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Happy Trails episodes:

11.19.2019
Final Happy Trails
This morning was a bitter-sweet moment as guest gathered live in the KHUM studio for one last Happy Trails Episode. Emily Sinkhorn, my longest running co-host was also joined by Carol Vander Meer, Bruce Silvey, and Roger James. We talked...
11.12.2019
Volunteer Trail Stewards - More Opportunities
This morning Stevie Luther and I spoke with Rees Hughes about current and future opportunities with the Volunteer Trail Steward program. For 10 years now Volunteer Trail Stewards have made it possible for the county and municipalities to expand our...
11.05.2019
Little River Trail Collaboration
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Ben Morehead of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust and Jen Buck of Cal Trans about their collaborative work with the RCAA to get this one mile of trail linking the Hammond Trail...
10.30.2019
Great Redwood Trail - The Next Phase
I had the pleasure of talking to Bruce Silvy, board member of the Humboldt Trails Council about how things are proceeding with closure of the NCRA and rail banking the rail corridor between Eureka and Willits. These are necessary steps...
10.22.2019
David Loya on Trail Funding
This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Arcata Community Development Director, David Loya about changes to CEQA and a new VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) standard being adopted in 2020. This could positivity effect trail development locally.
10.15.2019
Bigfoot Improvements
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Dennis Houghton, Bigfoot Trail Alliance Volunteer Coordinator about this 300+ mile trail through some of the most beautiful wilderness in northern California. Over the summer some big improvements were made so...
10.01.2019
Redway Community Walk
This morning my co-host Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Terri Klemetson, Redwoods Rural Health Center Facilities Manager about the Redway Community Walk and Observation that will take place tomrrow (Wednesday). Lack of sidewalks and walkways make it very difficult...
09.24.2019
Active Transportation & County Climate Action Plan
This morning Colin Fisk and I talked with Connor McGuigan about Humboldt Counties Climate Action Planning and how active transportation and trails are part of a way of Humboldt County reducing it's CO2 emissions now and into the future.
09.17.2019
County Trails Update with Hank Seemann
This morning Carol Vandermeer and I spoke with Hank Seemann, Deputy Director of Humboldt County Public Works about trail projects the county is working on. We talked extensively about the Humboldt Bay Trail, it's time table, and how it is...
09.10.2019
QBP Woman's Bike Mechanic Training
This morning Natalie Arroyo and I spoke with Sage Saatdjian, bike mechanic extraordinaire about their experience with QBP Woman's Bike Mechanic Training and how meaningful it was. Sage is the co-owner of Moon Cycles in Arcata.
09.03.2019
Mad River Enduro This Weekend
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Steve Pearl, the Mad River Enduro Race Director and Redwood Coast Association board member about this weekend's Mad River Enduro in Blue Lake. The event sold out in 4 hours to racers....
08.27.2019
Accommodations for People with Disabilities
This morning Colin Fisk and I spoke with Brian Pike and Juliannah Harris for Tri-County Independent Living about clear paths and accommodations for People with Disabilities. We also talked about the upcoming Disability and Senior Resource Expo coming up on...
07.30.2019
Mendo Maidens
Today Emily and I spoke with the Mendo Maidens about their organization and bike groups around the Mendocino area.
07.23.2019
McKinleyville Gateway Work
This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Mary Burke on the Mckinleyville Trails Coalition and Vice President of the McKinleyville Community Services District. We looked at the "Gateway Project" which looks at the corridor between the northbound 101 offramp...
07.16.2019
South Side Trail
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Julie Clark, Park Ranger at the Headwaters Forest. A new trail will be having it's grand opening this Saturday from 10am till 2pm. This is the "South Side Trail." To get...
07.09.2019
Emily Updates Us
This morning Emily Sinkhorn updated us on Safe Routes To School progress in Arcata, The Humboldt Bay Trail, The Eureka Waterfront Trail, and the Humboldt Bay Trail Fund which is now up over $300,000.00 for maintenance and upkeep.
06.25.2019
Street Story
This morning Colin Fisk and I spoke with Kate Beck, the Program Lead at Street Story in Berkley. This is an interactive website that is gathering information on areas that have had accidents and near misses to help both regular...
06.18.2019
Fortuna Trail Update
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Fortuna City Manager, Merritt Perry about some of the trail project happening in and around the friendly city.
06.11.2019
Pacific Crest Trail Association
This morning Michael Kauffamnn and I spoke with Ian Nelson of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. The PCTA is in charge of managing this trail that goes from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. More info on this amazing...
06.04.2019
Safe Routes to School with Jenny Weiss
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Jenny Weiss, Humboldt County Safe Routes to School Task Force Coordinator and Projects Coordinator at RCAA.
05.21.2019
Bay To Zoo Trail
The City of Eureka is planning for a new trail that connects the Sequoia Park Zoo with Tydd Street, in an effort to create better paths for non-motorized means of transportation. This morning Carole Vander Meer and I spoke with Eureka's...
05.14.2019
Bike Month, Annie & Mary, Trails Summit Recap & More
This morning I spoke with Emily Sinkhorn about many things. We talked a lot about Bike Month, which is going on now. A lot more info and a calendar of events can be found at humboldtbikemonth.org. Annie & Mary Trail...
05.07.2019
Bigfoot Trail Opportunities This Summer
This morning I spoke with Happy Trails Co-Host, Michael Kauffmann about several opportunities folks will have this summer to help and and restore trails along the 300+ mile long Bigfoot Trail. More info at bigfoottrail.org. We started off our conversation...
04.30.2019
Bike Month Humboldt & Trails Summit
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Mark Mueller about Bike Month Humboldt and the Humboldt Bike Challenge. There are loads of events to participate in at bikemonthhumboldt.org. Also this Saturday from 9:30am till 12:30pm it's the Humboldt Trails...
04.23.2019
Bike/Bus Communing
This morning Colin Fiske and I spoke with Oona Smith, Senior Planner at HCAOG about her regular commute between Arcata and Eureka. She bikes from her home in Arcata and then takes advantage of the bike lockers Humboldt Transit in...
04.16.2019
NCRA, Friends of the Eel & Alternatives to Toxics Settle
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Stephanie Tidwell, Executive Director of Friends of the Eel, about the final approval of the Settlement agreement with NCRA and Friends of the Eel and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics. This...
04.09.2019
Jaime Rangel and the Bike & Health Fair
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Jaime and Areli Cupp about the upcoming Bike & Health Fair on Sunday at Fortuna Fireman's Pavilion in Rohner Park from 1:30 - 4:30pm. Jaime grew up in LA. Now in...
04.02.2019
Siskiyou Mountain Club with Gabe Howe
This morning it was my pleasure to talk with Gabe Howe of the Siskiyou Mountain Club. They deal with maintaining and leading tours of about 300 miles of trails in South West Oregon and North West California. I spoke with...
03.26.2019
A Chat with Supervisor Mike Wilson
This morning our newest Happy Trails Co-Host, Colin Fiske and I spoke with Humboldt County Supervisor, Mike Wilson about his thoughts on personal transportation, public transportation, the future of public transportation and our local trails.
03.19.2019
Stacy Becker on Trail Stewards
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Stacy Becker about the value of Trail Stewards for our local trail system. Stacy was involved from the very beginning of the trail stewards program and had a lot to share...
03.12.2019
New Trail In Humboldt
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Sean Swanson with the River Life Foundation about a new trail that a big labor of love got made in the Fortuna Area called the Dennis Wendt Memorial Trail.
03.05.2019
Ryan Henson, CalWild and the Land Conservation Bill
This morning Michael Kauffmann and I spoke with Ryan Henson of CalWild all the work they do in wilderness preservation. Ryan was part one of the people instrumental in helping to craft a Land Conservation Bill that passed both the...
02.26.2019
Humboldt Youth Represented at the Youth Bike Summit
Today we talked with a group of local youth representatives who traveled to New York to attend the Youth Bike Summit. Today they talked about their experience and their thoughts on biking and future of trails here in Humboldt County.
02.19.2019
NCRA Proceeding with Mandate for the Great Redwood Trail
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Caryl Hart who is on the board of the NCRA (North Coast Railroad Authority). Caryl is a recent appointee to the board who is tasked with aiding in the transition to...
02.12.2019
Mad Scramble
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Ingrid Kosek of Friends of the Annie & Mary Rail Trail. We spoke about their big fundraiser happening this weekend in Blue Lake called the Mad Scramble. This is a Cyclecross event...
02.05.2019
Orleans, Marble Mtns, Trinities and Siskiyou's
This morning Michael Kauffmann and I spoke with Chris Valle-Riestra, a dedicated steward and volunteer for the Six Rivers National Forest were he manages man trails.
01.29.2019
Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Julie Neander, City of Arcata Deputy Director of Environmental Services as we talked about the Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project. To that end the City of Arcata invites community input on...
01.15.2019
Walk & Bike Mendocino Update
This morning Carole Vander Meer and I spoke with Neil Davis, director of Walk & Bike Mendocino. Like Humboldt County, they too were awarded funds from Active Transportation funds for this year to work projects. Willits and Ukiah both have...
01.08.2019
Coming Soon: Humboldt Bay Trail, South!
The first Happy Trails Show of 2019 was filled with Very Exciting News! Over the holiday break, the state announced the staff recommendations for projects to be funded by Active Transportation Funds. The souther portion of the Humboldt Bay Trail,...
12.18.2018
A Talk with Julie Clark
This morning, Carole Vander Meer and I talk with Julie Clark , Ranger at the Headwaters Reserve about the trail through the Headwaters that interprets the history of the Town of Falk. She will be at Booklegger to sign copies...
12.11.2018
Walkability of Willow Creek
Today Emily Sinkhorn and I speak with Kathleen Sonn of Mountain Community and Culture about getting Measure Z funds to help improve walkability and safety of Willow Creek.
12.04.2018
Great Winter Hikes in Humboldt And Del Norte
This morning Michael Kauffmann and I talked about some wonderful hikes to be had here locally during the rainy season. Our region is considered a Temperate Rainforest with the largest amount of biomass on the planet. Our area also supports...
11.27.2018
Strawberry Rock and Litter River Trails
This morning Roger James and I spoke with Ben Morehead, the Executive Director of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. They have been working diligently with Green Dimond to purchase the land to create the Strawberry Rock Redwood Forest Trail. Their...
11.20.2018
The Trail Stewards Coordinator's Coordinator
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with Monica Bueno. The newly installed coordinator of all the volunteer trail steward coordinators. Lately there has been an explosion of trail development with the newly completed Eureka Waterfront Trail, the first...
11.13.2018
Blood Road
This morning, my co-host, Emily Sinkhorn and had bunch of folks in the studio this morning to help promote an upcoming screening of the film "Blood Road," November 29th at the Arcata Theater Lounge to benefit Humboldt Composite High School...
11.06.2018
The Art and Science of Sustainable Trail Building
This morning Roger James and I spoke with Dennis Houghton, trail advocate and formerly with the City of Arcata. He will be giving a talk on The Art and Science of Sustainable Trail Building at about 6:30pm on Thursday, November...
10.30.2018
Save The Redwoods League
This morning Michael Kauffmann and I spoke with Deborah Zeirten from Save The Redwoods League. The organization is one of the oldest conservation groups in the country and this year is celebrating its centennial. Deborah is in charge of education,...
10.23.2018
Steven Madrone Talks Trails
This morning Carol Vander Meer and I spoke with 5th District Supervisor Elect, Steven Madrone. He has a long history of trail work dating back to the 80s with Annie and Mary, rail banking and the Hammond Trail. We got...
10.16.2018
Fall Hikes
This morning Carol Vandermeer and I talked with Rees Hughs, trail advocate and author of "Hiking Humboldt, Volume 2." We looked at some of the choice spots in Humboldt County that are great for a Fall Hike.
10.09.2018
Measure I and Prop 6
This morning Emily Sinkhorn and I spoke with Brian Gerving, City of Eureka Public Works Director about Eureka's Measure "I", which would add 1/4 of a cent to the sales tax for the next 20 years. The money could only...

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Happy Trails episodes:

Final Happy Trails

Volunteer Trail Stewards - More Opportunities

Little River Trail Collaboration

Great Redwood Trail - The Next Phase

David Loya on Trail Funding

Bigfoot Improvements

Redway Community Walk

Active Transportation & County Climate Action Plan

County Trails Update with Hank Seemann

QBP Woman's Bike Mechanic Training

Mad River Enduro This Weekend

Accommodations for People with Disabilities

Mendo Maidens

McKinleyville Gateway Work

South Side Trail

Emily Updates Us

Street Story

Fortuna Trail Update

Pacific Crest Trail Association

Safe Routes to School with Jenny Weiss

Bay To Zoo Trail

Bike Month, Annie & Mary, Trails Summit Recap & More

Bigfoot Trail Opportunities This Summer

Bike Month Humboldt & Trails Summit

Bike/Bus Communing

NCRA, Friends of the Eel & Alternatives to Toxics Settle

Jaime Rangel and the Bike & Health Fair

Siskiyou Mountain Club with Gabe Howe

A Chat with Supervisor Mike Wilson

Stacy Becker on Trail Stewards

New Trail In Humboldt

Ryan Henson, CalWild and the Land Conservation Bill

Humboldt Youth Represented at the Youth Bike Summit

NCRA Proceeding with Mandate for the Great Redwood Trail

Mad Scramble

Orleans, Marble Mtns, Trinities and Siskiyou's

Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project

Walk & Bike Mendocino Update

Coming Soon: Humboldt Bay Trail, South!

A Talk with Julie Clark

Walkability of Willow Creek

Great Winter Hikes in Humboldt And Del Norte

Strawberry Rock and Litter River Trails

The Trail Stewards Coordinator's Coordinator

Blood Road

The Art and Science of Sustainable Trail Building

Save The Redwoods League

Steven Madrone Talks Trails

Fall Hikes

Measure I and Prop 6