National Trails Day Celebration
Humboldt Trails Council
The Humboldt Trails Council (HTC) invites you to get out and celebrate National Trails Day on June 4th and stop by one...
Hill Day with the Surfrider Humboldt Chapter
Sabriyya Ghanizada, EcoNews Intern
“The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our ocean, waves and beaches...
Piecing Together Humboldt’s Housing Problem
Sabriyya Ghanizada, EcoNews Intern
There is a housing crisis in California and Humboldt County (HumCo) is no exception. With Cal Poly Humboldt prospecting to double...
Carbon Footprint
Sasha Lyth, Redwood Coast Montessori
Redwood Coast Montessori (RCM) School 8th Graders have been studying climate change and possible solutions to various aspects of this...
News from the Center: June 2022
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Congratulations to the U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest
The Klamath National Forest (KNF) has announced...
Farm Feature: Community Food Guide
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
The 2022 Humboldt and Del Norte Community Food Guide, created by Cooperation Humboldt, is now available at newsstands throughout Humboldt and...
Silver Spotted Butterfly Poem
by Ellen E. Taylor
The Gods of Everything are leaving:
Human evil fires their rage!
Missiles, drones, bombs, greed, pride, thieving:
Times to end the Iron Age.
Grabbing thunderbolts...
Cómo ahorrar dinero en su factura de electricidad
Susan Nolan
El aire acondicionado no es algo en lo que la mayoría de personas en Humboldt piensen, pero en todo el estado, es un...
Garbage Land: On The Secret Trail of Trash
Ivy Munnerlyn, Coastal Programs Coordinator
During my time at the NEC, I’ve read a lot about the environmental consequences of our disposable culture. For this...
EPIC: The Largest Timber Sale Ever?
Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director
The Forest Service is attempting its largest timber sale in modern history. Innocuously titled the “Region 5 Post-Disturbance Hazard Tree...
Solutions Summit | June 2022
CALIFORNIA COMPOST AT WORK
Composting food scraps and using compost on farms helps resist droughts and hugely reduces emissions of methane, a serious greenhouse gas....
Humboldt Baykeeper: Coastal Commission Approves Offshore Wind Exploration Plan (With Conditions)
Jen Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper Director
On April 7, the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s plans for studying marine life...
Dear EcoNews: Curious Water Consumer
Dear EcoNews,
I keep hearing that California is experiencing terrible droughts and there is a huge concern over the amount of water we receive. I...
Three Science Projects Receive Awards from Sierra Club North Group
Sue Leskiw, Sierra Club
For the 15th year, North Group Sierra Club sponsored awards for the best projects relating to environmental issues at the annual...
Paving a Path for Safer Roads
Raven E. Marshall, EcoNews Intern
Humboldt County is known for many things but unfortunately it seems it has seen a concentration of pedestrian and biking...
CRTP: Active Transportation and Health
Colin Fiske, Executive Director
The term “active transportation” most often refers to walking and biking. In recent years, though, many advocates and researchers have expanded...
LTE: Tree Plantations Cause Forest Fires
I must take issue with one of the assertions in Farzad Forouhar’s otherwise excellent essay “Smokey Bear: A Savior or An Agent” in the...
Eye on Washington | June 2022
Dan Sealy, NEC Legislative Analyst
The Current DC Climate and You
As the local beauty of spring in DC moves to the storms and unpredictability of...
California Native Plant Society | June 2022
Field Trips
June 18, Saturday. Christmas Prairie Field Trip. We will explore this diverse lake at 2300 ft. on the forested ridge west of Redwood...
Author-Artist Obi Kaufmann Explores the Coasts of California
Dan Sealy, Northcoast Environmental Center
Picking up a book by artist and naturalist Obi Kaufmann feels very personal. The books are more compact than typical...
Planning a Zero Waste Wedding
Krista Miller, ZWH
As you rethink how you organize your wedding in order to reduce waste, and ultimately your wedding’s carbon footprint, you must start...
Get on Board for the Climate: Hercules for CAP Coordinator
Martha Walden, 11th Hour
The men and women who work for the county and the cities from Rio Dell to Trinidad have addressed a crucial...
DIY Zero: How to Save Money on Your Electric Bill
Susan Nolan
Air conditioning is not something most Humboldters think about, but statewide, it’s a big driver of electricity demand, pushing up need in afternoons...
Juneteenth: Celebrate Freedom
Black Humboldt
Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the date African Slaves were both freed from Slavery but more importantly the day The US decided...
