October 2022 EcoNews
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News from the Center | October 2022
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Student Debt Stifles Activism
After a recent article about Cal Poly Humboldt and what the university’s new...
Farm Feature: Table Bluff Farms
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Table Bluff Farm, located in Loleta, is a first-generation, woman-owned microfarm that offers mixed seasonal vegetables, pastured eggs, and cut flowers...
Dear EcoNews: Concerned Consumer
Dear EcoNews,
Lately I have been on a learning journey to understand more about the environmental and health effects of the various cleaning products I...
Exploring Solidarity Economics
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Trying to make sense of the complex ways capitalism, colonialism, and climate change are intertwined is enough to make anyone’s...
California Ballot Measures
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
On November 8, California voters will have the opportunity to vote on seven statewide ballot initiatives, the fewest on the...
Coming Home to Mouralherwaqh
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
On August 19 members of the Wiyot Tribe celebrated coming home to Mouralherwaqh, (you can find the pronunciation at https://qrco.de/bdLc60)...
El Regreso a Mouralherwaqh
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Traducción por Carlrey Arroyo
El 19 de agosto, los miembros de la Tribu Wiyot celebraron el regreso a Mouralherwaqh, una parcela...
Prison Held Accountable for Water Quality Violations
Mpingo Uhuru, Guest Author
Mpingo Uhuru is incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California. She has written 47 novels including three books of...
The Invention of Jaywalking
Colin Fiske, Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities
This is the second in a series of articles in the EcoNews about the history of how American...
Defining “Old-Growth” First Step in Protecting Ancient Forests
Kimberly Baker, EPIC Public Lands Advocate
On Earth Day, President Biden signed an Executive Order to protect mature and old-growth trees. This direction by the...
The Sandpiper | October 2022
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Rising Groundwater: Flooding from Below
Jen Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper Director
In June, Humboldt Baykeeper received funding from the California Environmental Protection Agency to prioritize contaminated sites around the bay that...
Pumpkins: Wasted Flesh or Animal Feast?
Krista Miller, Zero Waste Humboldt
The pumpkin, a native plant of the Americas, is thought to have been first cultivated as long as 9,000 years...
California Native Plant Society | October 2022
Evening Program
October 12, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. “The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History” The Klamath Mountains contain some of the most exceptional temperate plant communities...
Newsom and Biden Talk Like Environmental Advocates, But Their Actions Tell a Different...
Felice Pace, North Group Water Chair
My mother was fond of aphorisms. One of her favorites was “Actions speak louder than words.”
Governor Newsom is a...
Compassionate Cleanup Guide
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
According to the most recent Point in Time count by Humboldt County, there are at least 1,656 people living on...
Which Way The Wind Festival Returns
Which Way the Wind Press Release
Which Way The Wind (WWTW) Festival returns October 7 - 15, with multi-disciplinary arts presentations as well as panel...
Activists Block Logging in Jackson State Forest
EPIC Press Release
On August 25th, CAL FIRE announced that logging would resume in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF). CAL FIRE made this announcement without...
Eye on Washington Farewell
Dear Readers,
First, I would like to thank you for your continued interest in the Eye on Washington column we began ten years ago.
That column...
DIY ZERO: Plant a Tree
Susan Nolan
Trees provide many benefits: cooling shade, fruit, habitat for birds and other wildlife, privacy, beauty. On top of all that, they sequester carbon...
Forests of Tomorrow
Martha Walden, 11th Hour
The Jackson State Demonstration Forest (JDSF) standoff continues as conservationists, including local Tribes, push Cal Fire to embrace new priorities for...
Solutions Summit | October 2022
KLAMATH BASIN TO RECEIVE ~$29M FUNDS
In August 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it would send nearly $29 million in restoration and...
Creature Feature: Bats
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
October is the time for all things spooky, when strange and mysterious creatures are known to take flight throughout the night....