Zoo foundation wins award

The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation received the 2024 Hospitality and Tourism of the Year Award from the Arcata Chamber of Commerce, the foundation announced in a news release.

“The Foundation is pleased to be recognized for our support of the award-winning Sequoia Park Zoo and our ongoing partnership with the City of Eureka,” Candy Stockton, the board president of the foundation said in a prepared statement. “The Sequoia Park Zoo is an amazing asset for our community in addition to bringing more tourism to our region.”

Fundraising efforts of the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation achieved significant accomplishments in 2023 including:

• Completion of the bear and coyote habitat;

• Funding endangered species projects such as the Condor Care Center for reintroduced condors on the North Coast;

• Lighting and electrical installation projects illuminating zoo grounds and powered the inaugural Zoo Lights: Holiday Extravaganza

The foundation’s executive director, Alegria Sita, lauded the long-time commitment of the organization.

“This year SPZF is celebrating 20 years of supporting and enhancing our small, yet nationally recognized, world-class zoo. In two decades, we’ve raised over $14 million dollars, and changed the face of the zoo, all with the intention of becoming a premier tourist destination.” she said. “This award is an affirmation that you, our community, believe in, support and contribute to the work we are doing together to draw tourism to our remarkable redwood coast. Thank you, and here’s to another 20+ years of partnership, collaboration, cooperation, and vision!”

Career fair set for Sequoia Conference Center

The Humboldt County Office of Education is hosting its second Countywide Career Fair at Sequoia Conference Center on March 23.

Learn about jobs available in Humboldt County, from Southern Humboldt to the Klamath-Trinity areas, the HCOE announced.

The positions available are for more than teachers. Vacancies range from entry-level through management, including business/fiscal, clerical, food service, school bus drivers, classroom aides, teachers, psychologists, and speech therapists.

For more information, go to https://hcoe.org/events/countywide-career-fair-2024/.

Humboldt Bay Symposium returns after years

The Humboldt Bay Symposium is returning to in-person for the first time since 2019 and will be held at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka from April 11-13. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Humboldt Bay in Transition: Navigating Change and Growth.” Topics covered will include presentations on Humboldt Bay climate impacts and equity, sea level rise, ecology and restoration, fisheries and aquaculture, and offshore wind development.

The Symposium is held every two to three years and is convened by the Coastal Ecosystems Institute of Northern California, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and interpreting coastal ecosystem science along California’s north coast to ensure vibrant and resilient coastal ecosystems.

The Symposium is open to the public, and anyone interested in Humboldt Bay is encouraged to attend. Registration for the Symposium is required, and student discounts are available.

For more information, go to https://www.coastalecosystemsinstitute.org/index.php/humboldt-bay-symposium/.