North Coast Journal

The Dude Abides Jeremy was a Big Lebowski fan, a Humboldt Crabs fan, a fan of the Simpsons, a fan of taking people to heart, of playing disc golf until recent infirmities sidelined him, a lover of hot sauces and a man who had more fans than he realized across many diverse spectrums. He passed […] The post Jeremy William Fugate appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the nation’s leading universities serving rural students, earning the No. 8 spot in Washington Monthly’s inaugural Top 100 Rural Colleges ranking. Of the top 10 schools, the university also has the highest graduation rate. Humboldt also earned a place in the magazine’s 2026 Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars: West ranking, placing […] The post Cal Poly Humboldt Among the Top 10 Best Colleges for Rural America appeared first on North Coast Journal.

When funds are available, the County of Humboldt’s Fish & Game Advisory Commission awards grant funds to local projects using revenues from state fish and wildlife code violation fines. The commission’s grant program is currently accepting proposals, with $4,000 available in grant funds this year. To be considered for the Humboldt County Fish & Game Grant […] The post Humboldt County Fish & Game Grant Program Now Accepting Proposals appeared first on North Coast Journal.

The title of this week’s edition comes from Minnesota punk pioneers Hüsker Dü’s intense 1981 concert album, after the group had — allegedly — discovered a performance-enhancing drug that sometimes goes by the second word in the said title, but before they essentially invented pop punk. It is a rough and wonderful crash course of […] The post Land Speed Record appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Lost! Again! Glints of sunlight streaked the trail and the old-growth trees on either side stood as silent as snow. As I wandered deeper and deeper into the forest along tiny threadlike paths, surrounded by more sorrel than I’d ever seen in my life, I felt as if I was in a fairy tale and […] The post Get Lost in Greig-French-Bell Grove appeared first on North Coast Journal.