Onsite venue dates will be April 17-19, 2026

Vendor Hours:

Friday, April 17 – 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Saturday, April 18 – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (until 7:00 p.m. optional)

Sunday, April 19 – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

2026 Vendors

Boundary Layer Ceramics (www.instagram.com/boundarylayerceramics) – ceramic art inspired by PNW flora and modern design, utilizing real plant cuttings and other natural texture to create imprints and molds for abstract forms

Coreyartus Imagery (www.coreyartusimagery.com) – offering illustrated bird greeting cards and prints

Eden Smith (www.instagram.com/bird_soup) – 2026 Festival Artist – offering illustrated prints and stickers of birds

Friends of the Arcata Marsh (arcatamarshfriends.org) – a nonprofit dedicated to raising the awareness of wetlands, wildlife, and wastewater treatment of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary

Friends of the Dunes (friendsofthedunes.org) – a nonprofit​ dedicated to conserving the natural diversity of coastal environments in northern California through community-supported education and stewardship programs

Humboldt Bay Bird Observatory – a bird banding station focused on monitoring landbird and owl populations

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge/US Fish & Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov/refuge/humboldt-bay) – government agency whose management activities focus on research and monitoring of refuge wildlife and on protection and maintenance of a natural, functioning ecosystem

Integral Ecology Research Center (www.iercecology.org) – FRIDAY KEYNOTE –  a nonprofit whose mission is perform ecological research and compile, organize, and disseminate the results of this research in order to increase scientific knowledge for the public, advance the management and conservation of wildlife species and their communities, and enhance overall ecosystem health and conservation

Institute for Wildlife Studies (www.iws.org) – SUNDAY SPEAKER – a non-profit whose mission is to gather information necessary to maintain biodiversity and viable populations of all species, and enhance our understanding of the animals with which we share our world

KS Nature Photography Tours (ksnaturephotography.com) – SATURDAY KEYNOTE – nature photographer and avid birder offering workshops and international photography tours

Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt (natmus.humboldt.edu) – a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic natural world through its collections, exhibits, and programs

North Coast California Native Plant Society (northcoastcnps.org) – a nonprofit whose mission is to increase the understanding and appreciation of California’s native plants and to conserve them and their natural habitats through science, education, advocacy, horticulture, and land stewardship.

Northtown Books (northtownbooks.com) – Arcata’s community bookstore since 1965

Out of This World (outofthisworldoptics.com) – binocular and optics retailer specializing in brand name optics

Redwood Region Audubon Society (rras.org) – nonprofit advocating for the protection of birds and other wildlife by increasing the understanding and appreciation of the natural world, and by initiating and supporting local conservation and education efforts

 Sennott Art (arcataartisans.com/artists/patricia-sennott) – fine art of monotype printmaking and watercolor pieces

Sequoia Siren (https://www.instagram.com/sequoiasiren) – scientifically accurate jewelry of local flora, fungi, and fauna

Strix & Stones – handmade block prints and shirts, handmade ceramic pots

Wildlife Graduate Student Society (WiGSS) – a graduate student club at Cal Poly Humboldt since 1999 that supports wildlife graduate students by raising funds to cover conference travel, research supplies, and other professional development costs through small grants they distribute each year

Yurok Tribe NCCRP (yuroktribe.org) – a program focused on the reintroduction of the California Condor. Their work has involved more than a decade of preliminary analyses and inter-entity collaboration leading to release in 2022.