Next Fashion Trend: Environmental Impact

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Margaret Castro One of the many charms of Humboldt County is the environmental awareness and commitment of residents. Step in to a local boutique and you’re bound to see an item that has been upcycled...

Dear EcoNews: Concerned Birder

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Dear EcoNews, I believe that using wind energy is of vital importance to countering climate change. A study by researchers at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research from 2006-2016 showed that painting one turbine blade...

Ciencia Para Todos: Science for Everyone

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Science is in every aspect of life, therefore it should not be taught solely through a western lens which is usually integrated in every course. By teaching our bilingual students in their primary language...

No Coal In Humboldt

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Alicia Hamann, Friends of the Eel River Executive Director By now, news of the impending threat of coal trains coming to town has spread far and wide. Municipalities from Sonoma to Humboldt have passed resolutions...

Ciencia Para Todos

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Por Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Traducido por Jasmin Segura La ciencia está en todos aspectos de la vida, por lo tanto, no debe enseñarse únicamente a través de una lente occidental que generalmente se integra en...

Community Coastal Column: The State of Kelp Forests on the North coast

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I was lucky to grow up on the Monterey Bay, where the kelp forest is a legendary and beloved ecosystem. From early childhood through college, many school field trips and science projects focused on...

2021 California Legislative Roundup

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist In 2021, California lawmakers sent 836 bills to Governor Gavin Newsom for approval. Of those, he approved 770 and vetoed 66. Here is a run-down of some of the bills that...

Coping With Climate Anxiety

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Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Intern In August of 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finalized the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change for policy makers. The report itself is long,...

Eye On Washington: Bold Appointments to Key Federal Conservation Agencies

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Dan Sealy, NEC Legislative Analyst Charles Sams III, Director, National Park Service President Biden nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III as the first Native American Director of the National Park Service (NPS). Mr. Sams, who is a...

EPIC: The Struggle to Save Richardson Grove Continues

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Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director For more than a decade, EPIC and our allies have fought off the misguided and controversial Richardson Grove Project, a proposal to realign a section of Highway 101 that runs...

Get on Board for the Climate: What To Do About Too Much Food

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Martha Walden, 11th Hour In a world where people go hungry, food waste weighs on the conscience of those who have plenty. Here in the US about 63 million tons of food — approximately 40...

Humboldt Baykeeper: The Climate Crisis on the North Coast

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Jen Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper Director In November, world leaders met in Glasgow for the 26th time since 1992 to grapple with ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Taking action to slow climate change has become...

Solutions Summit

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Michael D. Pulliam TECH TREES CATCH CARBON Arizona State University and Irish renewables company Carbon Collect have designed a carbon dioxide-eating "mechanical tree," roughly 1,000 times more efficient at carbon capture than natural trees. And it...

Sierra Club: State Irrigation Plan – Is It Saving Klamath River Salmon?

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Felice Pace, North Group Water Chair In our last North Group Report in EcoNews, I wrote about the early August decision by the State Water Board to curtail irrigation in the Shasta and Scott River...

Staff Picks

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Looking for some motivational media to sustain your activism over the winter? We've got you covered! Here's a selection of books, podcasts, movies, and more. Princess Mononoke (Film) Ivy's Choice – If you haven’t already seen...
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Zero Waste Humboldt: Right To Repair

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Cassidy Mullennix, Zero Waste Humboldt Think about all of the items you own that could break. Your computer, smartphone, home appliances, furniture, sports gear, bikes, television or the equipment you rely on at work, all...

Sustainable Holiday Tips

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Upcycled Newspaper Gift Bow   Materials: Newspaper, Scissors, Stapler or Glue When you are finished reading this issue of EcoNews, cut a page into 8 strips of similar width and length. Take 4 of the strips...

From the Center

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Larry Glass, Board President Caroline Griffith, Executive Director Goodbye Carrie About a year and a half ago, our long-time office Administrator and Development Director took a job with the City of Arcata. The person that we hired...
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California Native Plant Society

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Evening Programs Register for these Zoom presentations on our website, and look there to see if in-person has become an option. December 8, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. “Research on Forest Trees, California Pitcher Plant, and Lichens.”...
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The Sandpiper

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Click here to open a PDF of the December Sandpiper

Better Than Nothing? Glasgow Climate Pact Leaves Much to be Desired

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At the beginning of November, climate activists and world leaders started converging in Glasgow, Scotland in preparation for COP26, the United Nations’ 26th climate summit. Billed as the “last, best hope” to save the...

NEXUS: Future Thinking

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Samantha Gaiera, Arcata High School Senior Twice a year in grade school I would wake up in the wilderness to the smell of a camping breakfast, surrounded by my classmates. Parents and teachers worked hard...

Is Humboldt County Water Wise?

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Marisa St. John On July 20, 2021 the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors declared a Countywide Drought Emergency, yet new (and existing) cannabis cultivation permits continue to be approved. Here at the NEC, we became...