Accelerating biodiversity loss may turn out to be the sleeper issue of the century.
A curious thing about H. sapiens is that we are clever enough to document — in exquisite detail — various trends that portend the collapse of modern civilization, yet not nearly smart enough to extricate ourselves...
Two weeks of summer trail work announced
Bigfoot Trial Alliance is excited to announce two Bigfoot Trail work events this summer. Just sign up to reserve your spot and we will keep you up to date on the details of our...
Another extreme heat wave strikes the North Pole
In four of the past five winters, the North Pole has witnessed dramatic temperatures spikes, which previously were rare. Now, in the lead up to summer, the temperature has again shot up to unusually high...
Mindful Mondays: Walking Practice
Walking Practice from Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee and Hilary Hart
“Find a park or path through a quiet woods if you can. Let the rhythm of your steps sooth your mind and...
Action Alert: Show Support for City of Arcata’s Proposed Single Use Plastic Ban
WHERE: Arcata City Hall, Council Chambers, 736 F Street
WHEN: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 – 6:00PM
Attend This Meeting To Show Support for the City to Establish Regulations Related to Single-Use Disposable Foodware Items and Plastic Bottle Restrictions
All Arcata...
M I N D F U L ☼ M O N D A Y...
This week our Mindful Monday offering is another weekly wellness resource. For The Wild podcast is much admired by some of our staff members. They are committed to conservation and land protection, decolonization, Indigenous knowledge,...
Mindful Mondays: Touchstones
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Happy Monday. Today we’re thinking about natural “touchstones” - objects from the natural world that help recall our attention, remind...
Coastal Cleanup End-of-Month Prizes
This Saturday is the last Saturday to participate in Coastal Cleanup Day and the last opportunity to win one of the four prize categories that will be announced at the end of the event....
Mindful☼Monday: Counter Mapping
Happy Monday. Let’s spend some time today getting our creativity flowing. For this Mindful Monday we’re sharing an artistic exercise introduced to us through Emergence Magazine, from their article about “Counter Mapping”.
“Counter Mapping”, a...
NEC 50th Anniversary Event Feedback Form
- We need your input! -
The Northcoast Environmental Center is planning it's 50th Anniversary event for August 21, 2021.
As we embark on planning our first in-person event since COVID-19, we want to be sure...
Mindful☼Mondays: A Field Guide to Sensuous Repair
This Monday we’re introducing you to Flood Drafts: A Field Guide for Sensuous Repair, a publication by @loamlove
From the Loam website: “Flood Drafts: A Field Guide to Sensuous Repair is a collection of...
Mindful Mondays: The Stream of Life
"The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures.
It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of...
Creature Feature: Broadleaf Cattail
The Broadleaf Cattail (typha latifollia) or 'wehlkoh in Yurok, is a perennial herbaceous plant. They can be found all over the world and are often classified as an invasive species.
Several parts of these...
Creature Feature: Harbor Porpoise
The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), or kegor in Yurok, is one of the smallest species of cetacean. They tend to be quite shy animals, most often found in groups of two or three.
True to...
Creature Feature: Nuttall’s Cockle
The Nuttall's Cockle is a species of clam found in the Western coastal areas of North America. Their native range is along the west coast, specifically from the Bering Sea of Alaska to San...
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 Ingrid Hart has never marketed or merchandised the Humboldt Honey,...
California Coastal Commission Decisions Disappointing
Two disappointing decisions by the California Coastal Commission this past week.
Despite the strong case made by the public that CalTrans should plan for sea level rise in their extremely expensive 101 Corridor project advocates...
Returnable Beverage Bottle System in California
On October 5th 2021, Gavin Newson signed a bill, AB 962, which requires a returnable bottle system be established in California by January 1st, 2024.
Currently, over 25 billion single-use beverage bottles flow through California's...
Local Hugo-Award Winning Author Becky Chambers Talks About Her Worlds and This One
February 22, 2020 - Becky Chambers, local resident and Hugo Award-winning science fiction author, talks with the Green Gang about her work and her philosophy of science fiction. Her popular Wayfarers series focuses on...
Environmental & Outdoor Education at Home
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Happy Mindful Monday! Today we’re sharing some resources from the Humboldt County Office of Education and the Advancing Learning Landscapes...
Mindful☼Mondays: October by Louise Glück
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Happy Monday. Enjoy this poem excerpt from poet Louise Glück. The world is calling us.
“Come to me, said the world.
This...
Creature Feature: Tule Bluet
?Creature Feature?
If you're like most people, you've been calling these guys "dragonflies" your whole life. However, the Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum) is actually a "damselfly"! True dragonflies are much larger, and consider damselflies to...
Creature Feature: Portuguese Heath
This week we'll take a look at a common invasive plant in Humboldt County--the Portuguese Heath (Erica lusitanica). This showy shrub was brought to the United States as an ornamental plant, but quickly spread...
Mindful☼Mondays: The Sweet Smell of Spring
Who else got a bunch of lilacs from the farmers’ market this weekend?! What a lovely community offering, the sweet smell of spring, the pervasive but gentle scent, fresh and slightly musky.
Bringing sweet smelling...
Mindful Mondays: Hope Punk
Hope Punk as a Model for Climate Anxiety Resilience
“Hope Punk is the idea that regardless of how wrecked something is, or how bad something might be, you just act in the right way, you...