Headline Humboldt
Headline Humboldt: April 22nd, 2022
Season 2 Episode 29 | 28m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Marianne Naess of Nordic Aquafarms joins us.
This week on Headline Humboldt, we sit down with Marianne Naess, executive vice president of Nordic Aquafarms, to talk about their massive project proposed for the former pulp mill site on Samoa Peninsula. Also, Monday April 25 represents the 30th Anniversary of the major 1992 earthquake that left Ferndale damaged and Rio Dell on fire.
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Headline Humboldt
Headline Humboldt: April 22nd, 2022
Season 2 Episode 29 | 28m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on Headline Humboldt, we sit down with Marianne Naess, executive vice president of Nordic Aquafarms, to talk about their massive project proposed for the former pulp mill site on Samoa Peninsula. Also, Monday April 25 represents the 30th Anniversary of the major 1992 earthquake that left Ferndale damaged and Rio Dell on fire.
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MARIANNE NAESS SAT DOWN WITH US AND TALKED ABOUT HER PROPOSED FISH FARM.
AND SCOTIA'S BUSINESS STRICT GO UP IN FLAMES.
A NEW FILM EXPLORES THAT EVENT AND GIVES US A DRAMATIC GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST.
COMING UP NOW ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.
LIVE FROM THE HUMBOLDT HILL I'M JAMES FAULK THIS IS A HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.
EVERY MORNING OFTEN UNDER A COASTAL FOG AND GLANCING ACROSS THE TOWER THAT.
THAT VIEW WAS ICONIC FOREUREKA.
WHERE THE JOBS WERE DISAPPEAR BUT NOT THE RUSTED BONES OF EXPLOITATION.
I REMEMBER THE STENCH.
THE PULL THAT MILL WAS KNOWN FOR ASSAULTING THE NOSE.
AND ALL ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE SUN SELDOM FOUND OUR BACKYARD.
NOW ALL THESE DECADES A COMPANY OUT OF NORWAY HAS PROPOSED TO CLEAN THIS UP.
LOTS OF PLANS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR THE SAMOA PENINSULA OVER THE YEARS.
AND TO EXPLOSIVE FOR PROCESSING LIQUID NATURAL GAS.
THIS ONE MAY HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT APPROACH.
THEY'VE ENGAGED ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS FROM THE START.
HOPING TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS AND REMAINED REMARKABLY TRANSPARENT WHAT THEY DO AND WHY.
BUT THIS WEEK THE PROCESS GOT WELL UNDER WAY.
FOR THE INTERVIEW WE SAT DOWN WITH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARIANNE NAESS OF NORDIC AQUAFARMS TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT.
ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT IS BROAD SIZE AND SCOPE THERE WAS LITTLE FANFARE.
MORE IS EXPECTED IN MAY WHEN HEARINGS START.
ON THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA NAESS SEEMED COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROPOSAL AND WHATEVER IS IN THE OFFING.
>> WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH MARIANNE NAESS TO MAKE A RATHER MASSIVE INVESTMENT ON THE SAMOA PENINSULA, AND REMEDIATE A PROBLEM SITE THAT HAS BLIGHTED THE SITE OF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
THAT WOULD BE THE A FORMER PULL THAT MILL SITE AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS GO IN AND OUT OF THERE.
IT'S SORT OF A DIRTY INSTITUTION.
IT WAS THE REASON MANY PEOPLE THINK THERE WAS AN ODOR ORR HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
AND PRODUCTIVE BEING DONE AT THAT SITE.
ONE OF THINGS YOU'VE DONE A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT.
IT WAS 1,800 PAGES.
>> YES THERE WILL BE CLOSE TO A CLOSE TO 1,000 PAGES.
>> AT LEAST IT WILL SUBMIT ELECTRIC KNEE.
IN MAY WE HAD TO HIRE A U-HAUL.
IT'S A PRETTY LENGTHY DOCUMENT.
IT'S TAKEN US THREE YEARS TO DEVELOP.
>> I'VE BEEN IN THIS AREA FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE PROPOSALS ESPECIALLY FOR THE PENINSULA.
THERE WERE WATER BAGS.
THERE WAS AN L.N.G.
FACILITY PROPOSED OUT FOR OUT THERE.
IT'S BEEN HISTORICALLY CONTENTIOUS TO GET ANYTHING DONE.
THE RURAL SORT OF WILDERNESS ECOGROOVY QUALITY OF LIFE AND ATTRACT REAL JOBS AND REAL WELL PAYING EMPLOYMENT.
IT SEEMS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AT BEST MERGING THOSE VISIONS.
YOU HAVE SOME CONCERNS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.
BUT THEY'RE NOT KNEEJERK AGAINST YOUR PROJECT WHICH I THINK SAYS SOMETHING.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR RESPONSE -- WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN INCLUDING PEOPLE PRO-AND AGAINST.
WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN.
>> WE'VE MET WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND WE'RE CLOSE TO 750 MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND DIFFERENT MEETINGS PRESENTATIONS SITE TOURS, ET CETERA.
AND WE TRY TO LISTEN.
THAT'S WHY THEY DECIDED TO GO ISMD TO EIR >> BECAUSE THE EIR IS MORE THOROUGH DOCUMENT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THOROUGH.
A LOT OF THE STUDY IS STILL USED.
IT'S INVOLVES MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AND MORE ASSURANCES FROM THE PUBLIC THEY'LL BE HEARD.
>> YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVELY TRYING TO ENGAGE FOLKS.
WE'RE BUILDING THIS FACILITY FOR THE FIVE,SIX, SEVEN DECADES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE'S CONCERNS, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ABLE TO OTHER THANS OF THEM.
>> I HAVE A FEW TO SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.
OBVIOUSLY WE'LL START WITH A POSITIVELY.
ACCORDING TO THE NORTHWEST JOURNAL THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM LABOR UNIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
YOU'VE GOT LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROJECT.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT WHAT THEY FOCUS PRIMARILY IS 150 GOOD PAYING JOBS AND WHAT THAT WILL MEAN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
DO YOU THINK BOTH IMMEDIATELY AND DOWNSTREAM?
>> I THINK WE HAVE BUILT LIKE AN ANCHOR BUSINESS YOU HAVE.
YOU ATRABLINGT OTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL.
THERE'S SO MANY OTHER ANCILLARY SERVES WE NEED.
SO IT WILL CREATE GOOD JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK ALSO WHAT'S INTERESTING IN HUMBOLDT YOU'RE SO ENTREPRENEURIAL.
SO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN BUILDING BUSINESSES OFF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
OF COURSE IT'S A FAIRLY BIG FACILITY SO WE PAY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TAXES.
IT'S NOT DETERMINED EXACTLY YET.
BUT THERE WILL BE CONTRIBUTIONS.
>> THAT GOES INTO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COFFERS OBVIOUSLY.
>> RIGHT AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CR TO AQUACULTURE CERTIFICATE.
>> THAT'S EXCITING.
SO PEOPLE WOULD BE POTENTIALLY TRAINED CR AND COME TO WORK FOR YOU GUYS OR SOME OF THE OTHER COMPANIES.
>> OR TRANSFER TO CAL POLY AS WELL.
I WENT TO GRAD SCHOOL AND IT'S KIND PEOPLE WANT TO STAY.
I THINK AS I ALWAYS JOKE YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST WAITING STAFF BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO STAY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
EXCELLENT.
AN UNTAPPED TALENT POOL THAT IS ANXIOUS AND READY TO GO TO WORK.
THIS IS A HUGE IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF POWER.
SOME FIGURES WAS 21% OF THE KINT'S TOTAL ENERGY USAGE COMBINED.
YOU'RE SOLAR SITE 4.5 MEG WATT.
>> ONLY 3%.
>> PROBABLY FOUR.
AROUND 4 OR 5%.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE SUN AT NIGHT.
WE HAVE COMMITTED AND IT WILL BE BE PART OF THE COMMITMENTS IN THE EIR WE HAVE COMMITTED TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY.
AND CLASSIFICATIONS MAY CHANGE.
BUT IT WILL BE CARBON NEUTRAL.
YOU COMMIT TO THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> ONE THING PEOPLE MAYBE YOU'RE BANKING TOO MUCH ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS.
BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT COME TO PASS.
DO YOU KNOW WHETHER THERE'S A QUESTION WHETHER THAT MIGHT COME TO BE.
>> THE WAY IT WORKS IN CALIFORNIA.
WE HAVE TO PURCHASE WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE.
AND IF WE STILL IN DIALOGUE WITH RCA OR OTHER PROVIDERS WHO CAN SUPPLY THE INSURANCING.
WHATEVER THEY BOUGHT THAT'S RENEWABLE.
THEY MIGHT HAVE TO IMPORT AND BUY CREDITS AS WELL.
CARBON FOOTPRINT IS A STATEWIDE GLOBAL AND NATIONAL PROBLEM.
SO BUYING CLEAN POWER WILL HELP THE PLANET.
YOU'RE SAYING YOUR COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO THAT.
WE ARE VOLUNTARILY WORKED THAT INTO THE COMMITMENT IN THE PUBLICATION AS WELL.
>> THAT THE IT'S WARMER THAN THE SURROUNDING OCEAN.
SOME PEOPLE IT MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS OR WARM THE OCEAN AND IS IN SOME WAYS TOO HOT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S A VALID CONCERN.
I DO NOT THINK IT'S A VALID CONCERN.
FIRST OF ALL THE WATER IS TREATED.
WE TAKE OUT 99% OF THE NUTRIENTS.
EVERYTHING GOES INTO THE OCEAN.
HERE WE TAKE IT OUT.
ALSO WE HAVE THAT DISCHARGE PIPE INTO THE DIFFUSERS.
AND THE OCEAN PLAN HAS PRETTY STRICT PLAN FOR THE RELEASED WATER.
IT GOES WITHIN 5 FEET.
SO IT BLENDS INTO THE OCEAN WITHIN FIVE FEET.
SO YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO NOTICE IT.
THEY'RE FAIRLY STRICT REGULATIONS IN THESE PERMIT.
THE WATER IS DRINKABLE.
IT HAS A SALINITY OF EXCEPT FOR THE SALT IT'S DRINKABLE.
>> THE FISH DRINK IT.
THEY WOULD REACT TO THAT WATER.
WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT WE WILL NOT CONFIDENT TO ANY ALGAE BLOOM.
IF YOU COMPARE FROM INFLOW FROM THE RIVERS WHICH IS MUCH, MUCH THAT MORE AND WARMER, AND FRESHWATER AND FOUL OF NUTRIENTS.
AND HAS ALGAE IN IT IN A LOT OF THE WATER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TIPPING POINT.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD ILLUSTRATIONS COMPARING IT TO WHAT IS IN THE WATER.
I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND THE CAUTIOUS SIDE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED AS A FIRST LAND BASED FACILITY IN NORWAY.
WE GOT THE FIRST R&D LICENSE.
THE WHOLE IDEA WAS TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE OCEAN AND PUT IT ON LAND.
YES YOU USE ENERGY.
BUT SO THE WHOLE IDEA IS TAKE IT OUT OF THE OCEAN.
>> THERE WAS THE OVERFISHING PROBLEM OR WHAT WAS.
THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS HAVING FISH FARMS IN THE OCEAN.
>> FISH FARMS PARTICULARLY.
IF YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING IS DUMPED OUT AND ANY KIND OF LIFE WILL DIE AND YOU HAVE TO MOVE IT.
AND IT WILL LEAVE IT FALLOW FOR A WHILE.
YOU HAVE ALGAE BLOOMS AND YOU HAVE GLOBING WARMING OF THE OCEANS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES YOU NEED TO ADDRESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ONE OF THE PROBABLY THE POSITION OR THE OPPOSITION THAT SEEMED TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO ME ALTHOUGH IN THE GRAND SCALE IT MAY BE THE HUMBOLDT FISHERMEN'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THERE MAY BE VIRUSES THAT INFECT WILD FISH AND THIS IS THE PART THAT STRUCK YOU'RE COMPETING WITH PACIFIC WILD CAUGHT SALMON.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THOSE FOLKS.
>> WE HAD -- WE'VE TALKED TO THE FISHERMAN THROUGHOUT THE THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE.
WE HAVE AGREED TO DISAGREE ON THESE ISSUE.
THERE'S A HUGE SEAFOOD DEFICIT IN THE WORLD.
90% IS IMPORTED IN THE U.S. A LOT OF IT IS AIR FREIGHT.
THE MARKET IS BIG ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE.
WHEN IT COMES TO VIRUSES, NO.
THE EDDINGS THAT WE USE ARE TESTED AND THEY'RE PRETTY STRICT REQUIREMENTS TO GET THEM INTO CALIFORNIA.
EVERYTHING IS ALL THE WATER THAT COMES IN IS TREATED AND IT'S CONTINUOUSLY TREATED AND IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GOES OUT.
IT GOES THROUGH 0.4 MICRON FILTRATION.
IT TAKES OUT THE VIRUSES.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY VIRUSES RELEASED TO THE FACILITY.
WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF BIOSECURITY TO KEEP OUR FISH WELL AS WELL.
>> THERE'S A FACILITY PLANNED FOR MAINE WHICH WOULD DEAL WITH PACIFIC SALMON.
>> WE'RE DOING PACIFIC SALMON.
WE'RE PROPOSING ATLANTIC SALMON FOR BOTH OF THEM.
IT'S THE SPECIES THAT HAS BEEN CULTIVATED AND DOMESTICATED FOR FISH FARMS.
IT'S THE BEST FISH TO FARM.
>> WHERE IS THE PRICE POINT FOR CONSUMERS.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE EXPECT TO SEE IT ON THE SHELVES.
WE'RE SHIPPING FRESH FISH INTO THE MARKETS.
PRICE POINT IT I WOULD SAY IN BETWEEN THE IMPORTED FARM THAT ATLANTIC SALMON AND THE WILD CAUGHT SALMON.
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.
>> THERE'S A MODEL FACILITY THAT'S OPERATING IN THE NORWAY.
WE HAVE TWO FACILITIES ONE IN DENMARK AND ONE IN NORWAY.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING.
THE FACILITY WE PROPOSED IN U.S. WE WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH.
THESE FACILITIES ARE THEY'RE LARGER SO THEY HAVE A LAWYER HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT TO MITIGATE FOR POTENTIAL IMPACT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE FISH FARMING AND WE'RE MORE OF THE MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS IN THE WORLD ACTUALLY.
PEOPLE THIS IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU HAVE YOU HAVE IN THE SCANDINAVIA.
YOU BUILD MANY SMALLER FARMS.
BASICALLY BUILD A SMALL FARM AND REPLICATE IT.
SO BASICALLY A FARM LIKE IS MANY, MANY SMALLER FARMS.
YOU BASICALLY JUST SLOWLY SCALEUP AND ARE YOU GOING TO PROBLEM SOLVE WITH THE ITERATIONS.
>> WE'LL BUILD IT IN TWO PHASES AND GET TO RUN IT HERE, AND TAKE OUT OF THE COMMISSIONING ISSUES AND WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT PEOPLE.
EXCELLENT FISH FARMERS WITH US.
>> SO YOU AND ERIC BLACK A KEY CONTRIBUTOR HAVE GONE OUT TO THE SITE TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND AND SEE THE SITE YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH FOR THE FARM.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> IT'S A PRETTY DILAPIDATED SITE AT THIS POINT.
THERE'S PLENTY LEFT THAT WE NEED TO CLEAN UP.
AND THE STRUCTURES ARE MORE OR LESS FALLING APART.
SO IT IS A HAZARD OUT RIGHT THERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE I MET HERE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE.
SO WE HAVE TOURED THE SITE TO INFORM PEOPLE.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY SEE THE STATE OF THE FACILITY TODAY.
IT'S A LOT WORSE THAN IT LOOKS FROM A DISTANCE.
>> THAT'S A CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT TO CLEAN THAT PLACE UP.
>> IT IS YES.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF MONTHS OF OPERATIONS OR YEARS TO MAKE THAT SITE WORKABLE.
>> THAT'S ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE INVESTMENT.
BUT YOU NEED TO BUILD A CERTAIN SIZE TO ENSURE THE SITE IS SUITABLE FOR ANY SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
THAT'S WHY IT REQUIRES A CERTAIN SIZE.
AND THEN ONCE YOU BUILD IT YOU BUILD WHAT IS CALLED THE BIOMASS WHICH IS THE FISH STOCK.
IT TAKES A QUITE A FEW TO BREAK EVEN.
YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS ONCE YOU'RE UP AND RUNNING.
>> IT'S A LOT OF WRINKLES TO MANAGE.
YOU MENTIONED YOU'VE DONE 7 TRIPS BACK AND FORTH.
>> MEETINGS OR HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, SITE WALKS.
WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF ANNETTE FONG.
AND STACY SALAZAR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS THAT HAVE MET US TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT NEEDS TO BE THE COMMUNITY AND WE NEED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE'S CONCERNS AS WELL.
>> WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY AFTER ALL OF NETWORKING.
HAS IT CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED?
>> I LIKE IT.
PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY.
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY ASK QUESTIONS.
I THINK THEY ASK GOOD RATIONAL QUESTIONS, AND NO TO ME, I REALLY LIKE IT OUT HERE.
I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST FOR THE TIME BEING.
I WENT TO SCHOOL ON THE WEST COAST IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE FOUND THE SITE FOR THE FARM BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO EMPLOY A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE WANT TO DEVELOP A GOOD STABLE WORKFORCE.
WE DON'T WANT TO PLACE A FARM WHERE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE AND I LIKE HUMBOLDT.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
>> YOU'RE FROM MAINE MOST OF THE TIME.
>> WELL, YES.
I'M ORIGINALLY NORWEGIAN.
I LIVE IN MAINE.
>> ARE THEY SIMILAR THE TWO AREAS.
>> WELL THE TOWN THAT WE'RE IN MAINE HAS THE SOME KIND OF ENG.
IT'S A SMALL TOWN ON THE COAST OF MAINE AND MAINE AND CALIFORNIA ARE QUITE DIFFERENT.
>> WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO INCLUDE.
>> WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE RESPONSE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> EXCELLENT.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
THEY'VE HEARD THE RUMORS.
THIS IS THE FIRST CHANCE THEY HAVE TO FLUSH IT OUT AND KICK THE TIRES A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK.
ALMOST EXACTLY 30 YEARS HUMBOLDT COUNTY WAS STRUCK BY THE A FIRST IN A SERIES OF ARTHROQUAKES OF THAT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON THE WEST COAST.
ARE THE SUBJECT OF A NEW FILM BY VIDEOGRAPHER THOMAS DONE COLIN.
THE FILM WILL BE RELEASED ON MONDAY THE ACTUAL EASTERNS BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW TONIGHT.
APRIL 25th, 2022 IS THE 30th YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1992 CAPE MEDICI KNOW EARTHQUAKE.
THE THREE QUAKES PRODUCED OVER $60 MILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE TO HOMES, BUSINESSES ROADS AND BRIDGES.
FIRES BROKE OUT IN THE TOWNS OF SCOTIA AND PETROLIA.
STEEP SLOPES FAILED IN THE FORM OF MUDSLIDES AND ROCK FALLS AND THE COASTLINE NEAR PETROLIA WAS LIFTED UP TO FOUR FEET.
RIGHT HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FIELD STOPS IN THE WHOLE CAPE MENDOCINO AREA.
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE COAST OF THIS FLAT, AND IT ALSO SHOWS US SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE GEE LODGE'S.
BACK IN 1992 AFTER THE CAPE MENDOCINO EARTHQUAKES IT SUDDENLY LOOKED LIKE WE HAD A LOW TIDE ALL THE TIME.
IF YOU LOOK VERY CAREFULLY THE REMAINS OF PRIOR COASTLINES.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT POPS UP REPEATEDLY IN GREAT EARTHQUAKES.
MOST RECENTLY IN 1992.
IN 1994 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC BY ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE HAZARDS THAT EFFECT THE POWER PLANT AND IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE BUILT A HUMBOLDT BAY SEISMIC FACILITY.
IT WAS TARA CORPORATION.
IT WAS 16 SEISMOGRAPHS ONE JUST NORTH OF HERE NEAR THE TRIPLE JUNCTION.
TO FIND OUT WHAT THE TECTONICS OF THIS AREA.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ONE EARTHQUAKE MIGHT NOT BE THE WHOLE STORY.
WE HAVE TO BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY BE PREPARED WE COULD HAVE A NUMBER OF VERY STRONG EARTHQUAKES OVER A PERIOD OF SECONDS, OF MINUTES, OF HOURS OR DAYS.
AND HAVING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND IN TERMS OF PREPARING YOUR HOME AND COMMUNITY, REALLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> WHEN THE WORLD IS ALWAYS DOES WEIGHS HEAVY RO YOUR SHOULDERS THERE ARE A TON OF METHODS OF CLEARING YOUR HEAD AND HEART OF THAT STRESS.
THERE'S EXERCISE.
THERE'S DISC GOLF.
ACTUAL GOLF AND EVEN TRADITIONAL THERAPY.
BUT THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME AS RYAN HUTSON IS GOATS.
AS THE STRESS OF WORKING WITHIN A STRAINED CAREGIVING COUPLED WITH A VIRAL PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO WEIGH ON LOCAL HOSPITAL STAFF, PROVIDENCE ST. JOEY'S HAS DECIDED TO BRING IN THERAPEUTIC RE-NOFR.
BABY GOATS AS YOUNG AS TWO DAYS OLD.
I BRIEFLY TALK TO ROBERTA LUSKIN-HAWK.
DOES STAFF HAVE TO TAKE TIME TO COME OUT HERE.
>> EITHER WAY.
SO THEY GET BREAKS IN THEIR DAY.
THEY CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING UP EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT WORKING.
OF COURSE THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER THINGS TO MAYBE ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF STRESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WELLNESS INITIATIVES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE.
SOME OF THOSE VUMPB THERAPY APPS FOR YOGA AND MEDITATION, AND THERE'S A FULL SPECTRUM.
WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH OUR CHAPLAINS.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY HARD COUPLE OF YEARS: SO IT'S JUST HARD.
THIS IS JUST A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF HOPE AND SOOTHING EFFORTS IN A MUCH BIGGER INITIATIVE.
SO STAFF ARE COMING FROM ALL DEPARTMENT.
>> UH-HUH.
THE WAY WE DID IT WE DID IT MONDAY AT MEMORIAL.
YESTERDAY ON OUR GENERAL CAMPUS, AND TOHONO O'ODHAM.
HOSPITAL STAFF WALKED TO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.
WHAT OTHER TYPES OF THERAPIES MY MANAGER SENDS OUT VIDEOS FOR VACCINE SOME MEDITATIONS WE CAN DO.
WHICH ARE NICE OPTION.
>> THIS IS BETTER.
>> AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S COMFORTING OTHER PEOPLE AROUND US AND OURSELVES AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR HEADLINE HUMBOLDT THIS IS RYAN HUTSON.
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING.
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