A minute of Ryan Creek flowing and bird song in the McKay Community Forest this morning.

Found a nice big ant colony in the Ma-le'l North Dunes.

While clearing part of the McKay Community Forest of invasive holly and cotoneaster, I found a nice colony of turquoise elfcup (Chlorociboria aeruginosa). In addition to the cool fruiting bodies it stains the wood a blue-green color permanently and used by woodcarvers for centuries #FungiFriends 🍄📷

Sunset on a little chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail on Etna Peak near Etna, Calif. #PCT

A short hike in the McKay Community Forest today, which is still filled with mushrooms and fungi. A thread of a few: #FungiFriends 🍄📷

Humtrails.org volunteer workday on the Waterfront Trail in Eureka California. Next Saturday is the grand opening of the trail along Humboldt Bay between Arcata and Eureka - the culmination of 25 years of work!

A new bridge over a small creek and a reroute of the trail away from muddy old logging roads in the McKay Community Forest. Come for a hike and see the new work! #trails #Humboldt #hiking #California

Cleanup of trash, buried abandoned camps, and lots of ducks along the Eel River yesterday. Thanks to the volunteers and city of Eureka for providing some tools and trash bins.

This is huge. This week the Yurok Tribe and state agencies announced completion of the largest land back project in California history. 14,968 acres conveyed by the WRC to the Yurok Tribe marked the final step in a more than two-decade long, 47,097-acre (73-square-mile), $56 million land transfer.

Spent yesterday morning cleaning up areas around this year’s native plants in the Wigi Wetlands of Eureka. Also cleared out two homeless encampments filled with trash, needles, batteries and a big screen television. #Humboldt #trails

Close to 500 feet of freshly rocked and packed trail in the McKay Community Forest. An amazing group of volunteers made it possible. The new trail will be less muddy and follow higher ground than the old logging road trail. #humboldt #hiking #trails join us at humtrails.org

Humtrails.org is a group of volunteers dedicated to developing, maintaining, and using the trails of Humboldt County, California for recreation and transportation. Join us out on the trails. And follow us here for volunteer dates and info. #humboldt #hiking #forests #Redwoods #California