Humboldt Bay is located in Humboldt County along the rugged north coast of California, United States. The towns of Eureka and Arcata are adjacent to the bay. Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... The North Coast of the U.S. state of California is a mostly rural coastline on the Pacific Ocean stretching from the city of San Francisco to the border of Oregon characterized by cliffs, hills, and tide pools. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Carson Mansion (1885) in Eurekas Old Town Eureka is the county seat of Humboldt County, California, USA. The population was 26,128 at the 2000 census. ... Arcata, California Arcata is a city, adjacent to Humboldt Bay, in Humboldt County, California, United States. ...

Environment

Humboldt Bay and its tidal sloughs are open to fishing year-round, and the bay is home to a national wildlife refuge complex for the protection of wetlands and bay habitats for migratory birds. In the winter it is not unusual for the bay to serve as a feeding and resting site for more than one hundred thousand birds. The Humboldt Botanical Garden is now under construction near the Bay, with the intent of preserving its native plants. The term slough (in the UK, pronounced to rhyme with cow; In the US, pronounced slew) has several meanings related to wetland or aquatic features that seem to derive from local experience. ... The Humboldt Botanical Garden (18 ha / 45 acres) is under construction south of Eureka, California, USA near the Humboldt Bay at the College of the Redwoods. ...

Unfortunately, most of the dunes in Humboldt Bay are home to Ammophila, a non-native beach grass. The California Conservation Corps, with the Bureau of Land Management, work year-round to combat this invasive genus. The California Conservation Corps (CCC) is a state agency modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s and was initiated as a pet project in 1976 by then Governor Jerry Brown. ... US BLM logo The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers Americas public lands, totaling approximately 261 million surface acres (1,056,229. ...

Geography

Humboldt Bay is the only deep water bay between San Francisco, California and Coos Bay, Oregon. Despite being the best harbor along the approximately six hundred miles of coastline it went undiscovered for some time because it is extremely difficult to see from the ocean. It opens to the sea through a very narrow and treacherous passage. Contributing to its isolation was the coastal mountain range which extends from the ocean approximately one hundred and fifty miles inland. Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area     City 600. ... Coos Bay is a S-shaped inlet, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 2 mi (3 km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... A harbor (AmE), harbour (CwE) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ...

History

In 1849, an expedition of seven men led by Josiah Gregg attempted to find an overland route to the Pacific ocean. They left from the gold town of Weaverville for the 150 mile trek to the sea. Because of the density of the redwood forests and because Gregg stopped frequently to measure latitude and the size of the trees the expedition averaged only two miles a day. The party was near starvation when they emerged on the coast. After stocking up on food the party walked to San Francisco to report their discovery of the bay. In March 1850 two ships, the General Morgan and the Laura Virginia, were sent to the bay from San Francisco. After considerable initial difficulty due to sand bars and ocean swells the ships entered the bay. The sailors from the Laura Virginia named the bay after Alexander von Humboldt, a famous naturalist. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 - 25 February 1850) was a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. ... Weaverville is a census-designated place and the county seat of Trinity County, California. ... Redwood is a name used for several species of trees with red or reddish coloured wood; see each species for individual details. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick E. Morgan Sir Frederick Edgeworth Morgan, (5 February 1894, Paddock Wood, Kent, England - 19 March 1967, Northwood, Middlesex) KCB, was a British lieutenant-general in the Second World War. ... An 1859 portrait of Alexander von Humboldt by the artist Julius Schrader, showing Mount Chimborazo in the background. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ...