Somes Bar

Local College Student Headed to D.C.

Aja Conrad, a graduate of Happy Camp High School, a member of the Karuk Tribe, and now a junior at UC Berkeley, is headed to Washington, D.C., this summer to work in the office of Mark Udall, the Colorado senator. Read More →

USFS Claims ‘Jess Project’ Conditions are Associated with Severe Wild Fires

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) plan to set up another round of treatments on 8,600 acres up the North Fork Salmon River has a familiar ring to locals who have watched the Timber Wars for the last four or five decades. Read More →

Karuk Woman Leaves Legacy of Loyalty, Love and Laughter

Florence Conrad, who was a downriver matriarch more frequently called “Mom,” by her family and many friends, died March 4 at her home in Somes Bar. She was 70 and was a member of the Karuk Tribal Council. Read More →

Orleans and Somes Bar Celebrate New Status

Stomachs growled from hunger and excitement in Orleans Friday night at the Panamnik building when a cozy group of fire-minded locals gathered to celebrate the upriver community’s new ‘Firewise’ status. Read More →

Salmon River Outpost, The Story

Most days the store buzzes with activity and so does its parking lot. Locals trade gossip and admire the occasional pickup truck loaded down with dry madrone firewood. Tourists step out of cars, mostly newer and less dusty than local vehicles, to stretch their legs and marvel that there could be so many people in a place so far from any apparent housing.... Read More →

Somes Store and So Much More

Chris Hatton (right) owner of the Somes Bar Store, trades local news with shopper Rachel Krasner. Krasner, from Happy Camp, was headed up the Salmon River with a crew conducting stream sediment surveys. In the background are gallery-quality paintings by local artists, a highly regarded espresso bar and the best book selection this side of [...] Read More →

Karuk Tribal Reunion

HAPPY CAMP—Five hundred people—tribal members and the broader public—are expected to attend the 15th annual Tribal Reunion Saturday, July 23, in the town’s River Park along the banks of the Klamath River. Read More →

Disappearing Bees

Garrett Brinton huddles over a hive of honeybees and examines the state of the monarchy on a sunny afternoon in Hoopa. The queen is alive and well and her servants are busy working Read More →