Singer/songwriter and environmental activist, Darryl Cherney recalls his activism beginning around the age of 10 or 11. As an Earth Firster, Darryl 's activism continued with protecting a region of Humboldt County now known as the Headwaters Forest Reserve. Darryl will raise awareness Sunday, March 10th at the Arcata Playhouse in a benefit show to support the new David Nathan “Gypsy” Chain Memorial Scholarship fund. The scholarship was established to remember David, who was killed in 1998 while

44 Hours. That's how long 8-year-old Leia Carrico and her 5-year-old sister Caroline, were missing in the forests of southern Humboldt. The story of the missing sisters gripped the region, and soon spread around the country. The North Coast Journal's Thad Greenson and Jennifer Fumiko Cahill spoke with the KHSU Magazine about their cover story on the massive search to find the girls and happy ending of their rescue Sunday morning. The full story, including photos by Mark McKenna and Alexandra

Malia Matsumoto from SCRAP Humboldt speaks about the 6th annual Rebel Craft Rumble taking place on March 30, 2019 at the Arcata Playhouse. Rebel Craft Rumble is an Iron Chef style event that emphasizes creative reuse of items that might otherwise find themselves in the traditional waste stream. It is a wild and zany event, the proceeds of which support SCRAP Humboldt’s education programs, particularly their education programs for the SCRAP Summer and Day camps, along with it’s K – 12 programs in

Another Siskiyou County dispatch. Activities at the Forks of Salmon elementary school are always bustling... this latest visit to the rural community school was no different. Teacher Jarred Lincoln and representatives from the Mid Klamath Watershed Council and the Karuk Tribe continue their collaborations, fostering a well-rounded place-based education.

"The Harbor District kind of blindsided everyone on Friday afternoon, announcing a special meeting on Monday at which they were going to eneter into a lease with a Norwegian company, Nordic Aquafarms for the pulp mill site," says North Coast Journal news editor Thad Greenson in an interview with the KHSU Magazine. Greenson, with assistant editor Kimberley Wear, sifted through what they could find out about the project, the company and spoke with stakeholders after the meeting. Questions abound,

Arcata diners would be forgiven for trepidation when they saw a yellow Alcohol Beverage Control change of ownership poster up in the window of Folie Douce last month. The restaurant has been part of the high end dining scene in Arcata for more than 20 years. Fans of the artichoke cheesecake and rocquefort filet mignon need not worry, but there are many new flavors on the menu under new owner Reda Salhi. In the latest Table Talk by North Coast Journal editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, she spoke with

Some get started for the honey - others for the pollination potential. Home beekeepers have a number of reasons for starting the hobby, but as they grow into full-fledged apiarists, they may find their interests change and deepen. Home beekeepers learn about the lives of their hives, the meditative experience of watching their bees at work and how they can keep their hives thriving. Beekeepers Dick LaForge and Jeannine Kaprielian are two of the four beekleepers who teach the Practical Beekeeping

Doctoral candidate, Annita Lucchesi joined Danielle Orr in studio for the KHSU Magazine to talk about her work locally and the Sovereign Bodies Institute. Lucchesi graduated with a BA in Geography from UC Berkeley in 2012 and received her MA in American Studies from Washington State University in 2016, bringing her to research interests in Indigenous and critical cartography, Indigenous feminisms, postcolonial geographies and Indigenous research methodologies. Annita maintains one of the largest

The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast Our mission is, "to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever", according to their website. Newly appointed executive director, Florence Parks, phoned in to The KHSU Magazine to talk about the importance and impact of mentoring youth and the overwhelming need for 'bigs' - mentors who are paired with 'littles'. Parks also talks

"It was fun...it's still fun," says Libby Maynard, about how the Ink People has continued for 40 years. The arts organization supports much of the infrastructure of the local arts scene, living out it's motto, "weaving the arts into the fabric of our community." Maynard is the director and co-founder of the Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka's official arts organization. The group started in 1979 when a group of Humboldt State art students realized they would need to work collectively to