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The year 2009 was one of the most trying financially for the Northcoast Environmental Center.  Not only were we impacted by the global financial crisis, the NEC also realized that it was carrying a financial burden from years past that was preventing the organization from focusing on North Coast conservation issues. The good news in all of this is...READ MORE

Econews Report

The NEC's  "Econews Report" radio show airs at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays on KHSU/KHSR and again at 9:30 a.m. Fridays o­n KIDE. Click here for upcoming topics, station info, live streaming and past show archives.

The February/March ECONEWS is here!

Pick­ up your copy at your favorite outlet and and read up on the latest local environmental news. Or read stories soon to be posted online. 

View a PDF of the entire current­ issue of ECONEWS here.

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Top Stories

Fire Safety Collaboration Goes Sour

by Sarah O'Leary

When activists and Tribal members blockaded a road to prevent a logging project in Orleans last December, they were motivated by frustration at the Forest Service's failure to honor agreements developed in a three-year collaborative process.

Klamath Conservation Partners Organize

By Jay Wright, NEC Klamath Coordinator

The NEC remains troubled by the continued linkage of Klamath dam removal to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). This is why we have joined with eleven other conservation organizations in forming the Klamath Conservation Partners to seek clean and clear dam-removal legislation.

Can Indoor Pot Grows Be Environmentally Friendly?

by Nathaniel Page

Humboldt County's economy has become dependent on indoor growing, just as it depended on logging in decades past. But is this just another unsustainable extractive industry? Or are there ways to lessen the carbon footprint of indoor grows? 

New NEC Board President
The NEC Board of Directors welcomes Larry Glass as the new president, effective immediately. READ MORE

Marine Life Protection Act On The North Coast - Update

On the North Coast, efforts to find the balance between the economic benefits of resource extraction and the need for environmental protection dominate our recent history. The MLPA raises economic, social and cultural and environmental issues similar to those during the timber wars. But this time, many local stakeholders hope to evade polarization and transcend politics as usual by working together to develop solutions. 

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Featured Book Review

The Sibley Guide To Trees

by David Allen Sibley, Reviewed by Susan Nolan.

View more ECONEWS book reviews here.

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Noteworthy News Stories

Environmental Group Friends of The River Will Not Sign Klamath Agreement

Coalition Calls on Congress To Fix Klamath Deal

Lawsuit Initiated on Behalf of Eel and Russian Rivers

Tell Your Senators To Support Rooftop Solar Energy

Rooftop solar by definition only occurs in already developed areas. It is the greenest of green energy. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has introduced legislation that would greatly aid in the expansion of rooftop solar-energy production in the United States. LEARN MORE

Protect the Klamath River's Threatened Coho Salmon
An alert from Klamath Riverkeeper: Timber company Fruit Growers Supply  has applied for 50-yr Incidental Take Permits to kill species otherwise protected by the Endangered Species Act.

Question the California Desert Protection Act of 2010

The bill would release Wilderness Study Areas and designate to OHV recreation areas. LEARN MORE.

Save The Leatherback Turtle!

Public comments are being accepted for a proposal to expand protected habitat for the leatherback turtle - the largest sea turtle in the world. However some feel that the proposed rule is not extensive enough because the protected habitat does not include some areas that the turtles consistently use, and it overlooks commercial fishing gear as a threat to the turtle's survival. SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT BY MARCH 8.

Free Tours of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary

Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) sponsors free tours of the marsh every Saturday. Click here for dates and more information.

Confessions of a Bird Photographer 

Free public lecture sponsored by Redwood Region Audubon Society, Friday, March 12.