ECONEWS

All of our birding walks are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. These walks (and boat trips) cover areas other than our regularly scheduled walks. They are also free, and open to the public. Thursdays, July 2, 16, and 30; August 13, 27 Arcata Marsh Breeding Bird Survey 2026 Meet Rob Fowler at 8 am at G Street parking lot at Arcata Marsh for 2-3 hour survey of breeding birds in various areas of the Marsh.

World-class biodiversity deserves world-class habitat protection—join the Siskiyou Crest Coalition! The Siskiyou Crest is a prominent, but sometimes forgotten geographic feature running roughly parallel to the Oregon-California border. The rugged, remote, little traveled terrain, and the rocky, relatively high elevation spine of the Siskiyou Crest divides the deep river canyons of northwest California from the valleys and foothills of southwest Oregon.

Sadly, in the last year and a half we’ve become accustomed to Trump and his minions doing everything they can to dismantle our beloved public lands. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised the two of Trump’s children would be involved in trying to desecrate public lands overseas.

On June 25, the Humboldt Bay Harbor Commission held a public meeting at the Arcata Community Center on its proposal for a “Heavy Lift Port” in Samoa directly across from Tulawat Island and dwarfing the viewshed of the city of Eureka. The purpose is to be a long term assembly center for off-shore wind turbines. The turbines would be floated off our shores and at installations down the California coast.

Trump and his cronies don’t just want to change the Forest Service and just turn it into a broker for timber sales. It would appear from their actions that they’re even opposed to the existence of the National Forest System. Strategically they don’t have enough political capital to be able to just get rid of the National Forest System, so what they’re doing short of that is to completely disable it from doing the actual job that it was founded to do. Manage the forest for Multiple uses.

In this country where corporations have been given the same rights as individuals now, we have the Supreme Court telling us that corporations, unlike individuals, no longer have the duty to warn. This case wound up in front of the Supreme Court after a tsunami of lawsuits against Bayer, the German agrochemical giant, bought Monsanto in 2018, since then about 200,000 Roundup related cases have come before courts around the country.

The County of Humboldt recently invited the community to participate in updating the Humboldt Bay Area Plan (HBAP), which is certified by the California Coastal Commission. The HBAP establishes policies for the unincorporated areas around Humboldt Bay and its coastline and is currently undergoing a comprehensive update to address sea level rise, tsunami preparedness, and land-use requirements (Humboldt Bay Area Plan Update, 2026).

Stay Updated: www.northcoastcnps.org facebook.com/NorthCoastCNPS CNPS welcomes everyone. No expertise required. Field Trips Arcata Community Forest July 4, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meet at 9:00 a.m., Diamond Drive access to the Forest, about 0.9 mile from LK Wood Blvd.; parking is along the street. This will be a slow-paced, moderately strenuous, hilly walk of about 5.5 miles to more remote parts of the Forest. We’ll pause briefly for trees, shrubs, and herbs along our way.

With Becerra and Hilton moving on to the general election, some are questioning whether their climate policies are strong enough amid growing concerns about global warming. Both have said they support protecting the environment and fighting climate change (Petersen, 2024). As California Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra has shaped Humboldt County by enforcing national environmental rules, protecting public lands, and tackling health risks.

In early 2024, Friends of the Eel River established the Eel River Native Plant Network, beginning with a virtual orientation followed by its inaugural in-person meeting in Fortuna on June 18th. The Eel River Native Plant Network (ERNPN) is a collaborative initiative focused on expanding regional capacity for native plant production.