Farm Feature: Green Spiral Farm

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Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist Green Spiral Farm started as a small 1/4 acre micro farm in Mckinleyville, focused on growing baby greens, radishes, and strawberries. In 2019, a year after the micro farm began, they...

Get on Board: Cows on the Road

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Martha Walden California wields an elaborate system of sticks and carrots to move all businesses within its borders towards a carbon-neutral future. Its tactics sometimes seem frustratingly slow because it is fearful of its industries...

Elk River Restoration: Making Things Right

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Jerry Martien The difference between water and land has been especially muddy this winter, but for the Elk River Estuary Restoration Project that was part of the plan. Two City of Eureka parcels near the...

Decolonizing Economics Summit

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Post-Capialism Conference You are invited to the Decolonizing Economics Summit: The Fourth Annual Post-Capitalism Conference, Thursday, April 20 – Saturday, April 22, 2023. The conference will be virtual, with an in-person closing ceremony on April...

Locals Join National Day of Action to Stop Dirty Banks

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Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director On March 21, protestors gathered at the Wells Fargo bank in Arcata demanding that big banks, including Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America and Citibank stop funding fossil fuel projects,...

Coastal Column April 2023

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Sable Odry, NEC Coastal Programs Coordinator Craft for the coast This year we’ll be hosting Craft for the Coast Trash Art Contest in early June. Submissions will be accepted from May 1-31. Visit www.yournec.org/craft4coast to learn...

CRTP: Parking Math

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Colin Fiske, Executive Director At CRTP, we talk about parking a lot, and it’s no secret that we think there’s too much of it. Parking policies past and present have guaranteed free private vehicle storage...

Zero Waste Humboldt: Eco-Friendly Easter

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Isabella Escamilla, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern Every spring, Easter has been routinely celebrated by partaking in a wide range of activities, including egg hunts and visits from Easter bunnies. While this holiday has a different...

Gardening for Caterpillars

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Donna Wildearth This article first appeared in the North Coast Journal. It has been reprinted with permission. Here's some good news for gardeners who are concerned about the environment: We can make an important, positive impact...

California Native Plant Society | April 2023

Evening Program April 12, Wednesday. “Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest.” Luke Ruediger and Suzie Savoie will share their film Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest, documenting their 10-day,...

West Coast Gray Whale “Unusual Mortality Event” Continues

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Jen Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper Director Since January 1, 2019, elevated numbers of gray whale strandings have occurred along the west coast of North America between Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the Chukchi Sea in northern Alaska....

Making Good Use of the Inflation Reduction Act by Taking Climate Action

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Luis Neuner, Tom Wheeler & Matt Simmons (EPIC staff) The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the nation’s largest-ever investment in climate action. While the IRA certainly has some fundamental climate-related shortcomings, it does provide individuals,...

Creature Feature: Monarch Butterfly

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Oden Taylor, EcoNews Intern With their large orange and black wings, monarch butterflies are one of the most beautiful and recognizable butterfly species. In Humboldt County, we are fortunate to receive the influx of monarch...

Exploring Energy: Woody Biomass

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Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist Continuing along the journey of exploring energy, bioenergy, or biomass energy, is another power source that is oftentimes framed as a bridge to a world powered solely by renewables. Although biomass...

Celebra el Dia/Semana/Mes de la Tierra

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Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director Traduccion por Carlrey Arroyo Ir en una aventura de transporte alternativo Según la Comisión de Energía de California, el 50 por ciento de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de California provienen...

Ways to Celebrate Earth Day/Week/Month

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Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director Alternative Transportation Adventure According to the California Energy Commission, 50 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. Changing our transportation habits can be hard, but starting small and making...

Endangered Species Act 50th Anniversary

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Dan Sealy, NEC Board Member The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed by President Nixon on Dec. 28th, 1973. This year we celebrate the Endangered Species Act's 50th Anniversary through December 2023. Endangered Species Art Submissions To...

EcoNews Asks: What do you want the world to be like in 50 years?

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Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director As we celebrate Earth Day and the accomplishments of the visionaries of the past, EcoNews decided to visit the visionaries of today to ask what changes they think are necessary...

Earth Day: The Fight Isn’t Over

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Oden Taylor, EcoNews Intern April 22 marks 53 years of the celebration of Earth Day. As children many of us likely celebrated by planting trees and flowers, or making arts and crafts at our schools,...

Dear EcoNews: Gas-Burning Fireplaces

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Dear EcoNews, I have some friends who recently bought a house with a wood-burning stove. They mentioned that the regulations around fireplaces in California have changed so that only gas-burning fireplaces can be built into...

Letters to EcoNews: Green Diamond Logging in Bayside

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Dear Northcoast Environmental Center, Green Diamond logging company has decided to push and plow through the beautiful forest right behind the neighborhood nestled between Jacoby and Washington Creeks in Bayside. These forests are rich in...

News from the Center | April 2023

Larry Glass, NEC Board President Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director Let’s Not Fall Into The DOOM LOOP As the climate continues to spin further out of control at an accelerating pace, governments may become overwhelmed by the...