After twenty years of anticipation, the largest land bird in North America is returning to Humboldt County. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), or "Prey-go-neesh"...

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By Caroline Griffith Divide and conquer is a strategy often used by the ruling class to stay in power. From the creation of a racialized...

  What inspires you to volunteer your time? While I was in college, I discovered the impacts marine debris has on the ocean, sea life, and...

Por Brittany Kleinschnitz y Carrie Tully traducción por Jasmin Segura   Durante esta época en la que existen innumerables problemas sociales y ambientales en nuestras comunidades locales...

by Kimberly Baker The 2020 August Complex was the largest recorded wildfire in California recent history burning over 1 million acres on the Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity...

By Caroline Griffith    Though the intensity and frequency of wildfires has increased due to climate change and past forest-management decisions, fire has always been a...

By Gary Graham Hughes   A task force facilitated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to explore establishing new offset protocols for the California Cap-and-Trade...

by Ivy Munnerlyn, NEC Coastal Programs Coordinator I’m a newer transplant to Humboldt County, and one of the first things that struck me upon arriving...

By Brittany Kleinschnitz& Carrie Tully During a time when countless social and environmental issues exist in our local and global communities, it can be challenging...

By Matt Simmons The northern spotted owl (“NSO”) is an iconic species of the forest defense movement. And because of decades of activism and laws...

Citizens for a Sustainable Humboldt press release Citizens for a Sustainable Humboldt (CSH) and the Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) have filed a lawsuit in...

by Margaret Gainer One of the defining characteristics of northern California’s Redwood Coast is the strong environmental awareness that has become a part of the...

Article and photos by Casey Cruikshank As the weather warms, many gardeners are excitedly tending to their spring crops and preparing for the upcoming summer...

article and photos by Monty Caid  Food Sovereignty once existed all over the world where large, indigenous human populations thrived.  Abundant foods once came from...

  Stay Updated: www.northcoastcnps.org  https://www.facebook.com/NorthCoastCNPS/ CNPS welcomes anyone interested in native plants to join our events.  No expertise required. ................................................................. Evening Program May 12, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. "Serpentine Ecology: Wacky soils...

by Colin Fiske Climate-harming pollution is a byproduct of almost every aspect of our modern lives, from heating our homes to disposing of our waste...

By Ali Ong Lee   The Humboldt Waste Management Authority (HWMA) receives solid waste and offers a variety of toxic waste and recycling options (often for...

                                                     By Felice Pace, Water Chair for North Group Redwood Chapter Sierra Club   The North Coast Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) recently released its Draft...

by Michael D. Pulliam HUMBOLDT NONPROFITS CONSECRATE FOOD SANCTUARY At the end of March, a pair of Humboldt County-based social change organizations held a socially distant...

by Martha Walden, for 350 Humboldt Public comment at the Planning Commission hearing on the first day of April revealed much county-wide enthusiasm for the...

Press release, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters for Redwood Nation Earth First!   Caspar CA--Two hours before sunrise on Monday morning, a group of concerned citizens...

By Larry Glass and Carrie Tully One of the groups focused on Climate Change that has gotten my attention is the Extinction Rebellion. They’ve recently...

By Caroline Griffith Until the arrival of miners in 1852, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ lived in harmony with the land now known as the Smith River...

Dan Sealy, NEC Legislative analyst   More Biden Cabinet Members Confirmed  President Biden boasts one of the most diverse cabinets in history. Along with strong black male...