NEC | Northcoast Environmental Center

ECONEWS

OpEd: Distributed Solar Deserves a Closer Look

September 28, 2021

Help a Legendary Photographer Complete His Dream

September 28, 2021

The NEC’s Collaborative Conservation Legacy

September 28, 2021

Community Creations: The Monster Project

September 28, 2021

ECONEWS REPORT

Broadway — Dangerous By Design?

October 9, 2021

Eel River Salmon Win Before FERC

October 2, 2021

What Smells at Stinky Beach?

September 18, 2021

What Fresh Hell is This Coal Train, Now?

September 11, 2021

EVENTS

Exploring Renewable Energy Futures in Humboldt County | Aug 9

July 29, 2021

Coastal Cleanup Month | September 2021

June 22, 2021

50th Anniversary Celebration | CANCELED

June 21, 2021

Activate NEC | 2nd & 4th Wed. at 6PM

February 17, 2021

Thrive: Eco Grief Circle | 4th Mondays at 6pm

February 16, 2021

NEWSFEED

Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team

October 13, 2021

Creature Feature: Black-Necked Stilt

October 12, 2021

Mindful Mondays: Indigenous People’s Day

October 11, 2021

Top Pollutants from Coastal Cleanup Month

October 6, 2021

AREA ECO EVENTS

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Broadway — Dangerous By Design? yournec.org/broa

Broadway — Dangerous By Design?
yournec.org/broadway-dangerous-by-design/

Broadway is one the most dangerous streets in California for pedestrians. Colin Fiske of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities joins Gang Green to talk about what fixes can and should be undertaken immediately to make the roadway safer for all road users.

Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Te

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 baseline pattern of bird mortality on North Pacific beaches. Data collected helps address important marine conservation issues and protect marine resources. Beach surveys are best conducted in groups of 2 or more—please come with a survey partner in mind or plan to join a team during training.

Humboldt, CA Training --
Sunday, November 7th, 2021
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
City of Arcata - Library Conference Room
500 7th Street, Arcata, CA 95521

For more information visit coasst.org and to reserve your training spot call COASST at 206-221-6893 or email coasst@uw.edu.

Photo: Heath Robertson on Flickr

Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) are Ame

Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) are American shorebirds with long thin legs, slim wings, and a needle-like bill. They primarily feed on insects or crustaceans that they scoop out of water or air.

They are social birds that nest together in colonies. When their nests are threatened, these birds may participate in a "popcorn display," grouping around a predator and jumping or flapping their wings at it in an attempt to drive it away. You can find them in environments with shallow water, like mudflats, salt pans, and salt marshes.

Sources: Black-necked Stilt--audobon.org, Black-necked Stilt Identification--All About Birds, and Black-necked Stilt--Wikipedia
Photos: _Veit_ on Flickr

M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y S Happy Indigenous

M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y S

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

Celebrate by advocating for land back and/or donating money to land trusts and others doing the sacred work of returning and protecting land.

If you’re local to the Arcata area and haven’t yet committed to the Wiyot Honor Tax, you can do so at honortax.org

If you don't have land or money to give, attend an online talk about Indigenous Peoples Day or the dominant narrative of "discovery" (there are thousands happening in local and global communities today), do some of your own research about treaties with your local tribes, tell someone in your family or one of your friends something about the tribe whose land you're living on, write a letter to your reps if you live in a state where Indigenous Peoples Day is not yet formally recognized, check out the projects local tribes are working on regarding natural resources, sustainability, and land restoration, go out and be with the land in an active, conscious, and humble way, etc.

There are so many ways to be involved in this celebration!

The NEC honors the guidance from and collaboration with our local tribes in all the work we do.

And don’t forget - our next Thrive: Eco Grief and Anxiety Circle is - October 25th from 6-7pm PST. Find the link in our bio. 🌿 Questions? Contact Brittany at brittanynecmail@gmail.com

Photo by @animate.earth

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