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Merging Citizen Art & Science North Coast Otters – Treasure Hunt How many can you find? Department of Wildlife Celebrate life, otters, and waters By merging citizen art and science, the project will increase awareness and value in our natural world with the river otter as the visual “spokesperson.” Promoting clean water and healthy habitats where we live and play! Merging North Coast Otters—public arts initiative was conceived when Citizen Art considering the rivers, wetlands, lagoons, and coastlines where & Science wild river otters live with fish and other creatures in our region’s rich habitats, which were originally tended by local indigenous communities. All natural beings have their own story and/or song, as is expressed by the names for river otter in some of the region’s original languages, including: Hupa: ło:q’-yiditile, salmon-it relishes, craves Karuk: pay sáruk, down by river one Tolowa Dee-ni’: naa-ghaa-t’uu-ne, they are swimmers together Wiyot: sukseswilh, takes an ugly mouthful Yurok: ne-pe’-weesh-neg, fish eater On receiving a ‘blank canvas’—the otter sculpture—artists were asked: What would you like your North Coast Otter to say to the world? Let these 14 otters painted by Native Artists lead the way to a summer of discovery. Welcome to the North Coast Otters public arts initiative, a merger of citizen art and science. Learn about the North Coast’s native river otter by collecting sightings and selfies with unique otter sculptures painted and decorated by our region’s talented artists. Fall in love with the 108 Otter Art sculptures on display at shops, restaurants, visitor centers, and other public spaces in Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Mendocino counties in June–Sept 2021. Use the maps to explore the region and find the otter art! Find 20 or more otter art sculptures to win a raffle prize, bid in the online auction to take home your favorite otter, while kids enjoy Junior Otter Spotter activity booklets. please join us in Promoting clean water and healthy habitats where we live and play! At the end of the summer, the sculptures will be auctioned to provide valuable funds for river otter studies and student internships with community-based watershed projects. Please join us in celebrating life, OTTERS, and WATERS in this wonderful community event! 1 2 Stickers and activity Books Turn in the form to collect your “I am an Otter Spotter” sticker. entry Form Junior Otter Spotter activity booklets are also available for kids (and kids at heart) at these participating visitor centers: How many otters did you find? • Crescent City Art (Crescent City) • HSU Natural History Museum (Arcata) • Arcata Marsh Visitor Center • Friends of the Dunes (Somoa) OTTER NAME OTTER CODE • Eureka Visitor Center (Old Town, Eureka) • Sequoia Park Zoo (Eureka) • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Loleta) 1. • Fortuna River Lodge • Southern Humboldt Chamber Visitor Center 2. (Garberville) Raffle Prizes 3. Visit 20 otters and submit your entry for a chance to win: • Los Bagels breakfast for 2 4. • Adventures Edge gift certificates • Organic Coffee at the Straw House 5. • Free entry passes – Sequoia Park Zoo • Adventure tours with Pacific Outfitters 6. • Crab sandwich lunch for 2 at Gill’s By the Bay • Birdwatching and Otter Spotting tour with 7. North Coast Otters There will be ‘Most Sustainable Otter Spotter’ prizes for 8. those showing how they completed their North Coast Otter treasure hunt(s) in a sustainable way (e.g. biking, hiking, and electric vehicles). 9. For a full list of prizes please visit: 10. otterart.humboldt.edu 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 3 4 entry Form Silent Online (continued) Auction Please fill out your details below: You’ll have the opportunity to bid online for your favorite otter! name ___________________________ WEBSITE: address _____________________________________ app.galabid.com/otters ________________________________________________ All available otter sculptures will be auctioned to the highest bidder to raise funds for future river otter studies and student internship ________________________________________________ opportunities with community groups working on clean water and healthy habitats. Everyone is welcome to participate. PHONE _______________________________________ Bidding Options: Email ________________________________________ 1. Bid online, all summer long. Visit the webpage, otterart.humboldt.edu to learn more. mail hand-completed entry forms to: 2. Purchase outright by “adopting” an otter sculpture North Coast Otters, Department of Wildlife at the agreed rate. This will remove the otter from Humboldt State University the auction. The agreed rate is $5,000 for all otters, except for a few select otters, which are more. 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521 3. The project will culminate with a COVID-safe “in person” action of 30 select otters in September 2021. OR SUBMIT ONLINE: otterart.humboldt.edu Follow the updates Online (otterart.humboldt.edu) or on Facebook @northcoastottersart. ________________________________________________ Closing date Draw will for entries: take place: facebook: Tuesday, 9/21/21 Wednesday, 9/22/21 @northcoastottersart ________________________________________________ Terms and Conditions See Website for North Coast Otters is organized and administered by the Department of Wildlife. more details: To be eligible to enter the North Coast Otters Treasure Hunt raffle, please note: otterart.humboldt.edu • Anyone under 18 must have parent or guardian permission before providing personal information. • Entry forms must be legible and include contact details. The starting auction price in the live auction will be • Entries must be submitted by Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at 5 p.m. the highest online bid prior to the auction. The winners will be drawn on Wednesday, Sept. 22. • Entries must be mailed to: You can participate in the live auction in person, North Coast Otters, Department of Wildlife via phone lines in the auction rooms, online using Humboldt State University the website, or via absentee “best and final” bids. 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521 OR submited online: otterart.humboldt.edu 4. Last bids for ‘online’ otters: This raffle is free to enter. The prizes are listed on page 3 of the North Coast Otters 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time guidebook. Winners will be notified within 7 working days of the draw date either by on Wednesday, 9/15/21 mail, email, or telephone. By entering the drawing, winners confirm their agreement to take part in any associated publicity. The winner’s names will be announced on the North Coast Otters Facebook page and website. The personal information you provide will remain private and will only be used for the purposes of the drawing. 5 6 Thanks to our valued partners & patrons HSU Sponsored Plaza: Be Inspired (Arcata) This project is brought to you by the HSU Wildlife Department in Programs Foundation Points West Surveying Co. HSU Wildlife Department conjunction with North Coast Open Studios, Ink People, Crescent City Ramone’s Bakery & Cafe Art, Black Dog Woodworks, and HSU Marketing & Communications. Humboldt Arts Council Redwood Medical (Crescent City) Humboldt County Redwood Raindrop Harmonics North Coast Otters Patrons: Office of Education (Garberville) Humboldt Herbals (Eureka) Redwood Raks / Creamery District Humboldt Housing Alliance (Arcata) InfuZion Humboldt (Arcata) Richard Timmons Ink People Center for the Arts Richardson Grove State Park (Eureka) Visitor Center Inn at the Lost Coast Rick Gustafson (Shelter Cove) Rio Del / Scotia Chamber We appreciate our sponsors, hosts, Isis-Osiris Healing Temple of Commerce and many contributors: Jeff & Lynne Toderoff Rollin Richmond Jenn Tarlton ESM Interpretation Rumiano Cheese Factory Adventures Edge (Arcata) Diane Hendley John C. Schafer (Crescent City) AFSCME Local 1684 - Humboldt Discovery Museum (Eureka) Jolly Roger Lifesize Models Salmon River Outpost (Somes Bar) E Street Temple Hall (Eureka) Aidan’s Toy Trove (Crescent City) (Chris Sims) Salt Fish House (Arcata) Eel River Recovery Project Arcata Animal Hospital Karuk People’s Center Scott Frazer Elizabeth Valley (Happy Camp) Arcata Arts Center Seascape Restaurant (Trinidad) Elk Valley Visitor Center Kate M. Krebs Arcata Marsh Visitor Center Sequoia Park Zoo (Eureka) (Crescent City) Katie Pasquini Masopust Art of Fundraising Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation (Dave Southern) Elliott Dabill Kelly Mottershead Six Rivers National Forest (Gasquet) Bear River Band Eric Jennings Kinetic Museum (Eureka) Six Rivers National Forest HQ Rohnerville Rancheria Eureka Main Library Klamath Connection (Eureka) Bear River Resort (Loleta) Eureka Visitor Center Kokatat, Inc Slander Buck Benbow KOA Campground Event Horizon Technologies Les Schwab Tires (Crescent City) Solar Living Center (Hopland) Benbow Inn Ferndale Arts Gallery Linwood and Jenny Gill Soul Feet (Crescent City) Black Dog Woodworks Flow Kana Lisa Bond-Maupin (John Onstine) Southern Humboldt Chamber Footprint Foundation Los Bagels Company, Inc. of Commerce Blondies Food and Drink (Arcata) Ford House Visitor Center Many Hands Gallery (Eureka) Stacy P. Becker Bob Gearheart (Mendocino) Mark and Sydney Larson Stillwater Sciences Booklegger (Eureka) Fortuna Chamber of Commerce Mary Anne Rand Stitch (Ferndale) Bureau of Land Management Fortuna River Lodge McKinleyville Ace Home & Strawhouse Resorts & Cafe C&K Johnson Industries Fred Endert Pool (Crescent City) Garden Center (Junction City) Castle Inn at Shelter Cove Friends of the Arcata Library McLean Foundation Ten Window Williams