In 2007, the maverick Petrolia resident Ken Young, a climate scientist, took a bold step by investing a significant portion of his personal savings to establish the Petol. He produced coins made of pure silver, aiming to enhance self-sufficiency in the Mattole valley.
Activism & Enterprise Our collections include extensive materials from post-1960 individual and organization activism and enterprise across the Humboldt region. Please see below for examples or request our Collections guides…
An alternative social movement, the Humboldt Exchange Community Currency was born in 2003 as a grassroots effort to form an alternative market and support especially those workers earning a minimum wage.
Back-to-the-land Healthcareand Childbirth Midwives and Childbirth In the early 70s, Southern Humboldt’s sole healthcare institution was the Southern Humboldt Community Hospital and Clinic. Many new settlers had a variety of…
Civil Liberties Monitoring Project (CLMP) The Civil Liberties Monitoring Project (CLMP) was formed in 1983 as part of a community response to local activities and abuses by the combined federal,…