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New! SoHumAwareness Facebook Feed on Site

Now you can see the latest posts to our Facebook page right here on the website! In the near future I hope to have this app also bring in photos, videos, and comments. SoHumAwareness Facebook Feed This site is more … Continue reading

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Avoid Contact With Algae, Department of Health and Human Services Warns

Humboldt County Press Release: Officials with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are warning recreational users of all fresh water bodies to avoid contact with algae this summer and early fall. Low flows along several local … Continue reading

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Blue-Green Algae Blooms in Eel River and Big Lagoon

This is a Blue-green Algae warning: There have been recent blooms on the Eel River and Big Lagoon. Stay out of areas where it has formed. Children and pets are particularly at risk. (See information on the effects below in … Continue reading

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Wildfire Smoke Public Service Announcement

It’s official. The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality alert about the smoke in our area. Smoke from these fires is drifting into Northern California. The main fires generating the smoke Northern California is … Continue reading

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Warning! Blue-green Algae Possible in Local Bodies of Water

Press Release from Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Officials with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are warning recreational users of the South Fork Eel, Van Duzen, Klamath and Mattole rivers, Big … Continue reading

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Emergency planners ask for public’s help..

Survey to take pulse of county’s disaster preparedness Kaci Poor/The Times-Standard Posted: 05/29/2013 Humboldt County emergency officials are looking to the public to help better prepare for future natural disasters and clear the way for pre-disaster mitigation funding. County residents … Continue reading

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North Coast Cal Fire Gearing Up for a Dangerous Year

reprinted with permission from KymKemp.com “We are monitoring conditions and preparing for a very active summer,” explained Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jeremy Monroe. He says that his agency samples different vegetation components and the results are worrisome. “We’ve been seeing … Continue reading

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