March 2023 EcoNews
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News from the Center | March 2023
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
The Cannabis Saga Continues
Several years ago, while monitoring the County’s problematic enforcement of its own cannabis...
Letters to EcoNews: Everyday is Pickup Litter Day
Dear NEC,
Instead of hosting your yearly beach cleanups, why not get the trash before it reaches the ocean?
Every creek I’ve seen in Arcata has...
Welcome to the Team: Oden Taylor
Oden Taylor will be serving as the EcoNews intern this spring. Taylor is a third-year journalism student with a news concentration, and he is...
Nexus: The New Green Scare
Mox Alvarnaz, Guest Author
Tortuguita: Missing from Community and Family; Murdered on the Frontlines. MMIP and the fight against terracide committed by the carceral empire.
By...
Weather the Storm: Preparing for Disasters Before They Strike
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
From increased wildfires to intensifying storm systems, our changing climate is contributing to more severe weather and natural disasters. Many...
Superando la tormenta: Preparandonos para los desastres antes de que ocurran
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Traduccion por Carlrey Arroyo
Desde el aumento de los incendios forestales hasta la intensificación de los sistemas de tormentas, nuestro clima...
Exploring Energy: Nuclear
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Despite the consensus that moving away from fossil fuels is of the utmost importance for combating climate change, knowledge and...
Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
On January 30, Sen. Lena Gonzalez, joined by Sen. Scott Wiener, and Sen. Henry Stern announced the introduction of SB...
Vocab Highlight: Sacrifice Zone
Oden Taylor, EcoNews Intern
Sacrifice Zone
Occasionally, you might see this term used in EcoNews. Sacrifice zones are heavily populated areas of land that are extremely...
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Car-Dominated Communities
Colin Fiske, Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities Executive Director
This is the sixth and final article in a series about the history of how American...
Coalition of Environmentalists and Tribal Members Save Potter Valley Eagle Nest
Matt Simmons, EPIC Staff Attorney
For the past two years, PG&E has been trying to cut down a bald eagle nest tree located in Potter...
The Sandpiper March 2023
The Sandpiper March 2023
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California Native Plant Society March 2023
Evening Program
Wednesday, March 8. Wiyot Ethnobotany: Indigenous Land Return and Stewardship. Wiyot and other Indigenous Peoples’ efforts to reclaim ancestral lands and habitats can result...
ZWH: The Importance Of Reuse
Isabella Escamilla, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern
Many individuals often buy new plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum products without thinking about the negative impacts that they...
Godwit Days Returns
Sue Leskiw, Godwit Days
Godwit Days Returns to Large, In-Person Festival April 13-16
Godwit Days is a spring migration bird festival that celebrates the Marbled Godwit...
Community Coastal Column March 2023
Hello, Goodbye!
Ivy Munnerlyn, Former Coastal Programs Coordinator
For 50 years, the NEC has served as a training ground for environmental advocates on the northcoast. Grant...
Exploring Different Environmental Ideologies
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Antro or Ecocentric?
With so many different nonprofits and organizations pushing for environmental protection, it can sometimes be easy to assume that...
Cochran Creek Project Restores Critical Habitat for Humboldt Bay’s Salmon, Steelhead & Trout
California Trout Press Release
Hundreds of Coho salmon have already been observed in the newly restored habitat, up from just a few fish pre-restoration
Nonprofit research...
Creature Feature: Black Turban Snail
Jake Vargas, Guest Author
Tegula Funebralis: One Tough Little Snail
The black turban snail (Tegula funebralis) is one of the most prolific marine gastropods – a...
DIY Zero: Induction Cooking
Susan Nolan
Clay Johnson is a building planner in Humboldt County, with a particular focus on energy efficiency. He brought an induction cooker to an...
Get on Board: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Martha Walden
If we could look up the term, “woman environmentalist” in an illustrated dictionary, we’d probably find a picture of Rachel Carson. The trouble...
Solutions Summit March 2023
FRANCE'S REUSABLE REVOLUTION
In 2020, the French government issued a ban on single-use tableware for fast food restaurants, giving a transition deadline of January 2023....
Wait Wait…Don’t Sell Me: Greenwashing Quiz
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Greenwashing
We live in a complex, changing world and it can be overwhelming to be a human trying...