Hello, Goodbye!
Ivy Munnerlyn, Former Coastal Programs Coordinator
For 50 years, the NEC has served as a training ground for environmental advocates on the northcoast. Grant writing, volunteer coordination, event planning, and fundraising are just some of the skills needed to succeed in the world of environmental nonprofits.
Over the past two years, I’ve been lucky to learn these skills from some of the best in the biz. I am incredibly grateful to the NEC staff and board members who have been so generous with their knowledge. While my time at the NEC is coming to a close, I know I will use the skills I’ve learned as Coastal Programs Coordinator to continue advocating on behalf of the environment and our non-human relatives.
The work that the NEC does would not be the same without the passionate, caring people of Humboldt County who fight to protect the natural world every day. I can think of no better place to begin my career in environmental advocacy. Thank you!
Sable Odry, NEC Coastal Programs Coordinator
We’d like to introduce Sable Odry (they/them), who will be taking over Ivy’s responsibilities as the Coastal Programs Coordinator. Sable graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt in 2017 with a degree in Environmental Management and Protection Planning. In the thirteen years that they’ve lived in the area, they’ve appreciated getting to connect with the environment and community in different ways. From local government, to farming, to volunteering, now they’re excited to be a part of NEC’S work in advocating for environmental and social justice. Outside of the NEC, they enjoy adventuring with their pup Griffin, helping put on drag shows, and running their seasonal florist business. This year NEC is hoping to have more in-person events, starting with hosting monthly cleanups! Be sure to welcome Sable to NEC at their first beach cleanup event on March 11th!
Beach Cleanup Day
- When: March 11, 12-2 PM
- Where: King Salmon Beach
- What: Beach Cleanup!
Garbage collecting supplies will be provided, be sure to bring a water bottle. Not so into grabbing trash? That’s ok! We need volunteers for trash-tracking. Check out the NOAA Debri Trackers app, or grab one of our data cards and take note. Let someone else do the dirty work while you keep track of what they find. Trash-tracking helps us figure out where the trash is coming from and ways that we can prevent it from getting there in the first place.
Trashlantis
In other exciting news, NEC has been invited to assist this year’s Kinetic Grand Championship Team, Trashlantis!
Trashlantis is rising from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch! Trashlantean emissaries, strange half human, half fish and half trash beings, are coming to this year’s Kinetic Grand Championship. They need your plastic to expand their ocean empire. Will you help them build a neopelagic ecosystem? Or will you self-fish-ly reduce your waste and prevent the Trashlanteans from thriving?
During our cleanups we’re asking volunteers to keep an eye out for flashy trash to be assembled into enticing bribes for this year’s race. There will also be an opportunity to have ocean creature themed trash art pieces featured on the kinetic sculpture itself. Watch out for scheduled cleanup days and trash craft events with the NEC, or sign up to lead your own cleanup event through our website at yournec.org/trashtrackers.
Assembled Bribes Should Be:
- Wearable or functional in some way
- Small enough to easily carry
- Free of any insulting or hateful speech
- Flashy & Fun!
Assembled Art Should Be:
- Ocean creature themed
- Less than 10 lb and small enough to lift individually
- Free of any insulting or hateful speech
- Flashy & Fun!