If you are interested in managing the front desk at Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center (AMIC); being a Roving Naturalist; or guiding weekly Saturday tours, thematic tours, or school groups, here is your opportunity to train with experts and practitioners. A four-day series of workshops on two consecutive weekends will get you out on the trails, […]
Friends of the Arcata Marsh will offer a special King Tide Tour at the Arcata Marsh. Meet leaders Elliott Dabill and Barbara Reisman on South I Street, in the first parking lot in from Samoa Boulevard (across from the “green wall”). Learn what makes the tides so much higher than normal; the increases expected as […]
Our monthly evening lecture series resumes with local sea-level-rise-expert and photographer Aldaron Laird. Meet in the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, or join by Zoom (access published in local newspapers).
7:00 pm at AMIC or Zoom Ken Burton Lecture
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The Pub at the Creamery (824 L St, Ste A, Arcata). Pints for Nonprofits Fundraiser for Godwit Days. $1 from every beer, cider, kombucha, or soda (not wine) sold will be donated to the nonprofit Godwit Days organization. Some festival trip leaders and Godwit Board members will rendezvous at 5 p.m.
April 3rd, Jerry Rohde Zoom link to Jerry Rohde lecture
Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13, Sequoia Conference Center (901 Myrtle Ave, Eureka). FOAM is a sponsor of the 2024 Humboldt Bay Symposium, which is convened every two years to provide the public an opportunity to hear directly from experts about the latest developments on a variety of timely topics related to Humboldt Bay including: scientific research, ecological restoration, […]
Arcata Community Center There’s still time to register for field trips and other events that are part of this year’s Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival (www.godwitdays.org). FOAM continues its long-time involvement in the festival with the following activities: · Opening Reception (organizer). FOAM volunteers will be serving drinks (and washing the glasses!) starting at 5 pm […]
Join Arcata’s Community Development Director David Loya to hear about City initiatives to address sea level rise planning. The presentation is part of the First Wednesday Lecture Series sponsored by Friends of the Arcata Marsh. His 1-hour talk will be held at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center starting at 7 p.m., followed by a Q&A […]
During this rain-or-shine, 90-minute tour, Elliott Dabill will concentrate on the native plant garden in front of the Interpretive Center, using a plant reference guide developed by AMIC staff Carmen and Neysa. The flowers are starting to bloom, so come revel in their beauty!
Meet Every Second Sunday at Marsh Interpretive Center Led by FOAM Board member and intrepid bicyclist Andy Feinstein. This 90-minute tour will focus on the “Three W’s of the Marsh”: wetlands, wildlife, and wastewater treatment. Andy plans to ride around the perimeter of the facility (not entering the Corp Yard), including the head works, treatment […]
June 5th, Janelle Chojnacki zoom link to Janelle Chojnacki lecture
Neysa will begin in the native plant garden, in front of the Interpretive Center, to discuss many of the herbs found there, then go for a walk in the Marsh to learn about native and non-native medicinal plants. Free of charge. All ages welcome No prior registration is required 569 South G Street, Arcata CA […]