Members of a collaborative watershed group in rural Humboldt County have formally declared in their mission statement that they have a commitment to maintaining their heritage, but what does that mean? Understanding diverse perspectives toward heritag . . .

Lithobates catesbeianus (American bullfrogs) are not native to states west of the Rocky Mountains. Since their introduction to California, they have been implicated in the decline of amphibian species. On California’s north coast, bullfrogs may be cau . . .

Framing allows us to attain a standpoint with respect to a certain issue (Goffman 1974). In the United States, cannabis – marijuana – has been institutionalized through punitive policy – framing cannabis as an illegal dangerous drug. Currently, propon . . .

This study investigated optimal groundwater management in the Blue Lake Aquifer system of Humboldt County, California. A linked-simulation-optimization model was developed to aid in the creation of an optimal pumping schedule. The objective was to min . . .

Beginning in the late 1980s, after Transsexualism was added to the DSM-III, research on issues relating to trans persons (a term that encompasses people who identify as transgendered, transsexual, or as any other significant form of deviation from gen . . .

This project analyzes the local barriers and solutions to producing affordable housing in Humboldt County, focusing on the cities of Eureka and Arcata, as well as the Humboldt County level. Interviews with representatives and employees of local govern . . .

Exposure to Anaplasma phagocytophilum and ticks in gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in northern Humboldt County, California. Granulocytic anaplasmosis is an emerging zoonotic tick-borne disease with over 1300 human cases documented in the US sinc . . .

Conserving threatened and endangered species requires knowledge of species breeding productivity and the factors that cause variation in reproductive success. I summarized 13 years of reproductive data to quantify lifetime reproductive success (LRS) f . . .

The addition of nutrients and fecal coliforms from grazing activities to stream systems has been of great concern to farmers, cattlemen, environmental agencies and advocates, and local citizens. The North Coast Regional Water Quality Board is in the p . . .