August 2023 EcoNews

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News From the Center | August 2023

Larry Glass, NEC Board President Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director Forest Service Forms Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee The U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of...

Letters to EcoNews | August 2023

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Honey Bees Dear EcoNews, Although Elena Bilheimer didn't explicitly say so, it's clear that the bees featured in her article on Ts' De Noni in the...

Dear EcoNews: Permaculture

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Dear EcoNews,  I heard from a friend recently that permaculture gardening has been shown to be helpful in reducing wildfire risk and increasing ecosystem resilience...

Centro Del Pueblo Stands Up Against Racist Attacks

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Liam Gwynn, EcoNews Intern “For over a year we have seen our garden vandalized almost every month by acts of intentional malice, our crops have...

Centro Del Pueblo se declara en contra del racismo

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Liam Gwynn, EcoNews Intern Traduccion por Denise Villalva “Por más de un año hemos visto nuestro jardín vandalizado y casi cada mes con intenciones maliciosas, nuestros...

Right to Repair Revisited

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Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist In December of 2021, Cassidy Mullennix from Zero Waste Humboldt wrote an article in EcoNews explaining the Right to Repair movement...

How to Become a Bike City

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Colin Fiske, CRTP Executive Director Bicycling advocates in car-dominated U.S. communities often look for inspiration to European cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where bikes play...

Why Walkability Matters

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Dan Burden, Dan Burden Consultants Think back to when you were eight years old, what was your walking range unaccompanied by an adult? In the...

EPIC: Beavers, Fishers & Elk, Oh My!

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Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director EPIC is hard at work to protect the wildlife of the North Coast. Here are a couple updates on some...
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The Sandpiper | August 2023

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The Sandpiper August 2023 Read the full version here

Local Beaches Get Mixed Water Quality Results

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Jen Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper Director For the first time in many years, not one Humboldt County beach appears on the annual Beach Bummer List! Although...

California Native Plant Society | August 2023

August Field Trips Saturday, August 5, 10am-1pm. Orchids in the Dunes Walk.  Join Carol Ralph to learn about five species of orchid that live in...

ZWH: Sustainable Travel Guide

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Isabella Escamilla, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern Over the past decade, the United States has made greater efforts towards sustainability, but still faces many challenges. According...

CRTP: All Ages and Abilities

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Colin Fiske, Executive Director One of the most common responses I get when I talk about biking as a mode of transportation is that biking...

The Decade Long Battle Over Richardson Grove is Still Going

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Liam Gwynn, EcoNews Intern On June 26, EPIC's legal team and a host of public supporters appeared in court to defend Richardson Grove from Caltrans'...

Freshwater Farms Reserve

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Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist Summer is the time to reap the harvest of the garden, and by this time next year a new farm located...

Turning Food Waste Into Gold 

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By Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist The fashion industry is notorious for its damaging effects on the environment, unfair labor practices, and promotion of endless consumerism...

Invasive Plant Baskets

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Adrian and Carl Klarner Adrian Klarner is just getting started creating baskets and other objects from invasive plants, with an emphasis on English ivy and...

Community Coastal Column | August 2023

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Sable Odry, NEC Coastal Programs Coordinator Marine Debris Art  Cal Poly Humboldt's Art and Film Department is looking for used crab rope, spent fishing line, or...

Get on Board: California Mean to Corporations

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Martha Walden California has a reputation for regulating the businesses within its borders more than other states. Corporations complain and threaten to move to Texas,...

Solutions Summit | August 2023

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Funding for Humboldt Habitat Improvement Friends of the Eel River Press Release On July 11 the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors authorized $543,000 in grant funding...