Mindful Monday: Down to Earth Deck
Are you looking for more ways to have meaningful conversations about climate change, earth-rootedness, and connecting to the natural world? Sometimes it feels like it is hard to know where to start with engaging...
Hiring: Administrative Coordinator
Administrative Coordinator
Do you love spreadsheets? The Northcoast Environmental Center is looking for a highly-organized, detail-oriented, numbers person who wants to put those skills to work supporting the advocacy of this 50-year old environmental organization....
Creature Feature: Giant Green Anemone
🐾Welcome to the NEC's weekly Creature Feature! 🐾
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) is a species of intertidal sea anemone. These brightly colored beauties are commonly found in local tide pools and are distributed from...
Mindful☼Mondays: Work that Reconnects
Happy Monday. Today we’re bringing you some resources from Joanna Macy via and op ed published by Emergence Magazine titled “Entering the Bardo”. Joanna navigates us through the bardo, or gap between worlds, that we...
Calling For Citizen Science Photo Submissions
The NEC team has been working hard to spread positivity and engage our community in more environmental stewardship since many of us have more time on our hands.
One easy way to get involved is...
Creature Feature: White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch
🐾Welcome to the NEC's weekly Creature Feature!🐾
The White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch (Antiopella fusca) is a semi translucent species of nudibranch. If you're unfamiliar with nudibranchs they're small sea slugs that can often be found in the...
Coastal Cleanup End-of-Month Prizes
This Saturday is the last Saturday to participate in Coastal Cleanup Day and the last opportunity to win one of the four prize categories that will be announced at the end of the event....
Creature Feature: Mycena acicula
Orange Bonnett (Mycena acicula) is characterized by small orange-red caps, with slender yellowish stems. Their gills are pale yellow with a whitish edge.
They are considered inedible due to their small size. Their caps reach...
Creature Feature: Blackcap Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis, also referred to as whitebark raspberry, blackcap raspberry or blue raspberry, as well as Chkohpeen (Yurok) is cousin of the domesticated raspberry that can be found throughout western North America.
Though they...
Creature Feature: Bull Kelp
Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), or Paamoh in the Yurok language, is a seaweed most commonly found in turbulent coastal waters of the Pacific Coast of North America. It anchors itself to rocks with a...
Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team
Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) and help make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the...
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...
Mindful Monday: Manifesto
M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y S
The NEC has been recently inspired and motivated by professor Sarah Ray’s recent book, The Field Guide to Climate Anxiety....
Monte Merrick, Wildlife Rescuer, Tells Us About His Work and Offers Some Tips
February 8, 2020 - What do you do when a raccoon is living in the walls of your home? What about when a bird flies into your window? Why do more English majors than...
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...
Mindful Monday: Eco Feminism
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“What is acted out on the female body parallels the larger practices of domination, fragmentation, and conquest against the earth body,...
Mindful Monday: She Told Me the Earth Loves US
Last week at our Thrive: Eco Grief and Anxiety Circle we shared a poem by Anne Haven McDonnell - this poem is included in the compilation All We Can Save, a text that we’ve...
Climate Anxiety Webinar
The current global crisis has many of us feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, fear, and disorientation. Many of us understand that the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent consequences of it are inextricably linked to our...
Creature Feature: American Dipper
Dippers, or "water ouzels" are the only aquatic songbirds in North America. They forage for microorganisms in streams and rivers by walking under the water.
Dippers have evolved features to help them survive in the...
Debris ID: Crab Pots
In this week's edition of Debris ID, we'll take a look at an item that's familiar to recreational and commercial fishermen--crab pots! These can be tricky items to remove from a beach, but fortunately...
Creature Feature: Brush Rabbit
The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani), or Duqht in the Wiyot language is a species of rabbit that can be found along the Pacific coast. It inhabits dense, brush cover and is rarely found far...
Creature Feature: Gray Fox
This week we'll take a look at the most ancient member of the canine family--the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). Back in the Pliocene era (3.6 mill years ago), Gray Foxes were roaming North America...
Creature Feature: Chinook Salmon
The Chinook Salmon is a migratory fish native to the North Pacific Ocean and surrounding river systems, ranging throughout the Alaska and California coastline. The typical lifespan of Chinook Salmon averages from one to...
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Happy Monday!
Here at the NEC we believe self-care is an act of rebellion. Resisting burnout in a world fueled by...
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...