November 2023 EcoNews
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News from the Center | Nov. 2023
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
In the 50+ years that the NEC has been around, there have been many changes in...
Letters to EcoNews: Enough!
Dear EcoNews,
The article on Critical Environmental Justice by Mox Alvarnaz is so absolutely right on and yet the concepts are too academic to catch...
Welcome to the Team: Dezmond Remington
Dezmond Remington is an EcoNews intern and a managing editor for The Lumberjack. He got into journalism when he read way too much Hunter...
Chinook
by Terri Glass
Take a look at this beauty,
a bright silvery Chinook
that barreled through miles of
turbulent waters
from river to ocean and back again
fattening its pink...
Giving Tuesday 2023
Dear EcoNews Readers,
First, thanks for picking up the paper, sharing what you’ve learned with your community, giving us feedback and tips, and helping us...
Stop Shopping for the Holidays
Margaret Gainer and Elena Bilheimer
With November upon us, we are in the thick of the holiday season with all its joy, merriment, celebration and...
El anticonsumismo y fiestas
Por Margaret Gainer y Elena Bilheimer
Traduccion por Denise Villalva
Con Noviembre a la vuelta de la esquina, estamos en plena temporada navideña con todo su...
The New Green Jobs
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
While we realize that many EcoNews readers are not actively searching for a green job, this article is part of an...
Only Rain Should Go Down the Storm Drain
City of Arcata
The City of Arcata is committed to improving stormwater runoff that enters our local waterbodies, such as our numerous creeks and Humboldt...
Smith River Alliance Protects the Land They Love
Smith River Alliance
For over 40 years, the Smith River Alliance (SRA) has been directing their efforts towards restoration and stewardship of the Smith River...
Vision for Northwest Forest Plan Revisions
Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director
The Northwest Forest Plan is working. The Plan, developed by federal agency scientists at the direction of President Clinton and...
The Sandpiper | Nov. 2023
The Sandpiper November 2023
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A Zero-Waste Thanksgiving
Izzy Shirah, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern
It’s that time of year again! The weather is cooling down, the trees are changing color, and everyone is...
California Native Plant Society | Nov. 2023
Evening Program
November 8, Wednesday. Restoring our Salt Marshes: Control of Spartina densiflora in Humboldt Bay. Andrea Pickart with Humboldt Bay NWR will describe the...
Sharing Space with Wildlife
Dezmond Remington, EcoNews Intern
When night falls on campus and the people leave, raccoons crawl out of the sewers. Foxes emerge from their holes. Skunks...
The Restoration Gardener | Nov. 2023
Carol Mone, Restoration Gardener
Remember that Restoration, not mere Decoration, is the goal of a garden.
MUST plant
to restore destroyed habitat
Fall is a good time to...
Community Coastal Column | Nov. 2023
Coastal cleanup Month 2023 Recap
Sable Odry, Coastal Programs Coordinator
2023 marked the NEC’s 44th year of Coastal Cleanup Day activities. Since the pandemic, the NEC...
Migrations Meditation
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
On September 30, the NEC participated in the 3rd annual Migrations/Migraciones Festival hosted by the Arcata Playhouse. The festival is...
Biking in the Rain: It’s More Fun Than You Think
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
and Sprout Atlas, Moon Cycles
At the time of this writing (an unseasonably warm and sunny October afternoon) it’s hard to...
Get on Board for the Climate: A Complicated Question
Martha Walden
In response to a column that I wrote several months ago (Must We Electrify Our Homes?) a reader asked if our electrical supply...
Solutions Summit | Nov. 2023
by The Happy Broadcast
U.S. Citizens Have a Right to a Clean Environment
Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state...
Forest Defense Book Club
Humboldt Forest Defense
Join our Forest Defense Book Club! We meet in Arcata once a month to discuss books that help us learn and imagine...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Arcata Theatre Lounge
The exclusive Humboldt screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival makes its Arcata debut Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Arcata Theatre...