The NO-GO Road 30 Years Later
This April marked the 30th anniversary of the GO Road. A road originally scheduled to run from Gasquet to Orleans (hence the name G-O)...
Proposed Cannabis Facility on the Mad River Puts Humboldt’s Drinking Water at Risk
Mercer-Fraser, an engineering company based out of Eureka, is proposing the construction of a 5,000-square-foot cannabis manufacturing facility at their property on the Mad...
Klamath Dam Removal in its First Stages
The Klamath dams have been a source of debate and controversy on the North Coast for decades. In 2016, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation...
Changing the Law Rather than Enforcing it: The County’s Response to Illegal Activity on...
Titlow Hill has been the location of illegal and unpermitted activities for decades. From building roads to sub-dividing and selling parcels, the development in...
Northcoast Environmental Center’s Board of Supervisors Candidate Questionnaire
NEC Press Release
Northcoast Environmental Center’s
Board of Supervisors Candidate Questionnaire
The Northcoast Environmental Center believes it is important for the electorate to be informed regarding the...
National Monument Cutbacks the Largest in US History
“This is really a political move, I believe”, states Oregon representative Pam Marsh. In early December, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released his...
Join the Northcoast Environmental Center to make every day Earth Day!
NEC Press Release
Celebrate the 48th year of Earth Day with the Northcoast Environmental Center! We will be hosting a beach cleanup Sunday, April 22nd,...
NEC’s Spaghetti Dinner FUN(d)Raiser with Music
NEC Press Release
The Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) invites you to attend this year’s spaghetti dinner, dance and silent auction FUN(d)Raiser at Bayside Community Hall...
The NEC, EPIC, and Humboldt Baykeeper call for the resignation of Humboldt County Planning...
NEC Press Release
The Northcoast Environmental Center, EPIC, and Humboldt Baykeeper call for the resignation of Humboldt County Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny.
As reported by...
Hundreds of North Coast Volunteers Work to Make Trash Extinct on 33rd Annual California...
NEC Press Release
Hundreds of Humboldt County residents turned out Saturday, September 16 for Coastal Cleanup Day to lend their hands in support of clean...
Staff Spotlight: Amber Jamieson
Amber Jamieson’s title is Communications and Development Director, but she is really the swiss army knife of EPIC, with a multipronged role as a...
Reduce Single-Use Pledge Email Template
Hello, I’m a volunteer for the Northcoast Environmental Center and I’m reaching out about their new Reduce Single-Use Pledge.
In an effort to reduce local...
Zero Heroes Honored November 15
Maggie Gainer, Zero Waste Humboldt
Zero Heroes Honored November 15
Zero Waste Humboldt is pleased to announce the 2020 Zero Hero honorees. These five honorees represent...
News From the Center
by Larry Glass and Carrie Tully
As we begin to celebrate our 50th anniversary here at the Northcoast Environmental Center, I am remembering my own...
Grieving the Lives Lost to Cars
by Colin Fiske
Most activists are deeply familiar with grief. Indeed, for many, it is a profound experience of loss—whether intimate or public, personal or...
Carbon Farming – A Win-Win?
by Gifford Hall, Zero Waste Humboldt HSU Intern
Agricultural and forestry practices account for at least 24% of global carbon emissions. Under current management practices,...
Media Release: Enviro Groups Call Out County for CEQA Misrepresentation
NEC and CSH Call Out Planning Department for Pattern of Inaccurate Characterizations of CEQA’s Standards and Requirements
For immediate release, May 3, 2021
(Eureka, CA) In...
Let’s Talk About the Future
Northcoast Environmental Center staff
A half-century is a long time to do anything, but fifty years as a coalition of environmental groups is particularly impressive....
CRTP: Let’s Build Homes for People, Not Cars
by Colin Fiske
Nobody knows how many parking spaces there are on the North Coast, but it’s a good bet that there are a lot...
Potter Valley Project: The Saga of Dam Removal
By Caroline Griffith
As anyone who has followed the decades-long efforts to take down Klamath Dams knows, dam removal is a complex process. Oftentimes far...
An Evening with a Redwood Legend: Photographer Dave Van de Mark
An Evening with a Redwood Legend: Photographer Dave Van de Mark
Join the Northcoast Environmental Center as we celebrate the success of Dave’s photographic...
Hermosos pero venenosos | Los daños ocultos en los cultivos de bulbos de lirio
Caroline Griffith
Traducido por Denise Villalva
El 6 de agosto, en una medida muy poco habitual para la agencia, la EPA emitió una orden de emergencia...
EcoNews Report Roundup: Current Environmental News
14 Environmental stories in 30 minutes – that’s the EcoNews Roundup! On today’s EcoNews Report Roundup, the NEC's Larry Glass and Bella Waters cover...
News from the Center
Climate Crisis
Since the last issue of EcoNews was published, the climate crisis has become more real to many members of the public who normally...
Will COVID-19 Undo Environmental Gains to Reduce Plastics?
By Gifford Hall and Maggie Gainer
Zero Waste Humboldt urges Redwood Coast residents to join us in learning to adapt to the challenges of the...