October 2024 EcoNews
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From the Center – October 2024
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
As many astute readers know, our recycling system has long been broken, corrupted by a plastics...
Letters to Econews | Oct. 2024
Dear Editor,
On Thursday the 25th of July 2024, Arcata’s personnel entered the private sections of the Jacoby Creek Road with a tree cutting...
In Case You Missed It: Important Tidbits of Environmental News
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
GM Mosquitoes
On October 30 the California Department of Pesticide Control (DPC) will hold a workshop on using “modified mosquito technology”...
Nexus | Op-ed: Like Water and Wind
Erica Shugart, Guest Contributor
It is quiet. The distant thrumming of the Pacific Ocean is interrupted by the swish of cars. From my home in...
EPIC: Northwest Forest Plan Amendments Move Forward
Tom Wheeler, EPIC Executive Director
The Northwest Forest Plan is a comprehensive landscape management policy adopted by the Clinton administration in 1994 to govern federal...
California Native Plant Society | Oct. 2024
Evening Program
Tall tales—Insights from two Decades of Coast Redwood Canopy Research: Wednesday, October 9, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Marie Antoine is a tree-climbing botanist and research associate...
Wilderness Health Amidst Increased Tourism
Press Release Amanda Barragar, Ascend Wilderness Experience
Trinity County, California, is a place known for its raw, unadulterated beauty. With a population of about 16,000...
The State of Fire: Why California Burns | A New Element For Artist Obi...
Dan Sealy, Guest Contributor
Obi Kaufmann’s love affair with the natural and cultural landscapes of California continues with his latest book, The State of Fire:...
Get on Board for the Climate | Oct. 2024
Sacred Emissions
Martha Walden, Guest Contributor
Oil and gas have a deservedly bad rap for how much methane they emit just from drilling and delivery. California’s...