Welcome
We are a co-housing community located in a university town in northern California. Arcata has active art, environmental, and spiritual communities, making it a socially rich place to live. We also have easy access to the redwood forest, beaches, mountains, and other natural wonders.
Marsh Commons site is a reused industrial property adjacent to a wildlife sanctuary and marsh with many miles of walking trails. We chose this site for its location close to the town plaza and to a beautiful wild place.
Our houses and common house feature sustainable materials, including carpet from pop bottles, redwood from an old barn we tore down, reused lighting, flooring resawn from old mill buildings, recycled-newspaper insulation, sustainably harvested construction lumber, and recycled-plastic lumber for decking.
We eat together at least three times a week, share childcare, and have a vegetable garden.
Check out our Event Calendar! This new system keeps track of Work Parties, Meals, Yard Sales, Movie Nights.
Additionally the calendar denotes rental availability for the common house and rec room.