News, September 2026 - Artificial Intelligence
August 26, 2026

CA Biodiversity Week

As part of California’s eighth Biodiversity Week, Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) will offer a series of free talking/walking tours for any age Sept. 5-10 to celebrate and protect Humboldt’s great out-of- doors. All events will start at the Arcata March Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St.

• Saturday, Sept. 5, 2-4 p.m.: Paul Wilson, “Species Richness.”

• Sunday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m.: Lynn Jones and Paul Johnson guide participants in the “Find 30 Species Challenge” (download the free iNaturalist app to your phone beforehand).

• Monday, Sept. 7, 9-11 a.m.: Paul Johnson, “The Mysterious and Seldom-Seen Parts of Biodiversity.”

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m.-noon: Lynn Jones, “How Do We Increase and Steward Greater Biodiversity?”

• Wednesday, Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Elliott Dabill, “How to Identify Eight Common Arcata Marsh Plant Families.”

• Thursday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-noon: Barbara Reisman, “Introduction to Lichens at the Marsh.”

California is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions and one of 36 global biodiversity hotspots, the U.S. state with both the most species and the most endemic species (those that occur nowhere else), including over 30% of all plant and vertebrate species found nationwide. Call 707-826-2359 for more information on local Biodiversity events.

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