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2019 is starting out to have a much different feel to it than 2018 did. Following the fall mid-term elections, there is a widespread...

The NEC recently conducted an online survey to identify our members’ highest priority issues and programs. This is the third survey the NEC has...

A Note from the Editor Ah, Spring. As the winter rains start to subside, we are finally beginning to see green leaves budding and flowers...

In the early 1970s, the environmental movement began to surge. Inspired by concerned citizens, grassroots recycling centers started popping up, including here in Arcata...

“Today we embark on a comprehensive agenda of economic, social and racial justice in the United States of America,” stated Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY,...

Nexus: Where human rights, the environment, social justice, and the economy intersect.  Environmentalists are well-versed in articulating the ecological crisis. We can speak of rising...

24th Annual Godwit Days Arcata Community Center April 17-23 Godwit Days is an annual spring migration bird festival that celebrates the marbled godwit and all birds of...

Waste management is a crucial and often overlooked part of everyday life. Although the recycling model that has developed over the decades has been...

Humboldt County's new 5th District County Supervisor, Steve “Sungnome” Madrone, attended the Northcoast Environmental Center's March Conservation Committee meeting to discuss some of his...

A massive collection of Republican and Democratic natural resources bills called S. 47, the Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, was signed by the president...

HSU’s Range and Soils Club exposes students to a variety of aspects of range and soils science. The club helps students learn about...

Last year, between the 1160 patients treated at Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, and the 440 birds admitted during the botulism outbreak at the Lower...

Once again, gray wolves are in the crosshairs. On March 14, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally announced its plan to delist gray...

Bayside Pride, Inc. and the Jacoby Creek Land Trust have partnered to focus on the plight of the iconic monarch butterfly. The Bayside Monarch...

An Overview of the NEC’s Coastal Programs In 1979, Joe Abbott and his wife Ann Morrissey wrote a grant for what was called the “Beach...

Spring is springing, and it’s time to start doing yardwork and planting our gardens for the coming year. It’s important to consider whether the...

  Carol Ralph lives and breaths the natural world, and delights in sharing her immense knowledge with a great many in our community and beyond....

After a significant delay caused by the government shutdown, the 116th congress kicked off with a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House. New...

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,...

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...

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...

Spring Wildflower Show & Native Plant Sale The North Coast celebration of wild California plants Free, open to all! This annual celebration of wild plants is now...

Changing our Single-use Plastic Culture Malcom Gladwell defined a tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” Indications are that...

Monday, February 4, was the second annual Transit Equity Day, organized by a national coalition of groups ranging from labor unions to the Sierra...