Humboldt Baykeeper: Fish Farm Proposed for Former Pulp Mill in Samoa
Fish Farm Proposed for Former Pulp Mill in Samoa
In February, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, & Conservation District voted unanimously to approve a $20,000/year,...
What Really Happens with Plastics Recycling?
A combination of waste reduction legislation, increased manufacturer responsibility and a societal shift in our thinking and our habits will reduce plastic pollution. What...
North Coast Marbled Murrelet Status Update
"The reason we count murrelets at sea is, of course, because in the forest they are flying around at really high speeds in the...
Bring Back our Beavers!
In November, EPIC submitted a rulemaking petition to the California Fish and Game Commission to re-write the trapping rules for beavers, giving California’s beavers...
EPIC: Happy 20th Birthday to the Headwaters Forest Reserve
Happy 20th Birthday to the Headwaters Forest Reserve! The 7,472-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve—located just south east of the City of Eureka, CA—was established on...
Cell Phone, Wallet, Keys… Reusable Water Bottle!
Over the years, it has become commonplace to see our friends and family make an effort to carry their reusable water bottles with them...
Illegal Pasture Irrigation in Scott River Basin Driving Klamath Salmon Extinct
Located near the middle of the Klamath River Basin, the Scott River watershed once hosted large runs of spring and fall Chinook salmon. With...
Caltrans Punts Sea Level Rise Planning for 101 Corridor Project
In August, the California Coastal Commission met in Eureka to consider the long-anticipated permit for Caltrans’ “Eureka-Arcata Highway 101 Corridor Safety Improvement Project,”...
Humboldt Alliance for Responsible Planning Calls for Public Input on Trinidad Rancheria Hotel
The Trinidad Rancheria is planning a 100-room, 6-story hotel adjacent to the Cherae Heights Casino on Scenic Drive near Trinidad. My guests, Richard Johnson...
Port of Humboldt Announces Green Terminal Strategy
Matthew Simmons, EPIC Climate Attorney
On January 11, 2024, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District committed to developing a green terminal strategy for...
Is the Future of Eel River Dams Being Decided Behind Closed Doors?
Tune in for a discussion of the fate of the Eel River dams that highlights more questions than answers. Pacific Gas and Electric made...
Sierra Club: State Water Board Rebuke
North Coast Water Board’s permits to control agricultural
and forestry pollution are inadequate
In recent years, I have personally filed numerous requests with the North Coast...
Can Eelgrass Reverse the Effects of Ocean Acidification?
Joe Tyburczy is a marine ecologist with the California Sea Grant Extension who is studying the effects of eelgrass on ocean acidification. Joe and...
The Importance of Baseline and Cumulative Effects
"This is where we get to the idea of cumulative effects - how do we ensure that the watershed remains capable of supporting salmon...
Humboldt’s Most Elusive Critter
With less than 100 individuals left in California, the Humboldt marten is one of the state's most endangered species. While it once haunted the...
North Coast Water Board Comes to Eureka
Residents speak up for Elk River & National Forest Water Quality
Two salient items were on the agenda of the June 19 and 20 North...
Sierra Club: Capitalizing on Disaster
Capitalizing on Disaster: Why Recent State Legislation and Subsidies for Biomass Electric Generation are Very Bad Ideas
In the wake of wildfires that caused terrible devastation...
Protect the Siskiyou Crest
The Klamath National Forest (KNF) is proposing to eviscerate one of the most important wildlife corridors and backcountry areas in California. The Siskiyou Crest,...
CNPS Updates & Happenings
In July, we saw nine species of conifers around Sugar Lake in the Russian Wilderness, and three more along the trail there. The trail...
Grazing Monitoring on the Six Rivers National Forest
This spring, the North Group will join the Project to Reform Public Land Grazing in Northern California (www.grazingreform.org) to begin monitoring how grazing is...
Hydrologist Randy Klein on Low Stream Flows on the North Coast
The ways that we manage (or fail to manage) our impacts on the land have left many rivers and creeks without enough water year-round...
How Can We Make the Redwoods More Inclusive?
Close your eyes and think of an "environmentalist." What do you see? If its an old white guy (probably with a beard and a...
Ecological Rights Foundation v. PG&E; Coastal Cleanup Day
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. recently settled a lawsuit brought in 2010 by the Ecological Rights Foundation of Garberville. As a result, PG&E has...
Redwood Coast Energy Authority Proposes Offshore Wind Project
Will Humboldt be the site of the West Coast’s first offshore wind energy project?
Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s Executive Director Matthew Marshall discusses the agency’s...
Sierra Club: Logging in Winter: Can Water Quality be Protected?
Logging in Winter: Can Water Quality be Protected?
When I first began paying attention to logging in Northern California back in the late 1970s, operations...