News from the Center – JunJul 2018
An important issue we’ve been working on is making sure that the public is fully informed about the planned cannabis chemical extraction facilities (hash...
Help Us Protect the North Coast
Your support is essential as the Trump Administration attempts to dismantle protections for our public lands and natural resources. By standing in resistance to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Nolan
Susan Nolan
How long have you been volunteering with NEC?
I have volunteered at the NEC on and off since the 90s, if not the 80s—first...
Fifty Years Of Saving Rivers: National Wild & Scenic RIvers Act
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018. Congress passed and President Lyndon Johnson signed the Act on October...
State Grant Awarded to Clean Up NEC’s 9th Street Parcel
In April, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a grant from its Site Cleanup Subaccount Program to fully remediate the NEC’s Ninth Street...
Saga of the G-O Road, 30 Years Later
Deep in the Siskiyou Wilderness between Gasquet and Orleans, a lost highway lies abandoned and unfinished. It winds through rough and rocky country, rolling...
Forest Carbon Plan: Increased Logging Disguised as “Science”
Governor Brown released his long-awaited “Forest Carbon Plan.” I’ll be blunt: the Plan is timber industry advocacy disguised as “science.”
The plan focuses almost exclusively...
Pruitt Declares Biomass Carbon Neutral, in Contrast to Facts
In a world no longer constrained by facts, Scott Pruitt is king. On April 23, 2018, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency...
Plastic Pollution a Pervasive Problem
Plastics, due to their moldability, strength, and durability, are useful for a wide variety of uses and have become ubiquitous in modern life. However,...
Arcata Marsh Book Release June 8
River otters, frogs, ducks, and falcons: Northern California’s Arcata Marsh teems with life. This idyllic habitat helps to filters sewage. It exists because of...
Jordan Cove LNG Export Project Back from the Dead—Again
In the May 17 edition of the EcoNews Report, Waterkeeper Alliance’s Pete Nichols and Lesley Adams sat down to discuss the 13-year-old proposed Jordan...
Where are They Now? Former NEC Work Study: Jemma Williams
While a student at HSU, Jemma Williams was fortunate to have her first work-study job be at the Northcoast Environmental Center—running the eco-boutique, delivering...
Kin to the Earth: Rob DiPerna
Rob DiPerna is distinctive. He cuts the part of an environmentalist, with long hair and a penchant for singing Grateful Dead songs in the...
Student Focus: McKinleyville High School Science Club
The McKinleyville High School Science Club is supported by enthusiastic students in grades 9-12, teachers, and local organizations whose main goal is to spread...
Eye on Washington – Jun/Jul 2018
Congress is currently wrestling with left-over bills from 2018—the Farm Bill being one of the most important. They also begin the 2019 federal funding...
Get to Know the Players: Part Three
Learn about the people in charge of our environmental and public lands agencies.
In the Feb/Mar issue of EcoNews, we began a series to introduce...
Cell Phone, Wallet, Keys… Reusable Water Bottle!
Over the years, it has become commonplace to see our friends and family make an effort to carry their reusable water bottles with them...
Mercury Guidelines for Eating Humboldt Bay Fish & Shellfish
Fish consumption is the major route of mercury exposure in the United States, but there are many health benefits of eating fish that is...
Humboldt Marten Update
The Humboldt marten, a small carnivore related to minks and otters found only in old-growth forest and dense coastal shrub in Northern California and...
Science Projects Receive Awards; Events
For the 12th year, North Group sponsored an award for the best project relating to environmental issues at the annual Humboldt County Science Fair...
CNPS Updates & Happenings
Plants for Sale at the Kneeland Glen Farm Stand
Native plants grown by the North Coast CNPS Chapter Nursery are available all summer at the...
Kids’ Page: River Critters
Did you know there are many different animals that live in and around rivers? Rivers provide water for fish, but many other creatures also...
Creature Feature: Dragonflies and Damselflies
Dragonflies and damselflies are some of the most captivating and enigmatic of flying insects. With their long transparent wings and bright colors, these voracious...
The Sandpiper – Jun/Jul 2018
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Humboldt Board of Supervisors Weigh in on Controversial Water Tax Bill
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, along with representatives from other invested agencies, weighed in on a controversial “water tax” bill in a May...