Our newest public space: Samoa Dunes and Wetlands Conservation Area
You may know it as Dog Ranch or perhaps Dead Man’s Drop Forest, but forget that. The parcels immediately to the west of Samoa Bridge [near Humboldt Bay] are now officially the Samoa Dunes and Wetlands Conservation Area. “We’re looking to re-introduce this place to our community,” says Mike Cipra, who heads up Friends of the Dunes, the new titleholder of the 357 acres. “This property is a fantastic jewel for our local community and we want to emphasize just how special it is with the name.”