A brief introduction - I returned to Humboldt in 2002 after a 27 year absence. During my time away I was involved in several businesses, earned advanced degrees in environmental sociology and taught at UCSC. I'm a self-taught GIS (geographic information system) professional, digital photographer, videographer and editor. I also learned to get around computers and the internet quite well. My son Aran and I learned the internet "ropes" together when he was a teenager (well, actually he taught me) and over the last 12 years I have built many website.

If you are interested in learning more about what we can do for you - including GIS map development, website development and more, check our services page. For more about projects that we have created, click here. Here are some recent projects that I have created, host and maintain for my own businesses and interests and a few for others:

BlueCreekAhPah.org - In July of 2007 I developed this website for the Blue Creek - Ah Pah Traditional Yurok Village. We are building the village to help rehabilitate and heal the river, land, salmon, Yurok culture, forests, ecosystems, habitat and the people. I also host and maintain the website and do digital photography, videography, GIS cartography, grant writing and promotional work for the village, as well as help with construction and organizational tasks.

YurokPlankHouse.com - In 2004 Ernie Albers and I built our first scale model Yurok Redwood Plank House for Eureka's Clarke Museum. It is a large 1/6th scale model and is on permanent display in the museum's Nellis Hall. Since then, we have built several museum quality scale model plank houses of various sizes. Our most recent was one for the Blue Creek - Ah Pah Traditional Yurok Village and one for the Indian Education Program in Brookings, Oregon.

MapCruzin.com - My son, Aran, and I developed this website in 1996. It is devoted to GIS (geographical information system). My mission in this work is to provide the information, tools, resources and expertise to enhance personal growth and knowledge and empower you in your efforts towards improving environmental and social conditions. Over the years the website has become quite popular and serves many thousands of visitors each day.

SaintJohnHunt.com - I did not develop this website, but during June of 2008 I did edit and create the PDF ebook of the new book, Bond of Secrecy: The true story of notorious American spy and Watergate Conspirator E. Howard Hunt and his son, Saint John Hunt. The book includes startling new information about Watergate and the J.F.K. assassination with photos, documents and the handwritten memos by E. Howard Hunt from his famous death bed "last confession." I also created the book sale page and I am in the process of editing and producing video DVDs of E. Howard Hunt's last interviews.

Reimagination.com - I recently developed this website to document the various threats we face in the 21st century and to explore ways that we might transform this potentially darkest century into humankind's brightest.

SaintJohnandtheSinners.com - I developed this simple website for a local band, Saint John and the Sinners. Saint John Hunt is an amazingly accomplished guitarist and the rest of the band includes the finest musicians around. They play a variety of original and cover rock and roll selections that get you smiling, dancing and singing along.

Learn2Map.com - I developed Learn2Map in 2002 as a way of helping people learn to create their own digital maps. The tutorial is free, updated frequently, includes many free resources and can also make use of most all the free GIS maps available at MapCruzin.com.

NorthCoastGIS.com - This website was my first North Coast oriented website that I did upon my return to the area. Main features include high resolution downloadable maps of aboriginal Yurok territory as well as the GIS layers required to create the maps and access to the free Learn2Map GIS Tutorial. The tutorial also includes access to many more free map layers plus a free GIS program.

I've also developed many websites and projects related to toxic chemicals and environmental justice. In 1996 I created the first U.S. based interactive toxic maps on the internet, the Santa Cruz Toxic Release Inventory. This simple website led to our family being hired to develop nation-wide interactive toxic maps for Environmental Defense's Chemical Scorecard.

If interested, you can check out some of my academic work -- sorry, it's sorely in the need of updating.

If you browse my websites, you'll find that my interests are varied -- to say the least. They reflect, in part, past and/or present occupations, involvements and issues that I am very committed to and concerned about. Over the years I've been a machinist, factory worker, and teacher. I've worked for my self in general and electronic salvage, longhaul trucking, woodworking, recycling, GIS mapping, scale modelling, computer programming and more. I'd love to hear from you if you have similar interests.

If you have a need for website development, hosting and maintenance; digital videography and editing; digital photography; GIS mapping and cartography; museum quality scale models; or book editing and promotion, please contact me.

Thanks so much for visiting,