The 1994 Northwest Forest Plan: Your Public Comment is Needed!
24.5 Million Acres Under Threat:
7 National Forest, 6 National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges and Department of Defense Lands. Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
30 Years...
Plankton Presentation | March 21st
Join us Friday, March 21st, from 4-6pmon zoom to see what other strange ocean creatures we find!
Learn about the Plankton Monitoring Network, how to...
Plankton Presentation September
Is that a crocodile clutch bag in our bay? Luckily not! It is a type of plankton found in Wigi (Humboldt) Bay called Isthmia...
Plankton Presentation May 2024
What is that?
Join us May 24, 4-6pm, at the NEC office at 415 I st, Arcata
Learn about the Plankton Monitoring Network, how to ID...
Trash Craft Night May 2024
Trash Craft Night!
Come zhuzh up your bike for the kinetic grand championship!
When: May 21, 6-8pm
Where: NEC Office 415 I St, Arcata
What: Turn trash into...
Trash Craft Night April 2024
Trash Craft Night
When: Tuesday, April 23, 6-8 p.m.
Where: NEC Office, 415 I St, Arcata
Tired of getting that tire splash in the rain? Join us...
Upcycled Messages for the Earth Through Printmaking
Upcycled Messages for the Earth Through Printmaking
When: Monday, April 22, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Redwood Roots Farm Cooperative, 45 Fellowship Way, Bayside
Free event!
Printmaking can be a...
Celebrate Earth Day Bike Ride
Celebrate Earth day with a Bike Ride!
When: Sunday, April 21, 12 p.m.
Where: Moon Cycles, 1905 Alliance Road
Native nature appreciation, bike maintenance, and food!
Earth Day Festival
Earth Day Festival!
When: Sunday, April 21, 1-7 p.m.
Where: Pierson Park, McKinleyville
Celebrate Earth Day with a lineup of live music, performances, workshops, activist trainings, food,...
Double Film Screening
Double Film Screening
When: Saturday, April 13, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th Street
$5-$20 Suggested Donation
Film One:'A'-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish, Still, We Live On
The tolowa dee-ni’ continue...
Trash Craft Night March 2024
Trash Craft Night!
Help us make NEC buttons for Earth Day!
When: March 19, 6-8pm
Where: NEC Office 415 I St, Arcata
What: Turn Trash into Art and...
Coastal Cleanup Month 2023 Recap
2023 Marked the NEC’s 44th year of Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) activities. ...
Humboldt Honey
40 Years of Counter Culture and Rebellion!
It's been 40-years since the iconic Humboldt Honey poster’s first publishing in 1983. Since that time, creator...
Why Is It So Hard To Get Around Without A Car?
This is a series of articles written by Colin Fiske of CRTP about the history of how American communities were designed for cars. These...
Farewell Ivy!
A huge thanks to Ivy Munnerlyn, the NEC's Coastal Programs Coordinator for the last two years! You were such an amazing part of our...
Hiring: Coastal Programs Coordinator
Coastal Programs Coordinator
Are you passionate about ocean health and trash issues? The Northcoast Env. Center is seeking someone who enjoys coordinating volunteers, engaging with...
Winter Giving 2022
Dear Friend of the Northcoast Environmental Center,
As we near the close of another year, we want to thank you for your ongoing support of...
Creature Feature: Gray Buckeye
The Gray Buckeye butterfly (Junonia grisea) is a common sight in meadows, on dirt roads, and around stream beds on the north coast. In...
Mindful Monday: The Blackened Shoreline
“And I would travel with you
to the places of our shame
The hills stripped of trees, the marshes grasses s
oil-slicked, steeped in sewage;
The blackened...
Creature Feature: Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are year-round residents in Humboldt county. Their distinctive black mask and yellow tail tips make them easy to identify.
Waxwings are...
Mindful Monday: Indigenous Peoples Day
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
Let’s get right to it - the best thing you can do today to celebrate the folks whose land you’re living...
Creature Feature: Sea Palm
Sea Palm (Postelsia palmaeformis) is a type of kelp native to the Pacific coast of North America.
Sea palms like to grow on rocky outcroppings,...
Mindful Monday: The World Unconscious
“The idea that all phenomena in the world possess subjective inner natures must be distinguished from the egocentric concepts of anthropomorphism (attributing human qualities...