February 2025 EcoNews
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News From The Center
NEC Co-directors
Combing through EcoNews archives for this month's Flashback on the Northwest Forest Plan, Time and Sid's legacies tell us the story of the first...
Letters to EcoNews | A Hello from Healthy Martinez
I visited the Northcoast back for Thanksgiving and read the November issue of the Eco-News. What follows is what connects us.
By way of background,...
The 1994 Northwest Forest Plan: An Amendment or Abandonment?
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, controversy over the Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) was front-page news in the Pacific Northwest....
Bike Justice in Humboldt County
Caroline Griffiths, Guest Contributor
Here in Humboldt County, a whopping 73 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. Additionally, according to the draft...
Justicia ciclista en el condado de Humboldt
Caroline Griffiths, Guest Contibutor
Traducido por Denise Villalva
En el Condado de Humboldt, un notable 73 por ciento de nuestras emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero...
What’s on Larry’s Radar
Larry Glass, NEC Board Secretary and Public Lands Director
Environmental groups, including the NEC and SAFE, have been warning about the dangers of glyphosate—the active...
EPIC | Another Oppurtunity to Comment on Offshore Wind Projects
Matt Simmons, EPIC Climate Attorney
On November 14th, 2024 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a “Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic...
California Native Plant Society | North Coast Chapter
Paul Wilson, CNPS
Evening Program
Our Native Orchids
Wednesday, February 12
Benjamin Crain will give the natural history of some of the orchids you might see in your...
Humboldt Waterkeeper
Why Should We Make Humboldt a Dark Sky County?
Sylvia van Royen, GIS & Policy Analyst
When nighttime lights spill outside of areas we want to...
Determined Leadership and Grassroots Support: An Introduction to Bike Advocacy
Colin Fiske, Guest Contributor
Biking is great for the environment, great for health and great for local economies. So it stands to reason that we...
Significant and Unavoidable Impacts Disguised as “Wildfire Mitigation”
Sable Odry, NEC Advocacy Co-Director
On January 14th, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to submit a letter in response to the Draft...
Community Coastal Coulumn | Get Ready for Birdathon!
Sable Odry, NEC Advocacy Co-Director
CBC Recap:
On December 14th the NEC got to participate in Audubon’s century old citizen science data collection project, the Christmas...
Creature Feature
Molly Taylor, NEC Intern
Gray Whales (Eschrictius Robustus)
Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus), or heykw-sa' in the Yurok Language, have one of the longest annual migrations of...
Get on Board for the Climate | The Worst of the Worst
Martha Wallen, Guest Contributor
When it comes to climate villains—like coal, tar sands, Exxon—refrigerant chemicals have an oddly low profile, considering their potency. Hydrofluorocarbons ...
Zero Waste Craft | 3-D Animal Portrait
You’ll need: Cardboard,Egg carton, Glue, Scissors, Markers/Paint
Step 1: Cut out a circle or oval shape in your cardboard, and draw your desired background.
Step 2: Cut...
Welcome to the NEC | Goodbye to the NEC
WELCOME TO THE NEC
Alice Bundy (she/her) | New EcoNews Layout Coordinator
Alice is a former Cal Poly Humboldt geology student. Disenchanted by the industry's inherent...