been honoring women who have made a significant
contribution in the history of the county; the site includes the
documentation of the annual awards. (Last updated 4-27-96)
- American
Memory from the Library of Congress
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem)
- Try a search for "Humboldt California".
- Blackberry Bramble Network
(http://humboldt1.com/~bbn/)
- This group created an early database of Humboldt County natural and
social history. (Last updated 10-12-98)
- California
Genealogy (http://www.cagenweb.com)
- Many links here for genealogists and local historians. Information
varies by county; Humboldt County includes Redwood Genealogical Society.
- California
Historical Society (http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org)
- Under Publications there are both author and subject indexes to the
journal California History; many entries under Humboldt County.
- Clarke Historical Museum
(http://www.clarkemuseum.org)
- The Humboldt County History section includes brief information about
Lumber, Gold Rush, Farming, etc.
- Cultural Landscapes
(http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/cultland.htm)
- This bibliography of print sources and websites was prepared for a
workshop on Jan. 3, 2003, at the Humboldt County Library.
- Del Norte County Historical
Society (http://www.delnortehistory.org)
- This site includes descriptions of the collections and the full text
of the first issue of their Bulletin.
- Eureka Heritage Society
(http://www.eurekaheritage.org)
- "Current Events" includes slide shows of previous Home Tours.
- Ferndale Museum
(http://www.ferndale-museum.org)
- The genealogy section has useful history links.
- Fortuna's History
(http://www.sunnyfortuna.com/history)
- Much here on both Fortuna and Rohnerville, including excerpts of
publications by Susie Van Kirk.
- Historical Sites Society of Arcata (http://www.arcatahistory.org)
- The architectural information is particularly rich, including walking tours.
- Humboldt County
Historical Society (http://www.humboldthistory.org)
- Includes a very useful description of their collections as well as County sources for genealogical information. The Humboldt Historian is now indexed in the California Information File II, with more than 400 articles included from 1990 to the present.
- Humboldt County Office of
Education (http://internet.humboldt.k12.ca.us)
- Check the Photo Galleries for historic school pictures.
- Humboldt-Del
Norte County Medical Society
(http://www.humboldt1.com/~medsoc)
- Follow the link to Local History for profiles of prominent doctors, including Harold W. Comfort, Ernest M. Fine, Ted Loring, and Richard R. Ricklefs.
- Mattole Valley Historical
Society (http://www.mattolehistory.org)
- This growing site includes Mattole Chronology and Walking Tour of
Petrolia.
- Native American
Studies Resources on the Web
(http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/nas.htm)
- The Northwestern California and HSU sections are particularly
relevant.
- Sandspit
(http://www.sandspitbooks.com)
- Learn about Harry Roberts, read parts of the book, and enjoy the photo
gallery.
- Searching for "Place" in the Humboldt
Room, HSU Library
(http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/place.htm)
- This is a guide to major works on Humboldt County history.
- Siskiyou
County Library Homepage
(http://www.snowcrest.net/siskiyoulibrary/index.html)
- There are several local history links on this site, including
newspapers and the Siskiyou Pioneer Index.
- Special
Collections Web Resources
(http://www.rbms.nd.edu/links)
- Many useful resources for archivists, scholars and librarians working
with special collections.
- Timber
Heritage Association (http://www.timberheritage.org)
- Logging history, photographs, and plans for a museum are features of
this site.
- Trinidad History
(http://trinidadbay.net/history.html)
- J. Scott Shannon compiled this photographic history. See also his
history of otters at otters.net.
Natural Resources - Agencies
- Arcata Fish and Wildlife
Office (http://arcata.fws.gov)
- Many of their reports are available here.
- BLM, Arcata Field Office
(www.ca.blm.gov/arcata)
- Good links for Headwaters Forest, King Range, Samoa Dunes, and South
Spit.
- Bureau of Reclamation,
Klamath Basin Area Office (http://www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao)
- News releases, reports, environmental assessments, and more.
- California Coast
& Ocean (http://www.scc.ca.gov/Publications/pubs.htm)
- Examples of articles from this California Coastal Conservancy magazine
include "What's at Stake in the Klamath Basin (Autumn 2004) and
"Downstream from the Clearcut" (Spring 2004).
- California Cooperative Fishery
Research Unit (http://www.humboldt.edu/~cuca)
- Read the annual report and check their lists of theses and
publications, all under "Products."
- CERES: The California Environmental
Resources Evaluation System (http://ceres.ca.gov)
- Search by geographic area for a bioregion, county or watershed
approach.
- EPA Region 9
(http://www.epa.gov/region09)
- Much of interest here from environmental education to fulltext of
local river TMDLs to the Indian Program Newsletter.
- Humboldt Bay Harbor,
Recreation and Conservation District
(http://www.humboldtbay.org)
- Select "Port of Humboldt Bay" to get the Harbor Revitalization Plan
documents, "Humboldt Bay Atlas" to explore the Bay via GIS, and "Weather
Service" for local weather.
- KRIS
(http://www.krisweb.com)
- "The Klamath Resource Information System, KRIS, is designed to capture
watershed data relevant to fisheries and water quality so that it can be
shared quickly and easily among agencies, private land owners, and
citizens." Klamath and Trinity Rivers are included. Most items in the
Kris Web Bibliography are linked to fulltext of the documents.
- Natural Resource Projects
Inventory (http://www.ice.ucdavis.edu/nrpi)
- Search this database from UC Davis by county to get a list and
description of local projects.
- NatureBIB: Bibliography of
Natural Resources in National Park Service Sites
(http://www.nature.nps.gov/nrbib)
- Public access to this bibliography is still in development.
- North Coast
Regional Water Quality Control Board
(http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/)
- Information related to Pacific Lumber Company from the NCRWQCB: check
"available documents."
- Pacific Fishery Management
Council (http://www.pcouncil.org)
- Agendas, minutes, decisions and reports are all online.
- Pacific Salmon Archive
(http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/salmon.htm)
- HSU is a depository for material on West Coast Steelhead, Coho, and
Chinook.
- Redwood National and State Parks
(http://www.nps.gov/redw)
- Explore the "inDEPTH" as well as the "History & Culture" buttons.
- Redwood Sciences Laboratory
(http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/rsl)
- Many of the titles in the complete list of publications are online.
- Schatz Energy Research
Center (http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc)
- It's all here from history to published works.
- Six Rivers National
Forest (http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers)
- Check under "Publications" for watershed analyses, etc. See also Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National
Forests.
- Southern Oregon Digital Archives
(http://soda.sou.edu)
- SODA includes fulltext of many U.S., state, and local documents in three
collections: Southern Oregon History; Bioregion (i.e., Klamath-Siskiyou); and First
Nations/Tribal Collection (including Karuk, Hupa, Yurok, Tolowa, Wiyot).
- Yreka Fish and Wildlife
Office (http://www.fws.gov/yreka)
- Many fulltext documents are included in these categories:
Forest Resources and Ecosystem Restoration (including KRBF Task Force and KFMC). Also check
the Related Links under "Contact."
Natural Resources - Organizations
- American Rivers: Restore. Protect.
Enjoy. (http://www.amrivers.org)
- Search for Klamath on this site for articles and reports: 74 found on
3-12-07.
- Buckeye Conservancy
(http://www.buckeyeconservancy.org)
- Read articles and reports from this organization devoted to family
stewardship of natural resources.
- Eel
River Restoration
(http://www.covelo.net/eel_river/eelriver_restoration.shtml)
- This site also has links to Friends of the Eel River and the history
and tribes of the Round Valley area.
- Environmental Protection
Information Center (http://www.wildcalifornia.org)
- EPIC has gathered and organized a very extensive collection of
information about environmental issues in Northwestern California.
Expect to find the latest breaking news here.
- Friends of the Trinity River
(http://www.fotr.org)
- Be sure to check out the Trinity Division history as well as the
current issues.
- Institute for
Forest and Watershed Management
(http://web.archive.org/web/20050403155628/http://www.humboldt.edu/~ifwm/index.shtml)
- Find out about this institute, formerly the Forest Science Project, by
reading its mission and goals and some
of the Technical Notes and Reports it has produced, even though it is "currently in inactive status".
- Klamath Basin Tribal
Water Quality Work Group (http://www.klamathwaterquality.com)
- A tribal perspective on the Klamath River.
- Klamath Basin
Water Crisis
(http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org)
- The "website of the irrigators and their community."
- Klamath Restoration
Council (http://www.klamathrestoration.org)
- There are many useful links on this new site.
- Klamath-Salmon Natural
History Library (http://klamathsalmonlibrary.org)
- This is an exciting new "portal for information about natural and
cultural resources in the Klamath River basin."
- Marine Wildlife Care
Center (http://www.humboldt.edu/~mwcc)
- This site provides an historical archive of information related to the
oil spills of 1997 and 1999.
- Mattole Restoration Council
(http://www.mattole.org)
- This site concentrates on the Mattole River watershed.
- North Coast Chapter CNPS
(http://northcoastcnps.org)
- Select "Databases" to search the various plant inventories.
- One Basin - Coming Together in the Klamath Basin
(http://www.onebasin.org)
- In addition to fulltext documents, check the Events calendar and Headlines.
- Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's
Associations (http://www.pcffa.org)
- PCFFA "embodies the working family fisherman" and maintains a very
active website on issues of interest to its constituents.
- Pacific Forest Trust
(http://www.pacificforest.org)
- "The Pacific Forest Trust works to enhance, restore and preserve the
private productive forestlands of the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on
California, Oregon and Washington." Projects in Humboldt County include
Howe Creek Ranch and Fred van Eck properties.
- Pacific Lumber Company
(http://www.palco.com)
- This company site includes quite a bit of history as well as
information about current issues.
- River Scene
(http://web.archive.org/web/20060323235422/http://www.riverscene.com/)
- "This site is dedicated to the gravel operators in Humboldt County
who have spent an enormous amount of time, energy and money compiling a
database of information regarding instream gravel mining on the Mad and
Eel Rivers in Humboldt County, California." Be sure to check out the
documents in the Library.
- Salmon River Restoration
Council (http://www.srrc.org)
- Text and pictures about the Salmon River in Klamath National Forest.
See also the Mid Klamath Watershed
Council website (http://www.mkwc.org).
- Save-the-Redwoods
League (http://www.savetheredwoods.org)
- This site includes an annotated bibliography of biological information
on the coast redwood (1955-1997) by Deborah L. Rogers as well as current
management plans. See also Coastal
Redwoods
(http://www.askmar.com/Redwoods/Redwood.html)
for James Snyder's 1992 MA Thesis (San Jose State University) and 5 talks
given in Humboldt County in 1965 by UC Berkeley faculty.
- Siskiyou Regional Education
Project (http://www.siskiyou.org)
- A good place to find current information on the Klamath-Siskiyou
bioregion.
- Trees Foundation
(http://www.treesfoundation.org)
- This site is useful for the extensive list of affiliates as well as
its newsletter.
Send comments and suggestions about this page to: Joan Berman;
Last Updated: January 6, 2010
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