NEC | Northcoast Environmental Center

ECONEWS

Eye On Washington | September 2022

August 23, 2022

Offshore Wind on the Horizon

August 23, 2022

Sustainable Habits Affordable for Everyone

August 23, 2022

How To Add Sustainability Into Your Fashion

August 23, 2022

ECONEWS REPORT

A Love Story About the Klamath Mountains

September 10, 2022

Klamath River Woes but Progress on Dam Removal

September 3, 2022

How Will the IRA Impact Humboldt?

August 27, 2022

Wiyot Tribe Celebrates Rematriation of Coastal Forest

August 20, 2022

EVENTS

Mes de la Limpieza de la Costa

August 24, 2022

Coastal Cleanup Month Kick-Off Party | Sept 3 at 6 PM

August 22, 2022

Coastal Cleanup Month | September 2022

June 22, 2021

Thrive: Eco Grief Circle (Monthly Event)

February 16, 2021

NEWSFEED

Compassionate Cleanups

September 22, 2022

Creature Feature: American Dipper

September 20, 2022

Change 4 Change: Sept. 11-17

September 13, 2022

Creature Feature: Marsh Wren

September 13, 2022

AREA ECO EVENTS

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M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y “Even apart fro

M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y

“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 psychotherapy of industrial society from the original headshrinkers. Theirs was an animistic vision of the world, a sensibility that both Judeo-Christian doctrine and scientific objectivity have censored. In our culture, listening for the voices of the Earth as if the nonhuman world felt, heard, spoke would seem the essence of madness to most people. Is it possible that by asserting that very conception of madness, psychotherapy itself may be defending the deepest of all our repressions, the form of psychic mutilation that is most crucial to the advance of industrial civilization, namely, the assumption that the land is a dead and servile thing that has no feeling, no memory, no intention of its own? With the full authority of modern science, conventional sanity cuts us off from using Stone Age psychiatry as a therapeutic resource. Those who believe that this condition can be easily remedied, say by spending a few hours in a sweat lodge, are simply not in touch with the true dimensions of their own alienation.” - Theodore Rozak

Our next Thrive: Eco Grief and Anxiety Circle is Monday, October 17th - Meeting on Zoom from 6-7:30pm PST. Find the link in our bio or directly on our website.🌿 Questions? Contact Brittany at brittanynecmail@gmail.com

Photo by @animate.earth

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The NEC sees litter cleanups as a tool to stem the

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 so that we can advocate for solutions to the problem. Through data collection we’ve seen the environmental impact of the housing crisis. According to the most recent Point in Time count by Humboldt County, there are at least 1,656 people living on the streets in our county. Due to the limitations of the count and the fact that it only includes a 24-hour period, this estimate is undoubtedly smaller than the actual number of unhoused people who live in our community. Many of our unhoused neighbors end up living in greenbelts or other open spaces.

This weekend, there is a plan to “sweep” one of these encampments during a volunteer cleanup, meaning that the residents and all of their belongings will be removed. "Sweeping" encampments does nothing to solve the problem of trash in our communities, nor does it do anything to solve the problem of houselessness. Events like this simply create division in the community and result in unhoused people moving to other areas. Until we find a way to house everyone in our community, we need to provide services, including regular trash pick-up and sanitation services, for those who are living in our greenbelts. It’s important to remember that these are members of our community who also care about the environment and deserve respect. Unfortunately, not having cooking or refrigeration facilities results in a lot of plastic packaging. In many cases folks want to dispose of trash in a responsible way, but don’t have access to disposal services because our local governments have yet to prioritize providing these services.

We can all help by advocating for more housing and more services, but in the meantime here are some tips for doing cleanups in a way that is safe and respectful: www.yournec.org/compassionatecleanups

Support Coastal Cleanup Month: Only 9 Days Left!

Support Coastal Cleanup Month: Only 9 Days Left!

Please help us reach our goal of $7000 for our Coastal Cleanup Month fundraiser. These funds ensure we can continue the important work of hosting county-wide cleanups every year. We only need $2000 to reach our goal!

Donate at go.rallyup.com/ccm2022

Dippers, or "water ouzels" are the only aquatic so

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 water. They have secondary eyelids that let them see underwater, and scales that close over their nostrils when they dive. They also produce more oil than other birds, which helps their feathers keep them warm in cold water.

Dippers are an indicator species. This means that their presence indicates that the river they live on is good, healthy habitat. Have you seen a dipper in Humboldt county?

Photos: Frank D. Lospalluto and Michael Klotz on Flickr
Sources: Allaboutbirds.org

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