Plankton Presentation September
Is that a crocodile clutch bag in our bay? Luckily not! It is a type of plankton found in Wigi (Humboldt) Bay called Isthmia collected during our plankton sampling in July. Join us on...
Plankton Presentation May 2024
What is that?
Join us May 24, 4-6pm, at the NEC office at 415 I st, Arcata
Learn about the Plankton Monitoring Network, how to ID plankton, and a chance to check out cool critters under...
Trash Craft Night May 2024
Trash Craft Night!
Come zhuzh up your bike for the kinetic grand championship!
When: May 21, 6-8pm
Where: NEC Office 415 I St, Arcata
What: Turn trash into art and spruce up your wheels!
We have lots of fun...
Trash Craft Night April 2024
Trash Craft Night
When: Tuesday, April 23, 6-8 p.m.
Where: NEC Office, 415 I St, Arcata
Tired of getting that tire splash in the rain? Join us for an evening of collaborative DIY bike fender making! We’ve...
Upcycled Messages for the Earth Through Printmaking
Upcycled Messages for the Earth Through Printmaking
When: Monday, April 22, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Redwood Roots Farm Cooperative, 45 Fellowship Way, Bayside
Free event!
Printmaking can be a tool used in any campaign including for environmental advocacy. In...
Celebrate Earth Day Bike Ride
Celebrate Earth day with a Bike Ride!
When: Sunday, April 21, 12 p.m.
Where: Moon Cycles, 1905 Alliance Road
Native nature appreciation, bike maintenance, and food!
Earth Day Festival
Earth Day Festival!
When: Sunday, April 21, 1-7 p.m.
Where: Pierson Park, McKinleyville
Celebrate Earth Day with a lineup of live music, performances, workshops, activist trainings, food, tabling, booths, fun for kids, a bouncy house, and more!
Double Film Screening
Double Film Screening
When: Saturday, April 13, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th Street
$5-$20 Suggested Donation
Film One:'A'-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish, Still, We Live On
The tolowa dee-ni’ continue the journey of rebuilding their language, which lies at the...
Trash Craft Night March 2024
Trash Craft Night!
Help us make NEC buttons for Earth Day!
When: March 19, 6-8pm
Where: NEC Office 415 I St, Arcata
What: Turn Trash into Art and hep us make NEC buttons for Earth Day!
We have button...
Coastal Cleanup Month 2023 Recap
2023 Marked the NEC’s 44th year of Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) activities. Since the pandemic the NEC has expanded coastal cleanup...
Humboldt Honey
40 Years of Counter Culture and Rebellion!
It's been 40-years since the iconic Humboldt Honey poster’s first publishing in 1983. Since that time, creator Ingrid Hart has never marketed or merchandised the Humboldt Honey,...
Why Is It So Hard To Get Around Without A Car?
This is a series of articles written by Colin Fiske of CRTP about the history of how American communities were designed for cars. These articles describe the origins of traffic laws, the criminalization of...
Farewell Ivy!
A huge thanks to Ivy Munnerlyn, the NEC's Coastal Programs Coordinator for the last two years! You were such an amazing part of our team. Best of luck on your next endeavors.
"For 50 years,...
Hiring: Coastal Programs Coordinator
Coastal Programs Coordinator
Are you passionate about ocean health and trash issues? The Northcoast Env. Center is seeking someone who enjoys coordinating volunteers, engaging with local policy, and is knowledgable about citizen science.
20 hours/week...
Winter Giving 2022
Dear Friend of the Northcoast Environmental Center,
As we near the close of another year, we want to thank you for your ongoing support of the work we are doing at the NEC and for...
Creature Feature: Gray Buckeye
The Gray Buckeye butterfly (Junonia grisea) is a common sight in meadows, on dirt roads, and around stream beds on the north coast. In the language of the Tolow Dee-ni' Nation, ch'vsh-k'i means "butterfly"....
Mindful Monday: The Blackened Shoreline
“And I would travel with you
to the places of our shame
The hills stripped of trees, the marshes grasses s
oil-slicked, steeped in sewage;
The blackened shoreline, the chemical-poisoned water;
I would stand with you in the...
Creature Feature: Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are year-round residents in Humboldt county. Their distinctive black mask and yellow tail tips make them easy to identify.
Waxwings are social birds, and can often be found foraging for berries...
Mindful Monday: Indigenous Peoples Day
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
Let’s get right to it - the best thing you can do today to celebrate the folks whose land you’re living on is by taking actions that rematriate the land to...
Creature Feature: Sea Palm
Sea Palm (Postelsia palmaeformis) is a type of kelp native to the Pacific coast of North America.
Sea palms like to grow on rocky outcroppings, where they are constantly pummeled by waves. Their strong "stipe"...
Mindful Monday: The World Unconscious
“The idea that all phenomena in the world possess subjective inner natures must be distinguished from the egocentric concepts of anthropomorphism (attributing human qualities to nonhuman forms of life), animism (humans attributing living soul...
Creature Feature: Douglas Fir
The Douglas fir is an evergreen tree native to the Pacific Northwest in North America. The fir's native range consists of the coastlines of British Columbia to Northern California.
The Douglas Fir can range from...
Mindful Monday: Animism
“Even apart from issues of justice, some will see an immediate psychological obstacle to such a dialogue between the traditional and the modern. It has to do with the contrasting worldviews that divide the...
Compassionate Cleanups
The NEC sees litter cleanups as a tool to stem the flow of trash that ends up in our waterways, but also as a way to gather data about where littler is coming from...