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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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”: […]

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 […]

Join FOAM docent Elliott Dabill at the gravel parking lot on I Street (across from the green wall) to view and learn about King Tides.

Join FOAM docent Lynn Jones at the Interpretive Center to learn about and practice keeping a Nature Journal. Bring a portable chair, a journal, and writing/drawing tools. Rain cancels.

Join FOAM docents Paul Johnson, Ren Bunshin, and Jenny Hansen for a walk before your feast! Meet at the Interpretive Center.

Alec Bauer will present his research about eDNA at the Interpretive Center.

Join FOAM docent Andy Feinstein at the Interpretive Center with your bike and helmet for a bike tour of the marsh. Rain cancels.

Join FOAM docent Lynn Jones to learn about and practice keeping a Nature Journal. Bring a portable chair, journal, and writing/drawing tools. Rain cancels.

Join FOAM docents Paul Johnson and Ren Bunshin for a marsh tour to ring in the new year!

First lecture of the year, by Friends of the Arcata Marsh Board President, and so much more! zoom link to Elliott Dabill lecture

Bring your bike and helmet, meet at AMIC for an informational ride through the Marsh. Rain cancels.

Bundle up and bring a chair and materials to write, draw, paint, or simply observe nature in various locations in the Marsh. Meet at AMIC to walk to location. Rain […]

2025 Student Bird Art Flyer Last day to submit artwork at AMIC is March 22, by 5 pm.

CPH student Andrew Wolff will share his research and results of his survey about how people use and see the Arcata Marsh.

Artist, author, and teacher Maureen McGarry (https://maureenmcgarry.com/) will provide materials and guide a group in making accordion books that can be used as nature  journals Free of charge. Please leave […]

CPH graduate student, Lily Olmo, recipient of a FOAM research grant, will share results of her exploration of fish in the Arcata Marsh.