December 2023 EcoNews
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News From the Center | Dec. 2023
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
As we go to print, representatives from around the world are preparing to come together to...
Nexus: Just Transition Explained
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
The term “just transition” is commonly used in environmental movement spaces, usually to describe how workers need to be included in...
Legacy Pollution: How the Lumber Industry Still Haunts Us
Dezmond Remington, EcoNews Intern
The lumber industry in Humboldt is on a decline. It has been for decades, and the era of luxurious Victorian mansions...
Growing a Green City: How to Build Resilient and Sustainable Urban Centers
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
On a recent trip to New York City I was struck by how being in a large urban center can exacerbate...
Fasten Your Life Jackets: Sea Level Rise Awareness
Dezmond Remington, EcoNews Intern
350 Humboldt activists on Highway 101 raising awareness about sea level rise. Photos by Dezmond Remington.
They wore inner tubes and life...
Western Lily
Poem by Terri Glass
Red, red, red curled almost in a ring,
crimson petals flip up
revealing 6 stamens dangling
from a yellow and freckled center.
Perfection, and the...
Protect Sáttítla
Medicine Lake Highlands Press Release
On the first day of Native American Heritage Month (November), the Pit River Tribe underscored the urgent need to protect...
Humboldt County Climate Action Plan at Risk
Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director
The Humboldt County Climate Action Plan is under threat. The Plan, which has been in development for the past five...
Humboldt Waterkeeper 2023 Year in Review
Jen Kalt, Humboldt Waterkeeper
Winter is a good time to reflect on the past year, which marked our 19th anniversary and a name change to...
The Sandpiper | Dec. 2023
The Sandpiper December 2023
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California Native Plant Society | Dec. 2023
Evening Program
December 13, Wednesday, 7:30 pm: Native Plant Show-and-Tell. Join us for a fun evening of wildflower pictures taken by chapter members Don Hollander,...
CRTP: Tire Pollution
Colin Fiske, Executive Director
Ask the average person to identify the main source of pollution from cars and trucks, and they will almost certainly think...
Become a Zero Waste Humboldt Board Member!
Izzy Shirah, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern
Zero Waste Humboldt (ZWH) is best known locally for being the only organization specializing in waste reduction solutions. Members...
Community Coastal Column | Dec. 2023
Luis Garcia, Coastal Programs Capstone Student
Trash Data Breakdown
Humboldt County’s Coastal Cleanup Month, locally organized by the Northcoast Environmental Center, is an annual endeavor that...
Wings of Change
Sable Odry, Coastal Programs Coordinator
Have you ever wondered why that black crested, navy blue bird is called a Steller's Jay? Or why the Thick-billed...
E-Bike Incentive Program
Redwood Coast Energy Authority
Get ready for the much-anticipated return of Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s E-Bike Incentive program! The State of California and RCEA are...
Creature Feature | Dec. 2023
Molly Taylor, Coastal Programs Intern
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Coastal cutthroat trout (resident) (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) are one of four major subspecies of cutthroat trout in North...
Descripcion de la Especie
Molly Taylor, Coastal Programs Intern
Traduccion por Denise Villalva
La trucha degollada costera
La trucha degollada costera (residente) (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) es una de las cuatro subespecies...
Biofuels: A Bad Bargain So Far
Martha Walden, Get on Board for the Climate
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has held cap and trade workshops this fall and invited advice...
Condor Receives Treatment for Lead Poisoning
Earlier this month, Yurok condor A6 (Me-new-kwek’, "I am bashful or shy"), along with several other condors in the new population, fed on a...
Winter Solstice: A Time to Replenish
Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change (Simon Element) by Day Schildkret
Winter Solstice
“I have faith in the night.” - Rainer...